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Oklahoma EV Drivers will Soon Pay into Transportation Tax

AutoBody News By Kimberly James

May 10, 2021 People who own electric vehicles will likely have to pay a new tax to help support Oklahoma's transportation infrastructure. The Oklahoma Senate approved the Driving on Road Infrastructure with Vehicles of Electricity Act of 2021. The DRIVE Act, House Bill 2234, helps to ensure electric vehicle owners contribute to the state's transportation infrastructure, just like traditional gasoline-based vehicle owners. The law would create a registration fee and a public-recharging tax. “EV advocates, industry and the policy community locally have opposed these in the past, but the consensus among most of us this year was that we needed to settle the issue so we can move on to other conversations to move the needle on EVs in a more positive way," Adriane Jaynes, coordinator for Tulsa Area Clean Cities, told The Center Square.


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