Electric Vehicles come to the Georgia Capitol for EV Day
The Georgia legislature, after spending many months learning about electric vehicles (EVs) in a Transportation Electrification Study Committee, is poised to pass a bill that will make Georgia one of the dubious leaders in taxes and fees states put on electric vehicles.
The Study Committee found that Georgia already had one of the highest EV registration fees in the country (see p 58 of the Study Committees full report) at $211/yr in 2022 (topped only by Michigan at $235). Now, the legislature is poised to pass a bill that would add a ‘gas’ tax at the rate of 3.47 cents per kWh charged at a public charger. Only four states have EV charging fees and this would be the highest rate in the country by nearly half a cent (Kentucky and Oklahoma both charge 3 cents according the study committee report).
Is Georgia about to be the most expensive state to own and charge an EV?
The Georgia legislature is poised to make Georgia the most expensive state to own and charge an electric vehicle(EV). Tell your legislators to ensure clean cars can be made AND sold in Georgia.