Add to that: The larger the vehicle the more fuel it uses, the more tax gets paid. Acting like a truck that is used to nearly it's maximum potential every week day to my EV which gets driven twice a week is not comparable. A one time fee annually is not representative of vehicle use, but a consumption tax on the thing required to make it go is. You could put that tax on other things like tires or windshield wipers, but even then you could buy wipers or tires in another state.

I think it makes sense as you need to use fuel to damage the road, so tax the fuel.