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Wyoming’s Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee wants out-of-state electric vehicles to pay their fair share for impacting state roads through a 4 cents per kilowatt-hour tax.
The draft bill discussed at length would increase the diesel fuel tax by a currently unknown amount and authorize a process for people to seek a refund of the increased
A Wyoming legislative committee is considering a plan that would hike the state’s diesel fuel tax 5 cents a gallon and gasoline 2 cents in return for giving residents a reduction on their vehicle registration bills.
As Wyoming highways see more traffic from electric vehicles (EV), the Wyoming Department of Transportation, which is supported by fuel taxes EV drivers don’t pay, is looking at ways to tax them to pay for using Wyoming roads.