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I'm not convinced electric vehicles are all that clean (yes they shift the emissions elsewhere and they might be CO2 neutral but mostly probably aren't IMHO) so I think there should be a charge for all vehicle use.
They emit 50% of the particulate pollution of an internal combustion engine. These are from brake and tyre wear, so yeah, still not great.
Backstop
London mayor plans pay-per-mile charge for drivers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60030127
https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/mayor-announces-bold-plans-for-a-greener-london
Seems to include road pricing which gets my vote[1]. Before that expansion of ULEZ and charging for non-electric vehicles.
I'm not convinced electric vehicles are all that clean (yes they shift the emissions elsewhere and they might be CO2 neutral but mostly probably aren't IMHO) so I think there should be a charge for all vehicle use.
[1] Full disclosure: We have 2 petrol vehicles on my drive. This will cost me, but not a lot as we don't drive a lot. I could buy an electric car if I wanted to but I'd rather run the petrol ones until they fall apart (one will be 16 in two months).