Letter to the editor: Electric cars should have meters

I agree that Volkswagens shouldn’t pay an additional road tax — as long as they aren’t used on public roads. Not necessarily a flat fee; I think they should have a separate electric meter, just as internal combustion cars pay for roads by the taxes on fuel usage.

And electricity produced by windmills should have a conservation fee, to pay for the birds (especially raptors) and bugs squashed. Remember what your windshield looked like just 20 years ago?

I would mention taxing lithium production, an extremely polluting process, except we import it, and China probably is about ready to do that for us. But there should be a safety fee to cover special traing and equipment to fight li-ion battery fires.

By the way, what does this weather do to your range? Lights, heater, wipers and internal heater for the battery? Ever try carrying a can of electrons to your out-of-fuel car?

Don Miller

Mt. Pleasant Township