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Fischer bill would impose $1,000 fee on EVs to replace gas tax for Highway Trust Fund

By Breanne Deppisch
Published September 25, 2023 1:32pm ET
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Fischer bill would impose $1,000 fee on EVs to replace gas tax for Highway Trust Fund
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced legislation to impose a fee on electric vehicle sales to make up for lost gas tax revenues. The bill, provided exclusively to the Washington Examiner, would impose a $1,000 fee on electric cars at the point of sale and a $550 fee on batteries over 1,000 pounds at the point […]

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced legislation to impose a fee on electric vehicle sales to make up for lost gas tax revenues.

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