Bipartisan highway bill includes $130 registration fee for EVs
Politics,US House,Bipartisanship,Congress,Transportation,Cars,Auto Industry,Electric Vehicles
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The House version of a bipartisan highway bill proposes to add a $130 registration fee for electric vehicles (EVs) and a $35 fee for plug-in hybrids.
The provision is part of the Five-Year Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill, a bipartisan bill that seeks to make investments in the country's roads, bridges, rail and other infrastructure.
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