UGH... but we all knew this was the logical outcome...
Electric cars could pay tax by the mile
Government climate advisers propose tax system to cover fuel duty shortfall
Electric cars face being fitted with tracking devices under proposals for a pay-per-mile road taxation system put forward by the Government's own climate advisers.
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) says the Government needs to find ways to cover the "significant hole" in the public finances left by the loss of fuel duty and other taxes when petrol and diesel cars are replaced by electric models.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business...ices-tax-mile/