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Americans who drive electric cars may be required to pay $130 to $150 a year in additional registration fees to help the federal government pay for interstate highway maintenance.
Those with hybrid cars would pay $35 to $50 if the provision in the broader infrastructure bill gets approval from Congress. It will enter into force after September 30, 2027.
This ruling is part of a proposal in the US House of Representatives, Build America Act 250was introduced by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Sam Graves, a Republican from Missouri, and the committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Rick Larsen of Washington. Congress members said In a press release Our bipartisan bill will help restore bridges and roads and will help build accessible transportation and bicycle infrastructure.
The proposed electric vehicle toll “ensures that electric vehicle owners begin paying their fair share to use our roads,” Greaves said in the statement.
If the bill passes, electric vehicle owners will start paying an additional $130 per year in annual registration fees. The money will be collected by the states. The fee would increase by $5 every two years until it reaches $150 and would remain in effect until Oct. 1, 2036, according to the bill. Those who own hybrid vehicles will pay $35 in 2027, rising by $5 every two years until it reaches $50.
Why EV fees?
The idea isn’t new: It was part of the Trump administration’s “big, beautiful bill,” but it didn’t remain in that bill in its final version. Fees that were initially proposed It was $250 per year for EV owners. Most countries have Their fees For owners of electric and hybrid vehicles.
The idea is that those who drive gasoline cars pay for infrastructure improvements through a gasoline tax. The federal tax is currently 18.4 cents per gallon of gasoline and 24.4 cents per gallon of diesel, although President Donald Trump and some lawmakers have proposed Stop the gasoline tax Due to the current high fuel prices due to the American and Israeli war against Iran.
according to Data from the Zero Emissions Transport Associationa trade group for the electric vehicle industry, owners of gas-powered vehicles typically pay between $73 and $89 annually in gas taxes.
Albert Gore, CEO of ZETA and son of former Vice President Al Gore, He said in a statement The proposed fee “is merely a punitive tax that would disproportionately affect electric vehicle users.”
Gore said the group will work with members of Congress to establish fair road user fees that don’t charge drivers based on what enables their car. “Imposing punitive fees on Americans who choose to drive electric vehicles flies in the face of the idea that drivers will pay their fair share based on their driving habits, as drivers will pay based on the payment system they choose and not their use of public infrastructure,” he said.
