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The owners of electric vehicles face expensive speed bumps as an increasing number of states tack on costly registration fees to recoup lost gas-tax revenue.

Some Republicans say that the trend toward EVs has led to declining gas tax revenue, which they've aimed to reverse with EV fees and taxes that are sometimes double the amount paid by owners of gas-powered cars.

Despite a looming ban on gasoline cars, Californians rejected Prop 30, a measure to boost cleaner vehicles.

Proposition 30 in California has been voted against in the midterm elections. It proposed taxing the wealthy to fund EV subsidies.

The U.S. might be closer to electric school busses and a better charging network for electric cars, but experts see cracks in more ambitions plans.

Some conservatives say California cant possibly power millions more electric cars. Energy experts beg to differ.

Supporters says the income tax on the wealthy would raise $100 billion.

Fossil fuel companies are pushing for investment in emission-reducing technologies critics say are unproven or even harmful.

By IAN DUNCAN AND JOE FOX | The Washington Post | Published: March 12, 2021 Bruce Starr spotted the problem right away: The hydrogen-powered cars General Motors was showing off on the Oregon Capitol grounds wouldnt need gas. And if they didnt need gas, drivers wouldnt be paying gas taxes that fund the states roads. It was 2001, and the problem seemed urgent. GM predicted the cars would be on the market in a few years. Starr, then a Republican state representative, created a task force to figu...

• Hybrid vehicles would go up from $20 to $50 • plug-in hybrids would jump from $52 to $260 • all-electric vehicles would go from $120 to $300 This would be the highest such fees in the nation. The argument is that, because alternative-fuel vehicles don’t use as much (or any) gasoline, drivers aren’t paying their fair share when it comes to building and maintaining roads. Gas tax revenues have indeed plummeted, but electric cars make up less than 2% of cars on the road. And these heft...