An electric vehicle charges at a mall parking lot in Torrance, Calif., on Feb. 23, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty ImagesThe House version of a bipartisan highway bill would require electric vehicle owners to pay as much as $150 a year to help cover the cost of maintaining the nation’s roads.The provision was unveiled on May 17 as Reps. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), the top lawmakers on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced a deal on the BUILD America 250 Act, a five-year investment package for roads, bridges, rail, and other infrastructure.





