When Patrick Conner’s car needs juice, he doesn’t pull up to a pump. Like many other electric car drivers in Oregon, he pulls up to a plug.
Electric, hybrid, and fuel-efficient cars keep growing in popularity—and because they need less gas, fuel tax revenues are going down. Without fuel tax money, how will the state pay for bridge and road repairs?
Oregon decided to test a new program that taxes drivers not for the fuel they use but for the miles they drive. Some electric car owners feel targeted by the program. But if more people switch to electric, who will pay? Do you think gas will soon be a thing of the past?
