- transportation is 50% of the state’s greenhosue gas emissions
- policy trifecta: climate change, grow jobs & improve the economy and quality of life
- The Governor’s EV Fleet Program is the most aggressive in the nation
Category Archives: taxes
Poll results. How should EV owners pay for roads?
42% support per mile fees
29% registration fees
18% charges from charging/utilities fees
11% tire fee
Green Car reports | How Should EV Owners pay for Road maintenance?
Lege TREND. +1 State Revising EV Tax Credit. Read the Bill.
Where: Georgia
The legislation: HB 732 (2019 | GA)
The EV tax credit proposed:
- $2,500 for new electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and zero-emission vehicles.
- Sunsets in 2023
Does it include a credit for charging stations? Yes
- annual aggregate cap of $10M
- cost of the credit to tGeorgia will never exceed that cap
Did Georgia have a previous EV tax credit? Yes, it was $5000 er vehicle
Clean Technica | Bill Introduced To Reinstate Georgia EV Tax Credit
Lege TREND. State Increases Transportation Revenue. Does not Raise Gas. Tax. Where. What. Why.
Where: Wisconsin
What: A transportation funding plan with no gas tax increase
Why: Why tax when you can impsoe fees?
- increase the annual fee on all-electric vehicles from $75 to $200
- new $100 surcharge on plug-in hybrid cars
- Eliminates state funding for future light-rail train lines
- Bars use of state highway funds for bike lanes
- Prohibits testing of driverless vehicles in the state
- New driving fines, like $100 for driving in the LEFT lane with a car behind you
Lege TREND. EV Registration Fees. +1 Corn Belt State.
Is the Corn Belt a thing? I’m not sure, but the state making these legislative moves is Iowa.
What EV registration fees were enacted?
- $65 in 2020
- $130 in 2022
- lower fees for hybrids
What is the state revenue estimate for the EV fees?
- $200,000 in 2020
- $1.3 million in 2020.
Iowa legislation: House File 767 (2019 | IA)
Lege TREND. EV Tax Credits in a Southern Red State.
Georgia legislation, HB 732 (2019 | GA) looks to:
- reinstate a $2,500 state tax credit for the purchase or lease of new electric, zero emission, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
- $10 million annual cap
- $500 state tax credit for residential EV charging stations
- $1,500 credit for commercial charging stations
Electrek | Georgia Republicans propose $2,500 state tax credit for electric vehicles
Gas Tax Increase. 2 Governors. 1 Republican. 1 Democrat.
The Republican:
- Ohio Governor Mike DeWine
- 18 cents a gallon increase
- current gas tax: 28 cents a gallon
- A State Commission recommended the gas tax increase in this 89-page report
The Democrat:
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
- 20 cents a gallon increase
- current gas tax: 28.6 cents a gallon
Governing | 18 Cents a Gallon? 20 Cents? Two Governors Float Major Gas Tax Hikes
What Happens when Ohio's Governor Creates a Gas Tax Commission?
The Commission recommends increasing the gas tax. A forthcoming report will include the increase and whether the increase should be indexed to inflation.
Background Ohio’s gas tax is 28 cents and was last raised in 2005.
Columbus Dispatch | Governor’s Panel agrees Ohio gas tax increase necessary
3 Reasons Tolls are Costly to Implement
- Tolls are expensive to collect
- toll technology is expensive to keep up
- Operating costs for collection are 20%, higher than say a gasoline tax
Yankee Institute | Professor and Transportation Finance Expert: Tolls “Inefficient, Regressive Tax
2019 Changes to a State EV Program. The new qualification standards:
Massachusetts revamped its EV incentive program for 2019 by:
- Decreasing the rebate to $1500 from $2500
- Requiring that the vehicle be fully electric/fuel cell
- sticker price of the car must be under $50,000 to qualify
Clean Technica | Massachusetts Reboots Its EV Incentive Program