$130 A Year For EV Drivers? Lawmakers Push Federal Road-Use Fee As Advocacy Groups Push Back

A proposed bill would slap EV drivers with a $130 annual fee.

The federal gas tax raises money for highways, but EV owners don't pay it. It also hasn't been increased in decades.

EV and environmental advocacy groups slammed the move.

EV owners have been sitting pretty as prices have blown past $4.50 a gallon. But get ready for your costs to go up. U.S. lawmakers proposed bipartisan legislation that would impose a $130 annual fee on electric car drivers.

"The BUILD America 250 Act ensures that electric vehicle owners begin paying their fair share for the use of our roads," said Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves, Republican of Missouri.