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Here's what happened in week three of the Utah Legislature, with lots of bills focusing on issues of concern to environmental groups.

Fees for some could quintuple under a bill that advanced on Monday. (Richard Vogel | AP file photo) A Chevrolet Volt hybrid car charges at a ChargePoint charging station at a parking garage in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2018.   | Feb. 2, 2021, 12:45 a.m. Owners of electric and hybrid vehicles may soon face up to a five-fold increase in Utah registration fees — making them the highest in America — which critics say will hurt sales and harm efforts to reduce air pollution. That comes as the House Transportation Committee on Monday advanced HB209 on 6-4 vote, which would increase the fees. Th...

Proponents of the bill say the hike is to make sure electric vehicle drivers are paying their fair share for road maintenance. But critics question the data used to make that assessment and argue the move will hamper the state’s air quality goals.

Credit Pixabay A proposal to significantly increase the registration fees on electric vehicles in Utah cleared a legislative committee this week.  H.B. 209 by Lehi Republican Rep. Kay Christofferson would more than double the fees on electric vehicles from $120 to $300 annually, and more than quadruple the fees on plug-in hybrids, which would see a yearly fee increase from $52 to $260. That would put Utah’s EV fees higher than any other state in the nation.    The idea behind the proposal is that while fees on the purchase of gasoline pay for road maintenance in Utah, electric vehicle ow...

Registration fees in Utah for electric, hybrid cars may soon skyrocket to highest in the nation Richard Vogel/AP FILE - In this Oct. 16. 2019, file photo a driver plugs in the Charge Point electric plug into his Tesla car at a parking garage in downtown Los Angeles. Experts expect most new cars sold in 2030 to be electric. The Biden administration promised 550,000 charging stations to help with the transition to electric cars.(AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) By: The Salt Lake Tribune Posted at 5:44 AM, Feb 02, 2021 and last updated 2021-02-02 07:44:43-05 SALT LAKE CITY — O...