<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p><span>U.S. lawmakers are pushing a new bipartisan road-funding proposal that could place fresh costs on electric-vehicle owners. Under the BUILD America 250 Act, EV drivers would pay a $130 annual fee, while plug-in hybrid owners would pay $35. Starting in 2029, those fees would increase by $5 per year, eventually reaching $150 for EVs and $50 for plug-in hybrids. For investors tracking Tesla </span><span>, Uber </span><span>, and broader EV-linked exposure through DRIV, the proposal could become another policy variable to watch as Washington looks for new ways to fund road maintenance and repair.</span></p><p><span>The proposed fees would flow into the Highway Trust Fund, which is mainly supported by federal gasoline and diesel taxes. Rep. Sam Graves introduced the bill with Rep. Rick Larsen, arguing that EV owners should begin paying what he described as their fair share for road use. Graves also chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which is expected to take up the bill on Thursday. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated that the fees would raise about $30 billion over a decade, making the measure potentially meaningful in the broader infrastructure-funding debate.</span></p><p><span>The legislation also reaches beyond consumer EV fees. It would direct the Department of Transportation to create a committee focused on safety standards for autonomous commercial vehicles and would require a human operator in autonomous school buses. But the EV fee is already facing pushback from Albert Gore, executive director of the Zero Emission Transportation Association, whose members include Tesla and Uber. Gore called the proposed fee punitive and argued that gas-powered drivers pay roughly $73 to $89 in federal gas tax each year, while the EV fee would rise to $150 by 2035, nearly double what those drivers would pay in a year. For investors, the key issue is whether this proposal becomes another possible headwind for EV adoption at a time when policy, infrastructure funding, and autonomous-vehicle rules are increasingly tied together.</span></p></div></div>

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<p>U.S. lawmakers propose a $130 annual fee for electric vehicle (EV) owners under the BUILD America 250 Act, increasing by $5 annually until reaching $150. This initiative aims to fund road maintenance and could raise $30 billion over a decade. The proposal faces criticism for being punitive compared to gas taxes. Investors in companies like Tesla and Uber should monitor this potential headwind for EV adoption as it intertwines with infrastructure funding and autonomous vehicle regulations.</p>

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House Lawmakers Propose $130 Annual EV Fee Under New Infrastructure Bill