In a display of bi-partisan common sense rarely seen on Capitol Hill, short-term financing to help the virtually depleted Highway Trust Fund (HTF) through next year seems likely. The HTF is financed by a gas tax of 18.4 cents/gallon that hasn’t been increased since 1993. Adjusted for inflation, it would be 30 cents. The tax must be raised and electric/hybrid cars must also be made to pay. No free riding!