 Explaining the adoption of electric vehicle fees across the United StatesCamila Fonseca, Haiyue Jiang, Raihana Zeerak and Jerry Zhirong Zhao Transport Policy, 2024, vol. 149, issue C, 139-149 Abstract: Improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency, inflation, and the increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EV) have negatively affected the revenue-generating ability of the motor fuel tax, a major source of highway funding. Many U.S. states have adopted a surcharge levied on electric vehicles as a revenue-generating mechanism to address transportation funding challenges. In this study, we explore the determinants of the adoption of EV fees at the state level using a discrete-time event history analysis. Our findings indicate that state decisions about EV fees hinged upon the reliance on the motor fuel tax, fuel efficiency, growth in EV sales, roadway conditions, the growth in vehicle miles traveled, political environment, and the proportion of neighboring states with an EV fee. Keywords: Transportation funding; EV fee; Motor fuel tax; Electric vehicles (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:trapol:v:149:y:2024:i:c:p:139-149 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.02.005 Access Statistics for this article Transport Policy is currently edited by Y. Hayashi More articles in Transport Policy from Elsevier |
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