Proposed Illinois bill would force EV owners to pay $1,000 annual registration fee

[tacobell fan]

A proposed bill in the Illinois legislature would raise the state’s annual registration fee for all-electric vehicles from $17.50 to a whopping $1,000. 

The bill, HB 3233, calls for a number of new fees to fund a state infrastructure plan, including more than doubling gas taxes to 44 cents/gallon. License and registration fees would be increased across the board.

But none of the proposed measures stand out as much as the $1,000 registration fee for EVs. Furthermore, the fee would not apply to hybrids — only all-electric vehicles. From the bill’s text:

The owner of a motor vehicle of the first division or a motor vehicle of the second division weighing 8,000 pounds or less propelled by an electric engine and not utilizing motor fuel shall register the vehicle for a fee of $1,000 for a one-year registration period.

The legislation was introduced by Chicago’s Martin Sandoval (D), who says it will bring in an estimated $2.4 billion in annual funding overall.

[LadiesTailor]

BS man.. they should encourage EV's... may be automobile backing anukunta ee bill ki..