rangersac
Medically diagnosed OMS
Fuel excise is a federal tax, which goes into consolidated revenue, and only a portion goes to road funding, and even then only to federal highways.
State roads are funded by GST revenue, local roads by council rates... neither of which is linked to vehicular fuel source. So states aren't out of pocket here. Plus you can make the argument that EV owners have already paid increase tax in advance due to higher purchase price resulting in higher GST and stamp duty revenues.
If you want equity for road users the answer is pretty straightforward. Abolish fuel excise and imposed a user pays system based on annual mileage and weight of vehicle to account for impact to roads.
State roads are funded by GST revenue, local roads by council rates... neither of which is linked to vehicular fuel source. So states aren't out of pocket here. Plus you can make the argument that EV owners have already paid increase tax in advance due to higher purchase price resulting in higher GST and stamp duty revenues.
If you want equity for road users the answer is pretty straightforward. Abolish fuel excise and imposed a user pays system based on annual mileage and weight of vehicle to account for impact to roads.