Multiple U.S. states are weighing policies to charge vehicle owners a fee based on the miles they travel as authorities seek to replace gas taxes which have been declining for some time.
For more than a century, gas taxes have been a major source of revenue for state transportation funding. This has contributed to maintaining the country’s roads. According to a February 2020 white paper by the National Governors Association (NGA), motor fuel taxes make up 29–60 percent of state transportation funding. However, fuel taxes have been declining over the past years due to factors like better fuel-efficient vehicles, inflation, and a shift toward electric vehicles….