Posted on 03/21/2017 7:31:30 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Electric vehicle owners in Minnesota would have to pay a $75 to $85 annual "surcharge" under proposed legislation since they do not pay the state's gasoline tax.
State governments across the country are increasingly seeking to slap such fees on electric vehicles, some exceeding $150 per year.
The Minnesota fee would cover vehicles that are all-electric and plug-in hybrids based on electric motors, but exclude gasoline-electric hybrids.
The fee is aimed at making electric vehicle drivers pay their fair share of road maintenance costs, which are partly funded by gasoline taxes, said Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, the author of the House measure that would set a fee of $85 a year. A Senate bill proposes the same.
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Eggzackly
April 4 2016
Minnesota is considering electric-car incentives of its own.
One bill, HF 3513, would enact purchase rebates of $2,500 for new battery-electric cars, and $1,500 for new plug-in hybrids.
Minneapolis, by Flickr user Dustin Gaffke (Used under CC License)
To get it on the books—$85.f
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