I mean, if we ignore the knee-jerk reaction of "more taxes = bad" we can ask some reasonable questions such as:

1. What would these new taxes go toward funding? Better roads? Charging stations? Improved transportation infrastructure of any kind?

2. If the funds will be allocated toward something worthwhile, is $250/year really that much to ask? I can tell you that I would not miss it but for the day I had to pay it.

If adding a $200+ fee is supposed to be a deterrent to people buying EVs, it's a stupid number to start with. By owning the EV, you're going to save ten times that not buying gasoline each year. Or is the plan to get this passed at this low dollar amount, then turn around and raise it to $2000/year?

Not that I want to deter people from buying EVs.