Senators Propose EV Fee for Highway Trust Fund

Transport Topics By Eugene Mulero

October 5, 2023

A Fee System Would Include a One-Time Fee of $1,000 at the Point of Sale

Legislation to ensure electric vehicles contribute to a federal highway funding account was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate.

Sponsored by Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), the Stop EV Freeloading Act is meant to guarantee that electric vehicles support the federal Highway Trust Fund. Currently, electric vehicles, or EVs, do not contribute to the fund, which is an account backed by revenue from federal taxes on gas and diesel fuel.

“It’s not fair to force the millions of Americans who don’t drive EVs to foot the bill for those who do. Our legislation will stop EVs from freeloading and force them to pay into the Highway Trust Fund like other vehicles. If the Biden administration plans to continue pushing EVs on the American people, the least Congress can do is require EVs to support the upkeep of our nation’s infrastructure,” Fischer, a member of the Commerce Committee on freight policy, said Sept. 25.

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