"House Republicans want to impose an annual $250 fee on electric vehicle drivers, who don’t pay the gas tax. Critics say the fee is too high."

"Driving an electric vehicle could get more expensive if congressional Republicans have their way.

GOP lawmakers have proposed levying an annual $250 fee on EV owners as part of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on taxes, immigration, energy and defense. They argue that the fee, which would be collected using the existing state registration system, would help offset the cost of extending Trump’s expiring 2017 tax cuts.

Yet the proposal is stirring controversy on and off Capitol Hill, with climate advocates calling it a punitive tax on EV owners — one that is far pricier than the fee paid by owners of gasoline-powered cars."

Maxine Joselow and Shannon Osaka report for the Washington Post May 5, 2025. [2]