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Equivalent Gas Tax or Fee on EVs to Offset Lost Revenue?

CBO said that if Congress were to levy an annual fee on EVs in an amount that is approximately proportionate with the amount paid in gasoline tax? Taking as a starting point an average driver of a light duty passenger vehicle with a gasoline engine, how much revenue could be raised during the next five years? Moreover  what percent of the anticipated shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund would that be? Continue reading

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