Taxes on gas were the ultimate, but still very imperfect, toll until electric came along. Nothing will be a perfect here. The best I can think of would be a hig

Taxes on gas were the ultimate, but still very imperfect, toll until electric came along. Nothing will be a perfect here. The best I can think of would be a higher base anual registration fees and a requirement to report annual mileage. A minimum mileage is covered by registration and anything over should be charged extra. The problems with this approach though are likely many. First, getting one big bill at the end of the year is always less palatable than getting a small one every time you fill up so people are likely to complain, loudly. Second, enforcement will likely be tough. Even with those two problems I think it generally addresses the issues and is the simplest solution. As a side note though, while this is a real concern and we should be considering it, the fact that this is coming up now is likely more about politics than it is about adjusting taxing based on changes in consumption. I can just hear the bad talking points being spread everywhere now: 'EVs are destroying our roads and not paying their fair share and should be banned!'