A per-mile highway toll? It's being studied for the Bay Area.

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2. As a former frequent driver on it, I'd pay tolls and gasoline tax, when 80% of mileage was on it.

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So, while this is one way to catch those with electric vehicles, it really does screw gas drivers.

They should just transponder EVs and let the gas tax that is to fund roadways cover the conventional vehicles.

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As they always would say about ther NJTPK, once the toll got in place it would never go away because there would be a whole administration and bonding structure put in place that would never go away. With the NJTPK, its toll system was to have been short lived once the bonds were paid off. So, what do they do? They just float more bonds so they never expire.

This is going to build a whole roadway administration and maintenance system, as once it becomes a toll road, gasoline tax from the feds disappears. People with gasoline cars will essentially get double taxed.

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