{"id":2030349,"date":"2023-09-13T10:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/electric-vehicles-could-be-getting-more-expensive-in-florida\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T10:35:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:35:15","slug":"electric-vehicles-could-be-getting-more-expensive-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/electric-vehicles-could-be-getting-more-expensive-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"EVs may become pricier in Florida."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felectric-vehicles-could-be-getting-more-expensive-in-florida%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030349&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Proposed\u2063 Bill Could Increase Costs \u2063for Electric Vehicle Owners in Florida<\/h2>\n<p>Exciting\u2062 news for electric vehicle enthusiasts in the \u200cSunshine\u2064 State\u200d could be overshadowed by a potential \u2064financial setback. Republican State Sen.\u200b Ed Hooper has introduced a bill for the upcoming\u2062 2024 legislative session that \u200dcould impose a $200 yearly registration fee for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/complete-shithole-bidens-namesake-rest-stop-in-disarray\/\" title=\"\u2018Complete Shithole\u2019: Biden\u2019s Namesake Rest Stop in Disarray\">electric vehicle owners<\/a> in Florida.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>The Details of the Proposed Bill<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bill, known \u2064as SB \u200b28, aims to implement a $200 annual \u2063fee\u2062 for electric vehicle owners \u200buntil 2029. After that, the fee\u200c would \u2062increase to $250 per year. Additionally, plug-in\u200b hybrid owners would be required to pay a \u200b$50 fee annually.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Reasoning Behind the Fee<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This\u200c fee would\u200c serve as\u200b a way to tax electric vehicle drivers, similar to\u200c how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/electric-vehicles-could-be-getting-more-expensive-in-florida\/\" title=\"EVs may become pricier in Florida.\">gas-powered car owners\u2063 indirectly \u200dcontribute<\/a> to road maintenance through the gas \u2064tax. Currently, Florida&#8217;s gas tax stands at 20.2 cents per gallon.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Previous Attempts and Nationwide Trend<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A similar proposal made its way through the Florida Senate earlier this year but did not progress \u2063in the Florida House. However, if\u2062 this bill passes, Florida would join over \u206330 other states that \u200dalready impose\u200d an annual fee on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-owner-sleeps-in-ev-almost-every-night-on-19-day-road-trip\/\" title=\"Tesla owner sleeps in their electric vehicle almost every night during a 19-day road trip.\">electric \u2064vehicle owners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Texas enacted an\u200b annual registration fee of \u200c$200\u2064 for electric vehicle owners. This\u200b move was made to compensate for lost revenues resulting from electric vehicle owners \u200bnot paying the gas tax.<\/p>\n<p>As the legislative session\u200b approaches, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/electric-vehicles-catch-fire-after-hurricane-idalia-flooding\/\" title=\"EVs ignite post-Hurricane Idalia flooding.\">electric vehicle\u2062 owners<\/a> in\u2062 Florida will be closely watching the outcome\u200c of\u2062 this bill. Stay tuned for \u2064updates on this potential change that could \u2062impact the cost of owning an electric vehicle\u200d in\u200c the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from\u200c The\u2062 Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bill introduced by Republican State Sen. Ed Hooper in Florida may increase the cost of owning electric vehicles. 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