News Talk KIT » washington state drivers http://newstalkkit.com Fri, 24 May 2013 21:51:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Washington State Owners of Electric Cars to be Charged With a $100 Fee http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-owners-of-electric-cars-to-be-charged-with-a-100-fee/ http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-owners-of-electric-cars-to-be-charged-with-a-100-fee/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:52:41 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalkkit.com/?p=199578 SEATTLE (AP) — Owners of electric cars in Washington state don't pay gasoline or gas taxes, but they're soon going to be hit with a $100 fee to own the battery-operated cars.

A section of Washington state law that takes effect next year will require electric car owners to pay a $100 annual fee for road and highway improvements intended to compensate for the lack of gas taxes they pay

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