House proposes $130 annual fee on electric vehicle owners

Congress could soon impose a $130 annual fee on owners of electric vehicles to help pay for repairs to the nation’s roads.

The provision was tucked into a $580 billion bipartisan highway funding bill that Congress is aiming to pass before the end of September. If the bill becomes law as written, the Federal Highway Administration would be required to impose a $130 annual “registration fee” on electric vehicles collected by each state. It also imposes an annual “registration fee” of $35 for plug-in hybrid vehicles.