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Posted on 11/14/2026 8:23:55 PM PST by george76
EV owners could soon pay a $130 annual federal fee to help fund roads, since electric vehicle drivers don't pay federal gasoline taxes.
Owning an electric vehicle may soon cost more.
A transportation bill making its way through Congress would require EV owners to pay a new annual federal fee starting at $130. The fee could eventually rise to $150, while plug-in hybrid owners would pay $35.
Supporters say the fee would help fund road projects because EV drivers don't pay federal gasoline taxes.
The fees could take effect as soon as December if approved by Congress.
It is part of a broad BUILD America 250 Act, which funds roads, bridges, transit, rail transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs.
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Seems reasonable. And I’m an EV owner.
Times 10. Add a zero.
We live in a rural area of Northern Commiefornia and we are on a well. Every so often, someone proposes we put a meter on our well since we don't pay for water like city folk do. I always argue that we pay for our water every time our well pump kicks on. Besides paying for the electricity we also pay to have our septic tank pumped and for maintenance on our well pump and water filter.
Further, odds are that whatever taxes are imposed will not go to building and maintaining roads but increasing the salaries, benefits and pensions of government "workers".
Azz, grazz, or gaz. No one rides for free.
Yep, EVs are heavier than equivalent sized ICE vehicles...harder on the roads. Current federal gas tax is 18.4 cents per gallon and the “average” 2-driver family uses 900+ gallons per year (fairly variable, but that is the rough # you get when you divide gallons used nationally by the total # of licensed drivers)...so the annual “EV” federal highway fee should be more like $165.00.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/04/12/heres-how-much-gasoline-the-average-american-consu/
Isn’t it already twice as expensive to insure an EV?
The DEMOCRAPS all you EV drivers voted for!
Representing the GOP brand perfectly. Midterm blow out... and their big comeback is to find ways to raise fees on people.
Classic...
Just in time to see professed conservatives supporting more taxes.
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