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With more fuel-efficient cars and EVs on the road, we need to rethink how we tax auto travel
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Fusion42 · 18 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
As electric vehicles and fuel-efficient cars reduce gasoline tax revenue, policy proposals suggest replacing flat EV ownership fees with a mileage-based vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax to more fairly allocate road usage costs and support transportation funding.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Micromobility.
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You must rethink revenue models as flat EV fees give way to mileage taxes that link charges to actual road use and cut penalties on low-mileage drivers. This opens a window to influence early policy design and benefit rural or lower-income users with fairer pricing.
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