Terry Blanton <[email protected]> wrote:
> Much of the money to build and maintain roads comes from the fuel tax. > Even electric cars need roads. Somehow they must pay. That makes sense. I think a carbon tax would be a good solution, since electric cars do produce some CO2, the amount depending on where they are charged. > Washington state is considering a GPS tracker which would allow charging > by the mile driven within the state. > A carbon tax would not work in Washington state. Electric cars there produce little CO2, since they get most their electricity from hydro and nuclear power. See: http://www.eia.gov/beta/state/?sid=WA#tabs-4 Hydro is 66% of energy (not capacity). Wind is 4.6%: http://www.eia.gov/renewable/state/washington/index.cfm - Jed
