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Federal Transportation Bill Shouldn't Punish EV Drivers
The measure sets a $130 annual fee for electric vehicles and a $35 fee for plug-in hybrids, drawing criticism from Senate Democrats and advocacy groups.
- Last month, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced a $580 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill, allocating $87.5 billion for transit, $83 billion for highways and rail, and $45 billion for bridges.
- The legislation imposes an annual $130 fee on electric vehicles to fund infrastructure. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Bellingham, negotiated the amount down from the $250 initially proposed by Republicans.
- U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said the proposed fee on EVs and hybrids ought to be "off the table." Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., stated the fee "isn't a solution for the Highway Trust Fund."
- Larsen negotiated $1 billion into the bill to expand the nation's network of electric vehicle charging stations, defending the fee as a fair application of the "user pays" principle.
- The bill proceeds to the full House, though Senate opposition to the fee provision looms. Washington state drivers already pay $150 annually plus a $75 electrification fee supporting charging infrastructure.
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The Billings Gazette+36 Reposted by 36 other sources
Federal transportation bill shouldn't punish EV drivers
Electric vehicles drivers should help pay for roads, but not more than other motorists
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Hawaii Tribune-Herald+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Federal transportation bill should not punish EV drivers
Despite the growing popularity of electric vehicles, such technology continues to receive only scorn and derision from the White House and its acolytes in Congress. The post Federal transportation bill should not punish EV drivers appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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