Should EV And Hybrid Owners Be Blessed For Going Green Or Cursed For Avoiding Taxes?

Are drivers of electric and hybrid cars saints who reduce fuel use, emissions and global warming? Or are they freeloaders who aren’t doing their part to pay for the roads and bridges they use?

That question, along with whether and how to encourage fuel-saving technologies, is at the heart of a debate over new taxes on electric and hybrid vehicles.

A growing number of states are considering extra fees to offset the fact that the vehicles’ low fuel use reduces income from gasoline taxes and contribute less to road funding than gasoline-only models.