>Gasoline cars already pay tax per mile, as gas is very heavily taxed. Electric cars do too, as electricity is also taxed pretty heavily.
In the UK, electricity is taxed at an effective rate of approximately €2 per TJ, whereas diesel and gasoline for transportation purposes are taxed more like €18-20 per TJ.
It seems pretty clear that that a large-scale switch to EVs is going to cause a pretty large tax hole unless something is done about it.
The tax savings and subsidies are a major driving force behind people getting EVs. They're inherently more expensive if those tax advantages were to be removed.
Currently it's carrot and stick, they'll eventually have to transition to a "smaller stick and larger stick" model.
In the UK, electricity is taxed at an effective rate of approximately €2 per TJ, whereas diesel and gasoline for transportation purposes are taxed more like €18-20 per TJ.
It seems pretty clear that that a large-scale switch to EVs is going to cause a pretty large tax hole unless something is done about it.