Commentary: Avoid future shock with fee for electric, hybrid vehicles

Commentary: Avoid future shock with fee for electric, hybrid vehicles
Gian-Claudia Sciara and Andrew Waxman, For the Express-News
Jan. 22, 2021
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Texas House Bill 427 will help to recoup infrastructure costs from hybrid and electric vehicle drivers who currently pay little or no gas taxes.Patrick T. Fallon /Bloomberg
Texas House Bill 427 proposes a constructive adjustment to state transportation funding. Lawmakers would be remiss not to make it.
The bill would establish an annual fee, in addition to registration, for electric ($200) and hybrid ($100) vehicles. The fee boosts state transportation revenues somewhat in the near term, but the long-term significance is far greater given the seismic changes underway in how we get around.

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