One of the things that driving a traditional gasoline-powered vehicle is more expensive, additional taxes expressed fuel exposure to help pay infrastructure. Electric vehicle owners do not have to pay this additional tax because they do not use gasoline or other fuels, thus avoiding taxes. The state of Texas now proposes a new law that will impose annual fees to electric vehicle owners of up to $ 400 or more.
The Senate Bill proposed 1728 is being encouraged to have electric vehicle owners paying fair shares for infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, which they use even though they do not pay taxes on the fuel pump. The latest version of the bill has increased EV tax from $ 200. Some details about the proposed bill have emerged from the Tesla Owners Club of Austin who claim the bill proposes an annual EV fee between $ 190 and $ 240.
The cost of traveling extra scaly vehicles for those traveling more than 9000 miles per year will add another $ 150. There will also be an annual $ 10 additional fee to fund the new charging infrastructure advisory board. Add all costs will cost EV owner between $ 250 and $ 400 or more in annual fees.
The General Contractor Association supports bills with claims that EV drivers must be taxed to enable people to benefit from work made by the highway fund project. The Texas Compoller office estimates that additional costs will apply to around 300,000 vehicles in the 2022 fiscal year.
The new cost will increase $ 37.8 million from 2022. Because the number of EV increases, the amount of money raised by new costs will increase dramatically. Fiscal 2026 fees will raise more than $ 135.5 million.