I mentioned it in the thread with a carscoops article linked regarding a modern Falcon pickup Below the car scoop article website one of the comments was from  a person local to the testing ground in Victoria but has since deleted his post….not a solid source.   I’m searching for confirmation / info not in the public domain, may take a while….

Yea, that's a problem at the federal level. At the state level, 26 states plus D.C. have taken action to adjust gasoline taxes so that they vary based on criteria such as inflation, CPI, highway construction cost, etc.    States with Variable Gas Taxes State Gas Tax Structure Year of Last Increase Alabama Tax indexed annually to the National Highway Construction Cost. 2019 Arkansas Tax based on the average wholesale price of gas and diesel, with a floor (prevents the tax from dropping if the 12-month average wholesale price of fuel is less than the previous year) and a ceiling (limits the increase to no more than .1 CPG). 2019 California Tax varies with inflation. 2020 (per 2017 legislation) Colorado Beginning in fiscal year 2032-33 the 8 cent road user fee, which is levied on gasoline, will be indexed to Highway Construction Cost Index inflation. (2032) (per 2021 legislation) Connecticut Tax varies with gas prices. 2013 Florida Tax varies with CPI. 2015 Georgia Tax varies with vehicle fuel-efficiency and CPI. 2015 Hawaii Variable rate only because general sales tax applies to gas. ** Illinois Tax varies with CPI.   Indiana Tax varies with inflation and general sales tax applies to gas. 2017 Kentucky Tax varies with gas prices. 2015 Maryland Tax varies with gas prices and CPI. 2013 Michigan Tax varies with inflation. 2022 (per 2015 legislation) Minnesota Tax varies annually with increases in the Minnesota Highway Construction Cost Index. The rate will be 28.3 cents in 2024. 2023 Mississippi Tax increases every two years (no more than one cent) based on increases in the yearly average of the National Highway Construction Cost Index. 2025 Nebraska Tax varies with gas prices and appropriation decisions. 2016 New Jersey Tax varies with gas prices and revenue collection. 2024 New York Tax varies with gas prices. 2013 North Carolina Tax varies with population and CPI. 2015 Pennsylvania Tax varies with gas prices. 2015 Rhode Island Tax varies with CPI. 2015 Utah Tax varies with gas prices and CPI. 2015 Vermont Tax varies with gas prices. 2015 Virginia Tax varies with CPI. 2020 Washington Gas tax rate increases 2 percent each year, compounds annually. 2025 West Virginia Tax varies with gas prices. 2017 D.C. Tax varies with CPI. 2020

Haha, if I remember correctly from when I first joined this forum a couple years ago and you welcomed me, you're in central Missouri right fordmantpw? Of course your wife can confidently tell her MoDOT colleagues that her electric car is contributing more than its fair share to the state's Highway Fund, if she hasn't already done that. 😊   NCSL states that Missouri has the following registration surcharges for electric and hybrid vehicles: $150 additional annual fuel decal fee for alternative fueled passenger motor vehicles, including EVs, up to 18,000 lbs.   $75 additional annual fee for plug-in electric hybrid vehicles.  

And I was 2 years into college...   We pay I think it's $180/year for a sticker for the Mach-E.  That's about the same as we paid in fuel tax for the Escape for a year, so it comes out in the wash.   My wife works for the department of transportation.  They frown when she parks in the lot with her electric car because they don't think she is paying her fair share of fuel taxes.  🙄

This is the problem   Since 2008, more than $275 billion - including $118 billion from the 2021 infrastructure law - has ⁠been shifted from the general fund to pay for road repairs. The highway system was based on users paying for road maintenance and construction, we haven't had a this system for very long. Resulting in Deficit Spending to support Road maintenance. AKA a subsidy   

Fourth power law - Wikipedia   The Reality is that, although measurable, the Actual wear on the roads due to weight isn't as great as people think it is. The difference in your example is ~16 to 1 or 16x the wear of the 3500lbs vehicle. This is insignificant when compared to the Wear caused by medium and large trucks.  Which are over 10,000 times that of a 4,000 lbs vehicle

I was 10 years into a 37 year career......

The real Elephant in the room is that you graduated from high school in 1996...I was 2 years into my recently retired 30 1/2 year career....

Not a single person other than you thought of a motorcycle when reading that 😒

its me or the grille has changed, not the inside but the form of it, check how the hood ends on top of the grille vs the current model, or maybe it is just the camo