As the market share of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road grows, the gas tax’s ability to fund road projects and decrease traffic congestion erodes. Both federal and state real tax revenue per vehicle mile traveled has been on a steady decline for decades, creating a fiscal gap for road expenditures even as the demand for road infrastructure improvements has grown.
A rumour suggests that the state could create a kilometric tax on electric cars. Contacted Bercy denies this information and highlights its policy of support for electricity. - VERIF' - Will the government tax electric vehicles at every kilometre travelled? (Economy).