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FILE-An electric vehicle charges at a charging station in Torrance, California, on February 23, 2024. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>

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House lawmakers presented bipartisan legislation that would require owners of electric vehicles to pay a $130 fee for road repairs annually and $35 for certain plug-in hybrid model cars.\u00a0<\/p>

Reuters reported that this proposed law would also require the costs to be increased by $5 a year beginning in 2029, up to a total of $150 for electric vehicles and $50 for plug-in vehicles.\u00a0<\/p>

The bill also calls for Department of Transportation officials to implement regulations to start performance-based safety \u200bstandards for autonomous buses, \u200btrucks, and other \u2060commercial vehicles.\u00a0<\/p>

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However, this would not apply to passenger vehicles and may require autonomous school buses transporting \u200byoung students to have a human driver.<\/p>

According to The Wall Street Journal, the fees are part of funding legislation for highway infrastructure known as the BUILD America 250 Act.<\/p>

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This proposed legislation would also raise spending on roads, bridges, and railways, while establishing rules for autonomous commercial trucks.<\/p>

Do states charge fees for electric vehicles for road repairs?<\/h2>

Big picture view:<\/p>

According to Reuters, some states do charge fees for electric vehicles to cover the costs associated with road repairs.\u00a0<\/p>

For 30 years, Congress chose not to raise fuel taxes to pay for rising road repair costs. In February 2025, several Republican senators proposed a $1,000 tax on electric vehicles for road repair costs.\u00a0<\/p>

Reuters reported that in 2025 that the Electrification Coalition, \u200ban electric vehicle advocacy group, argued that a $250 fee for electric vehicles was unfair given that the average gas-powered vehicle pays $88 annually in federal gas taxes.\u00a0<\/p>

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