Who says so is the Center for British Studies. If we are already aware of efforts to introduce incentives for the purchase of electric cars, this center in the United Kingdom does something different and proposes a fee for the drivers of these vehicles. Why? Well, because they are heavy and the roads wear out more.
In a report, the Center for Policy Studies (CPSUK Will says the Treasury faces a £25 billion budget black hole in the future as fuel tax revenue falls.
He therefore argues that the government should tax tram owners to help plug this loophole.
Presents the study center referral fee Pay as you driveOr "pay as you drive", because they are heavy, trams cause more damage to the roads and therefore, they should be taxed more.
By their very nature, electric vehicles are significantly heavier than their petrol or diesel counterparts, meaning they can cause more damage to roads over time.
We believe that the rate per kilometer varies with the weight of the vehicle (since heavier vehicles cause more road damage).
From the CPS' perspective, the longer the government puts off a decision to tax battery-powered cars, the "politically" harder it will be to do so.
According to telegramThe CPS proposal suggests that the government should reinvest profits made in modernizing the road network.
As the rate of adoption of electric vehicles increases over the next decade, the introduction of an efficient kilometer charging system will be more urgent.
The government should use this change as an opportunity to restructure taxation to avoid disproportionately penalizing combustion engine car drivers in the medium term.
This is stated in the CPS report.
The think tank believes the current vehicle tax system "treats combustion engine car drivers like cash cows" and needs to be changed.
