California Democrats are looking at taxing drivers per mile driven , regardless of whether they drive a gas-powered car or an electric vehicle (EV). Last week, the State Assembly voted to pass AB 1421 , with over 40 Democrats backing a commission to study the “mileage tax.” The bill now goes to the Senate, where it is likely to face easy passage on a party-line vote. Raising a new tax is apparently much easier than cutting spending, when faced with an $18 billion deficit. And it’s just the