By Howard FischerCapitol Media ServicesPHOENIX — He’s describing the measure as a “freedom to travel” issue.But a proposal Sen. Jake Hoffman got colleagues this session to put on the 2026 ballot would remove one option that lawmakers have to ensure that the ever-increasing number of electric vehicle owners in Arizona pay their fair share of the costs of road construction and repair: SCR 1004 would put a provision in the Arizona Constitution barring state and local government from imposing a tax or fee “based on the vehicle miles traveled.”All this comes as lawmakers continue to struggle with the fact that there are more and more vehicles on the road that use no gasoline at all. And that means they don’t pay the 18-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax that goes into the Highway User Revenue Fund.Put simply, under the current system, the shift to all-electric cars could undermine the state’s ability to not just build new roads but, potentially more important, upgrade and repair the ones we now have. But approval of the ballot measure would remove the option of charging electric vehicle owners who escape those gas taxes a fee based on their usage of Arizona roads.Hoffman said it’s not a question of protecting those who use electric vehicles — as the driver of a Tesla cybertruck, that include him …
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