Maine Voices: Why Sen. Collins' proposed tax on electric vehicles is a good idea
Maine Voices: Why Sen. Collins’ proposed tax on electric vehicles is a good idea The prescient plan that she and Sen. Portman support will help fund infrastructure, will plug a loophole and will initially serve as a levy on wealth. By Greg BatesSpecial to the Press Herald Share In negotiating the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Rob Portman argue that electric vehicles should be taxed equivalent to what other vehicles pay to maintain the infrastructure we drive on. As Collins put it, EV drivers are “literally free riders, because they’re not paying an...