David Ellenbogen: Not the time for an electric vehicle fee

Editor’s note: This commentary is by David Ellenbogen, who is a member of the Vermont Sierra Club’s executive committee and serves on its energy committee. In 2014 he completed a certificate of graduate study in ecological economics at UVM’s Gund Institute.
For the third year in a row, there are proposals from elected officials that would attach new fees to electric vehicle ownership. Electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are an important part of Vermont&