States scramble to replace gas tax cash

Thirteen states give drivers an incentive to buy an electric vehicle — before charging them extra for it.

Politico

By Adam Aton

08/14/2024

Pennsylvania drivers enjoy an unofficial subsidy for buying an electric vehicle: When they skip the gas station, they avoid the country’s second-highest gasoline tax.

But that’s about to change, after lawmakers this summer voted overwhelmingly to impose a fee on electric vehicles. The idea is to make electric vehicles “pay their fair share,” said Democratic state Rep. Ed Neilson, chair of the House Transportation Committee.

Right now, he added, “the rest of us subsidize their use of our roads.”

Pennsylvania’s EV fee — $250 annually, once it’s phased in — will be among the most expensive in the country.

But it’s hardly an outlier.

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