US bill proposes new national EV tax, while some push to slash gas tax to zero
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- #fossil fuel subsidies
- #transportation policy
- #EV tax unfairness
- Proposed federal EV tax: $130/year for BEVs, $35/year for PHEVs, with automatic $5 annual increases, collected by states under threat of fund withholding.
- Gas tax unchanged since 1993 at 18.4¢/gal (~$80/year per car vs. ~$150 EV tax), with no automatic increases, contributing to highway underfunding.
- Bill cuts EV funding (charging, buses, freight) while raising taxes, harming US clean transport progress and favoring fossil fuel interests backed by industry donations.
- EVs blamed for road damage despite large trucks causing vastly more; taxes ignore weight/mileage, unfairly penalizing efficient, low-use vehicles.
- Some states suspend gas taxes without EV relief; fossil fuels receive ~$760B/year subsidies, externalizing health/environmental costs EVs avoid.