Revenue from Fuel Tax Drops as Germans Switch to EVs
Germany's fast shift toward electric cars is starting to squeeze a revenue stream the government has counted on for decades: the tax collected every time someone fills up. As more drivers plug in instead of pulling into a gas station, officials are having to figure out how to replace billions of euros that used to flow in automatically. EV sales across the EU climbed close to 30% over the opening three months of 2025 compared with a year earlier, according to the International Energy Agency. Norway sits furthest along that curve, with electric models now representing roughly 95% of new…