Consumer Reports is spreading anti-EV FUD about gas taxes, road maintenance, and conventional cars. It knows better.
. You also won’t read about the draconian, Jim Crow era laws in Tennessee that guaran-damn-tee — as Al Gore liked to say — that black people convicted of crimes in Tennessee will never, ever be allowed to vote again. There’s some democracy in action right there.
So by focusing all the attention on one woman, you breathe life into the lie that millions of people voted illegally in the last election and draw attention away from the real problem, which is that black citizens in Tennessee are disproportionately targeted by the legal system. has a number of suggestions about how to deal with this problem. Tax EVs more but not too much. Increase tolls on roads and bridges for everyone.
The real solution, of course, is to do away with gas taxes all together and fund road maintenance out of general revenues. We don’t tax children to cover the cost of replacing windows and furnaces in our schools. Most states don’t even collect sales tax for online purchases. All this hoopla about taxes is a misdirection play designed to drive a wedge between those who drive a conventional car and those who dare to drive a zero emissions vehicle.
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