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10 states are now adopting electric vehicle fees ranging from $43 to $300 to replace fuel taxes

We learn through GreenCarCongress that the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) published a list of 10 states which are now adopting electric vehicle fees ranging from $43 to $300 to replace lost revenue from fuel taxes.

Fuel taxes at the pump have theoretically been used to finance highway maintenance, but electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids using less or no gas at all are not contributing to this fund.Most states are trying to encourage EV and PHEV sales due to their numerous advantages, both environmental and economical, some even by offering financial incentives, which would make it counterintuitive to tax over these incentives.

But several states moved forward with an annual fee. Here’s the full list:
Most fees are for all-electric and plug-in hybrids, Idaho even has a tax for conventional hybrids without a plug.

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Comments

  1. Yves Bibeau - 8 years ago

    That is ridiculous! Oil industry lobbying at it’s best!

  2. Fabian - 8 years ago

    Stupid..

  3. Jack - 8 years ago

    WAY to go Big 3…it’s just a shame to penalize a technology that is good for the planet. SHAME on you States that doing that.

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