PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 27, 2021
Not everyone needs or wants an electric car. If the need for EV stations is there, let the private sector build them, not the state or federal government. The tax on gas sales in this country goes to support the roads and bridges for everyone. Electric car drivers pay no gas tax to drive on the highways they use. Here’s what I propose: The states and the federal government should impose a cost per mile on all electric vehicles, payable when you register your car. The time to do this is now. ~ Norman Baker, Shapleigh