discuss A push for EVs in Illinois

[Shawn]

Illinois government (here in the USA) are currently pushing for a 30 cent to the mile gas tax to be passed.

They'll either record your odometer reading each year to add up your tax cost or put some sort of tracking device on your vehicle.

Illinois is one of the states leading an effort to force residents to get electric vehicles yet the charging infrastructure isn't near where it needs to be in the state.

People can take transportation easily in Chicago but down here in Southern Illinois, that's not usually the case. To get anywhere, you usually have to drive quite a bit.

I hope they kill the tax bill. I think it's only going to hurt residents.

What do you all think about something like this?

 

[Fidelia1]

The government should rather focus on how to attract investments to build more EV charging stations. Pushing for a massive switch to EVs without sufficient charging stations is ironic. Are there no activists in Illinois to push this?

 

[Yama]

If the government is pushing for EV, it should also produce more green energy. There is no point in using coal or gas to run an electric generator to charge your EV. Just like the push for EV, there should also be a push for hydro electricity, wind energy and solar energy.

 

[Apsara]

Our government is also pushing for EV. But EV are so pricey that people are buying fossil fuels cars