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Committee advances electricity‑based fuel tax for EVs, debates metering and consumer protections
Summary
The committee voted to sponsor a bill to tax electricity used to charge vehicles on a kilowatt‑hour basis and added consumer‑protection amendments; departments warned of complex metering, certification and testing costs for DC fast chargers.
Lawmakers on the Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee voted to sponsor an amended bill that would change how Wyoming taxes electricity used to charge vehicles, moving from a gasoline‑gallon‑equivalent model to a kilowatt‑hour basis and establishing new definitions for all‑electric vehicles, plug‑in hybrids and hybrid vehicles.
Talise Hansen of the Legislative Service Office described 25LSO0073 as a rewrite of the alternative‑fuel taxation framework requested by YDOT. The draft proposes a flat tax (the working draft used 3¢ per kilowatt‑hour) on electricity used to propel motor vehicles, a $200 annual decal for all‑electric vehicles…
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