EVAdoptionCouldExacerbateTransportationInfrastructureFundingShortfallUpdated31July2023IntheUS,taxesongasolineanddieselfuelhavehistoricallybeenthesourceoffederalrevenuefortheHighwayTrustFund(HTF),whichisdesignedtofundmaintenanceandreplacementofroadandtransitinfrastructure.However,theHTFhasbeenchronicallyunderfundedbecausefederalmotorfueltaxeshavenotbeenraisedsince1993,andtheyarenotindexedtoinflation.Thebroadadoptionofelectricvehicles(EVs)couldexacerbatethefundingshortfalland—additionalresourcesfromtheBipartisanInfrastructureLawnotwithstanding—createtheneedforanalternativefundingmechanism,withoutwhichroadandtransitinfrastructurewouldlikelydeteriorateandpo...
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