Recoup Gas Taxes by Taxing Electricity at EV Chargers

What is happening? Four states, Iowa, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania, are considering taxing electricity use at EV chargers to recoup lost gas taxes.

Why does this matter? Gas tax revenues are not keeping up with the times. Some states are looking at pay as you drive programs and others, like these 4 states, are trying new things. Iowa will levy a 2.6 cents-per-kilowatt hour tax on electricity delivered to an electric vehicle at a public station. Kentucky’s tax, which goes into effect in January, is 6 cents per kilowatt hour

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