NEW REGISTRATION FEES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES BEGIN SEPT. 1
The Washington County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office is reminding residents who own electric vehicles about a new state law effective in September that will charge additional fees for vehicle registration.
station on Vulcan Street in downtown Brenham on
May 2, 2019.
Senate Bill 505, passed by the Texas Legislature during the 88th regular session, adds a $200 annual fee for electric vehicle registration renewals and a $400 fee at the time of new electric vehicle purchases for the initial two-year registration period.
The new fees will be collected on electric vehicle registrations processed on or after September 1st, in addition to the standard vehicle registration fees and any tax due for the vehicle. Texans may renew their vehicle registration up to 90 days prior to expiration.
The fees apply to fully electric cars and trucks with a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or less. They do not apply to hybrid vehicles.
Revenue collected from the fees will go into the state highway fund to help pay for roadway construction and maintenance projects.
Vehicle registrations can be renewed online via the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles website or the Texas by Texas website or mobile app. They can also be handled through the county tax assessor-collector’s office in person or by mail.
It’s not the government It’s the auto makers!
The state of Texas charges a tax of $0.20 per gallon of gas sold. These funds are dedicated to the state highway fund to help pay for roadway construction and maintenance projects. Electric vehicles do not pay these taxes as they do not use gasoline but still make use of the roads. This is an attempt to have electric car owners contribute to roadway construction and maintenance as those who drive gasoline or diesel powered automobiles,
What a sick Joke.
DONT BUY ELECTRIC CARS FOLKS!!
It’s gonna cost you an additional $800. to register it in the first 2 years of owning one.
What’s next??
just how stupid are we to allow the government to punish us for buying electric cars?
Components for the batteries ruin the earth; batteries are not recyclable; if they catch on fire they can’t be put out; states are already already struggling to keep up with electric demands, but the government wants us to buy more electric cars. Makes a lot of sense. 🤦🏽
You know that’s to make up for electric cars not paying for roadway maintenance and construction via the gas tax, right?
The additional fee is not a penalty. Currently for every gallon of gasoline a consumer purchases there is a combined gas tax of 38.4 cents (approx. 44 cents for diesel) at point of purchase and that is used to pay for schools, highway maintenance, etc. Electric vehicles will obviously not be paying a gas tax and the fee mentioned in this article is to offset the fact that not as much money will be made via taxing at a gasoline, or diesel, pumping station.
Wow!
FREE charging on Vulcan St??
When did that happen?
Who approved that?
Who’s paying the electric bill?
I ask all the time at city hall here my free can of gas is. They think it is a joke but you can charge your electric car for free.
This happened years ago. There are currently sixteen electric vehicle charging stations in, or around, Brenham. They are various units such as Tesla charging stations or Chargepoint like the one you are mentioning in your response. Chargepoint has no skin in the game when it comes to pricing for usage and most of the charging stations are offered as amenities at places like hotels or for public use. The cost to use is usually free and will cost the provider based on kWh hours used per charge. The average electric car user will consume approximately 12 kWh to charge per day. Each electric company charges different rates depending on location but that number I provided will give you enough information to do basic math to calculate consumption.