House lawmakers propose $130 annual EV fee to pay for road repairs

Fountain Valley, CA - March 20: Drivers charge their Teslas in Fountain Valley, CA, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The Biden administration on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, issued one of the most significant climate regulations in the nation's history, a rule designed to ensure that the majority of new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the United States are all-electric or hybrids by 2032. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via ) Medianews Group/orange County Register Via | Medianews Group | House lawmakers proposed bipartisan legislation that would require electric vehicles to pay a $130 fee to pay for road repairs annually and $35 for some plug-in hybrid models. The House is working on a five-year highway reauthorization bill that would authorize $580 billion ahead of the current law expiration on September 30. Most revenue for federally funded road repairs is collected through diesel and gasoline taxes, which EVs do not pay. The law would require the fees to be hiked by $5 per year starting in 2029 up to a total of $150 for EVs and $50 for plug-in vehicles. The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is expected to take up the bill on Thursday introduced by the panel's Republican chair, Sam Graves, and the top Democrat, Rick Larsen. Some states charge fees for EVs ​to cover road repair costs. Congress for the past three decades ​has opted not to hike fuel taxes to pay for rising road repair costs. …