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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 5581659" data-attributes="member: 12952">[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.chron.com/news/article/texas-bill-electric-vehicle-drivers-200-year-fee-17926446.php[/URL]A Texas bill that would require electric vehicle owners to pay an annual $200 fee to register their cars has <a href="https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/BillStages.aspx?LegSess=88R&amp;Bill=SB505" target="_blank">already passed both chambers</a> in the state legislature with unanimous support.&quot;As more of these vehicles drive on Texas roads, there are concerns about how they contribute to the funding of the roads which they use,&quot; Sen. Robert <a href="https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/analysis/pdf/SB00505I.pdf#navpanes=0" target="_blank">Nichols said</a>. &quot;Currently, Texas uses the gasoline/diesel fuel tax to fund transportation projects; however, with the growing use of EVs, the revenue from the fuel tax is decreasing, which diminishes our ability to fund road improvements for all drivers.&quot;Nichols added EV drivers should be &quot;subject to an equalization of road use consumption amount&quot; since they use the same roads as everyone else.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 5581659, member: 12952"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.chron.com/news/article/texas-bill-electric-vehicle-drivers-200-year-fee-17926446.php[/URL] A Texas bill that would require electric vehicle owners to pay an annual $200 fee to register their cars has [URL='https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/BillStages.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB505']already passed both chambers[/URL] in the state legislature with unanimous support. "As more of these vehicles drive on Texas roads, there are concerns about how they contribute to the funding of the roads which they use," Sen. Robert [URL='https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/analysis/pdf/SB00505I.pdf#navpanes=0']Nichols said[/URL]. "Currently, Texas uses the gasoline/diesel fuel tax to fund transportation projects; however, with the growing use of EVs, the revenue from the fuel tax is decreasing, which diminishes our ability to fund road improvements for all drivers." Nichols added EV drivers should be "subject to an equalization of road use consumption amount" since they use the same roads as everyone else. [/QUOTE]

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