[{"selector":"#anim-67bb6759-72bd-45ce-bb9c-ead4f8fb4610","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0e5a70d8-4b1a-4b07-93c9-96177a9f942f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-119.11111%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-491d40bc-8ab5-485d-8ecc-ff9e4c8ae112","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-248b0a89-f3af-47fe-8f6a-3939c17fd4d3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-117.26907%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] State EV Fees Surge as 3.3 Million Electrics Hit U.S. Roads: Balancing Budgets or Curbing Growth? BY: SUNITA SOMVANSHI

[{"selector":"#anim-cb233db9-8270-456d-a2f7-abaf28923041","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.55696%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f6b32b28-2fe2-4214-ac9d-907e99987c75","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bfd0c5c4-c983-4d13-990c-b65917c51afe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c106a010-ed1d-4fb1-87e1-37821dca28ab","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-123.30098%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d3a42be6-a23a-4a9e-9fe0-e569b37fb72b","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-180deg) translate3d(-95.57522%, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)","rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d913d4a9-5634-452d-bfe2-2ae88ba0bfc7","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-180deg) rotateZ(-180deg) rotate(180deg)","rotate(-180deg) rotateZ(0deg) rotate(180deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] As 3.3 million electric vehicles cruise U.S. roads, states levy fees up to $200—what does this mean for drivers and local economies? Source: Google

[{"selector":"#anim-f89acac5-2574-4f6b-9e59-79c6672de49c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-485c5fdc-4c05-4572-a97c-4954283e2fe9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -320.6111%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-58b42055-58a4-4fe4-a57b-b4b6f1688e0a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-47cc6cc4-8d3e-4f33-b85e-c8bc8478abc7","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 187.52486%, 0) rotate(180deg)","rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1771f7ff-dfe9-4254-9a67-41ca88b01254","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7f7def47-8bef-4b51-885b-59796289646e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-123.30098%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Alabama and Wyoming set the pace with a $200 EV fee, contrasting sharply with California's more modest $108—how do other states compare? Source: Google

[{"selector":"#anim-c5a86054-f3f8-446e-8312-c18f172e42b2","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-00e0bea7-5759-4570-8c48-5ee64d05738c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3f549373-5ff2-47dd-a72d-8b8b026ea286","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8664dd93-44ec-41d3-8fac-4bb9c7ab95e3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cb316364-2bd2-4199-886a-8e754cfea897","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-96be1d9f-7005-4904-9f45-8b2093fabd35","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-123.30098%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Electric vehicle owners face a new fiscal landscape: annual fees that could shape the future of green transportation. Source: Google

[{"selector":"#anim-dc024592-acc1-4b0b-bd26-d285f91700cd","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-87f95f53-44a1-49b9-a70b-27001ba9bfe8","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-180deg) translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)","rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2e6ef20a-3578-4c12-a199-c14f0d1e3204","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-64796653-585c-46e0-8cc1-3cb98f326ec1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b6b1d6d3-bcd5-4c7b-b6a1-ed6edc12eb96","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50898571-0168-4899-b3af-a22b694f87d7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-123.30098%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] With EV adoption on the rise, states grappling with lost gas tax revenues turn to new registration fees—necessary adjustment or a roadblock to progress? Source: Google

[{"selector":"#anim-bb57252d-d360-4670-ba91-d72116ff4dfd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.55696%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8ffeb329-29e9-4ac8-9fd0-0604003cea44","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0caa5095-ae7a-4a73-a24e-5e14435e31d6","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-180deg) translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)","rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b0d4b805-279e-43ae-aac3-c6e8247fc7ec","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-180deg) rotateZ(-180deg) rotate(180deg)","rotate(-180deg) rotateZ(0deg) rotate(180deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-feb049f7-d2cf-40d4-81d6-d83b5e18aa1c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a79f9fa3-c32b-4c7a-bc58-324b906531cd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-123.30098%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Incentives meet impediments: some states offer thousands in rebates even as they impose hefty registration fees. Source: Google

[{"selector":"#anim-6b7555c5-4875-4add-aa60-aa7872479740","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-59c885d6-623f-4124-9911-83139bfe6528","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -383.36541%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c0272790-e8fb-485a-b918-72da2538fdd7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-95c54974-3aa7-49c5-8d95-44a386c97a06","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 159.05037%, 0) rotate(180deg)","rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-401271cb-1b45-4ed4-9029-8231b2816be1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1d1f408-4e5b-433e-b0fc-508515cd197e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-123.30098%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The debate intensifies: are high EV fees a fair trade for road maintenance, or do they unfairly target eco-conscious drivers? Source: Google

[{"selector":"#anim-c30dd73e-387b-4800-a064-9750e4632b8e","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b8a578ba-ad87-4ca1-a2cb-b6c08c24eb7a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f2f09822-b80e-4888-b5f6-3c947598715c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2a696e4b-679a-4b29-b003-25c06839e34b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a6f1236f-5e73-468a-ac21-8fbb4ce7dfdc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-23de68ac-41ab-49f7-aa29-2d77b6f0cca8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-123.30098%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] From gas savings to fee payments: the economic switch for EV owners is lined with fiscal potholes and policy shifts. Source: Google

[{"selector":"#anim-67f40de4-b9dd-4082-8d74-69a4a3d8fa73","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b345e13-7bf0-4d87-bd83-3424af48a0c2","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-180deg) translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)","rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d5069a5f-617a-4f58-9ff6-5c30cac50786","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-784319a5-860f-45cc-8dba-b5eaa9b390dd","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b2814b98-d466-47dc-a9d3-54f1115a61e7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-032929b4-42c7-4d9b-bf36-0a9e3d787d83","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-123.30098%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] How do annual EV registration fees stack up against traditional gas taxes? The numbers might surprise you. Source: Google

[{"selector":"#anim-c196f803-dc70-498b-927e-46ac68751b14","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(116.77215%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f24fb10b-4edb-406a-8cf6-7eebea54af51","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c30bdb9a-c290-45e0-9cd8-f1146b9fc593","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-180deg) translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)","rotate(-180deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(180deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-23a362a4-59da-4ef2-8d4a-97a3673bec3f","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-180deg) rotateZ(-180deg) rotate(180deg)","rotate(-180deg) rotateZ(0deg) rotate(180deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-03504cf6-ef63-4bbd-b023-deadf5c232d7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3663dc0a-17f5-4596-947f-c5f343c22faf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-123.30098%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] As the curtain falls on gas-powered vehicles, new EV fees could either pave the way for cleaner roads or deter potential adopters. Source: Google

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