Lawmakers are considering putting a tax on electric vehicles due to a decrease in the need for the gas tax. FOX Business' Gerri Willis with more.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The White House has directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to study whether using renewable fuels to power electric vehicle charging should generate tradeable credits under the nation’s biofuels program, two sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.
The proposal could give the fledgling U.S. electric vehicle industry a big boost because it could grant it fresh incentives and a new revenue stream.
But the idea would introduce new actors like Tesla Inc into a program that has already bitterly divided the oil and corn industries.