How is it a tax if you're lining a corporate pocket? Or is there some government involvement with taking that money to use it for something?

While I support using less fossil fuels, this is a terrible way to do it. We should not welcome things that require us to pay a subscription to continue using physical goods we paid for and own.

It's on EV cars and while slower acceleration is somewhat more energy efficient, it's not as pronounced. Also this is probably not a huge delta.