Hedges
I See Electromagnetic Fields!
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As Theo above pointed out the Netherlands has a very "Equitable" system based on GVW & Fuel type.
What I really don't like about that is it is a fee per vehicle owned, completely unrelated to miles driven and wear on the road.
It could be promoted by "car share" companies, since 5 families taking turns driving one car would pay a fraction of what I do owning 5 vehicles.
I pay $hundreds extra due to weight rating of my pickup, even if only driven 1000 miles.
I like road paid for by gas tax because heavier gas consumers would be more wear on the roads.
Tire tax could do the same but smaller volume product, easier to smuggle around.
I figure for now EV circumventing the taxes is OK because they will cause less wear (more efficient, less energy per mile) and cleaner air is promoted.