President Joe Biden's plans to expand the use of electric vehicles nationwide could cut into federal revenue from gas taxes and further strain the already shrinking Highway Trust Fund, Paul Eisenstein writes. Adding to the problem are fewer commutes, rising fuel efficiency among conventional vehicles and political reluctance to raise the federal gas tax.
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