'This bill is flawed for several reasons, chief among them that the motivation for the bill is to collect a road usage tax from out-of-state EV drivers, yet the tax will apply to all charging units in Utah that charge a fee,' Tracy Harden writes.
This bill is flawed for several reasons, chief among them that the motivation for the bill is to collect a road usage tax from out-of-state EV drivers, yet the tax will apply to all charging units in Utah that charge a fee. The tax does not discern between an in-state or out-of-state driver. Secondly, EV owners are already paying taxes for road usage.
EV owners already pay a sales and franchise tax at fee stations. The new 12.5% tax would create a third tax. Additionally, EV owners are already paying a road usage tax in their vehicle registration fee. While all registered vehicles pay $44, EV owners pay and additional $130, and, passed in the 2022 session, will increase this fee further in 2026, and by 2032 they will be paying $240.
Half of all vehicle sales in Utah are forecast to be electric by 2030. Utah’s current goal is to have EV charging stations every 50 miles throughout our highway system. These chargers will be essential to residents and non-residents alike, and everyone will be subject to the tax.
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