Congress Weighs Fees for EV Drivers to Fund Roads

Lawmakers in the House are weighing a new five-year surface transportation bill that could shift road funding to electric-vehicle owners, potentially adding annual or one-time fees as a counterpart to a gas tax that hasn’t risen in about 33 years. Proposals vary, with Republicans floated around $250 per year or a $1,000 one-time charge, and the plan would target roughly $500–550 billion in federal funding. The debate comes as several states have already increased EV costs and as election-year politics shape tax and infrastructure policy.