Around New England · Maine For Subscribers Maine Legislators Consider Taxing Hybrid and Electric Cars By Matt McDonald April 12, 2017 · 7:33 AM EDT · Updated June 25, 2025 1:42 PM Advertisement Maine has a highway budget gap, but an environmentalist decried the idea of taxing vehicles that are designed, in part, to help the environment. Maine has a highway budget gap, but an environmentalist decried the idea of taxing vehicles that are designed, in part, to help the environment.… Advertisement