US House lawmakers propose $130 annual EV fee to pay for road repairs
The bipartisan draft would route the money to the Highway Trust Fund as lawmakers seek to offset declining gas tax revenue.
- On Sunday, House lawmakers unveiled a bipartisan $580 billion transportation funding bill proposing a $130 annual registration fee for electric vehicles and $35 for plug-in hybrids to bolster road funding.
- Declining revenue for the federal Highway Trust Fund prompted the measure, as the federal gas tax has remained unchanged since 1993 and fails to keep pace with inflation and rising road costs.
- The Zero Emission Transportation Association slammed the proposal as a 'punitive tax' that disproportionately impacts EV adopters, arguing it provides "no meaningful impact on maintaining the" Highway Trust Fund.
- Under the BUILD America 250 Act, the legislation mandates biennial $5 fee increases for EVs beginning in 2029, eventually capping annual charges at $150 for electric vehicles and $50 for hybrids.
- With current highway funding set to expire September 30, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee plans to vote this week, though the U.S. Senate has not yet introduced a competing proposal.
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Bipartisan House Proposal Would Impose Annual EV Fees to Help Fund U.S. Road Repairs
Lawmakers on the House Transportation Committee unveiled legislation requiring electric vehicle owners to pay annual federal road-use fees as Congress confronts growing highway funding shortfalls. The post Bipartisan House Proposal Would Impose Annual EV Fees to Help Fund U.S. Road Repairs first appeared on [your]NEWS.
US House proposes sweeping EV fee, adding to existing state charges
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House has proposed an annual, nationwide registration fee of $130 for electric vehicles to help address weakening reserves for federal road maintenance. The fee would eventually rise by $5 every two years beginning in 2029, with…
Congress could soon impose a $130 annual fee on electric vehicle owners
Congress could soon impose a $130 annual fee on owners of electric vehicles to help pay for repairs to the nation’s roads. The provision was tucked into a $580 billion bipartisan highway funding bill that Congress is aiming to pass before the end of September. If the bill becomes law as written, the Federal Highway Administration would be required to impose a $130 annual “registration fee” on electric vehicles collected by each state. It also im…
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