Matt Mahan

And that's a good thing.

We want EV adoption, we want cleaner air, I'm all for it.

But what's happening by default is,

Those who can't afford EVs and are still driving gas-powered vehicles and driving longer distances, which also happens to correlate with lower-income communities like the one I grew up in, rural communities in particular, are paying the disproportionate share of the nation's highest gas taxes that go to maintaining the roads.

So-

That needs to be right-sized.

EV owners should be paying their fair share to maintain the roads.

Yeah, my preference would be just when it comes to the road maintenance revenue that we that we just do a per vehicle fee because a mileage tax is also regressive like a gas tax.

Yeah, I had to drive.

I had to go about two hours to get to a really good high school from my little town.

And my parents drove an hour and a half the other direction to get to their job.

So I just I think a flat fee.

Now, we do have a fee.

We have a flat fee for EVs.

But when you look at what's actually paid, it is set way too low.

Our EV owners are paying on the order of $100 a year.

Our working class families driving a gas powered vehicle are contributing over $300.

per year.

So I would just right-size that.

But look, overall, let me answer your bigger question on taxation.