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If it were pitched as an excise tax for all motor vehicle owners: sure.
This is specifically targeted on EVs. It’s an attempt to make EVs slightly less appetizing to the general public. Remember who is in charge of the house at the moment.
I believe that it was def a handout to gas and auto companies, but there is not currently a way that EVs are contributing to the public roads in the same way as gas taxes, right?
Edit: Looks like some states do have an annual fee for EVs already.
Most states I know of have an EV tax already
It looks like there is a charging tax in very few states, but it has problems.
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/electric-vehicle-ev-taxes/
The registration fees in your link are all annual registrations, not one-time events, which is in line with what I've experienced and heard about. In my state it's roughly equivalent to driving 15k miles/year in a 30 mpg average gas vehicle or 10k miles/year in a 20 mpg vehicle.
Ah, my bad. Thanks!
looks like they could try a nationwide tax on all people who EVs somehow.