A New EV Tax? Just Say No.

PlugIn America Take Action Campaign

Hawaiʻi already has a fair road usage charge for EV drivers. Hawaii EV collaborated with HDOT and other entities to design it. Since July 2025, our EV owners pay $50 a year, or 0.8 cents a mile, capped at $50. That money funds our road infrastructure. (It will change to a pure mileage-based charge in 2028.)

Congress wants to add a second bill on top of it. BUILD America 250 Act would charge EV owners a new federal registration fee starting at $130 a year (rising to $150 by 2029). Gas car drivers pay about $85 a year into the federal Highway Trust Fund. BUILD America 250 also cuts funding for EV charging infrastructure.

EVs make up about 4% of vehicles on our road nationally. This fee won't fix a $30 billion annual shortfall. A better fix would be to adjust the federal gas tax, which hasn't changed since 1993.

Let's tell our members of Congress to vote NO on the BUILD America 250 Act. You can do so in a couple of minutes through this PlugInAmerica campaign. https://win.newmode.net/pluginamerica/dontpunishevdrivers