Illinois will hike fee for Teslas, Bolts and other EVs -- but to $248, not $1,000:

[PoliticAverse]

'They’ve cut it back from an outrageous number'

It’s not quite sticker shock, but Illinois electric vehicle owners will have to pay $248 in annual registration fees next year — $100 more than what owners of gas-burning cars pay — as part of the state’s sweeping road improvement legislation.

For the growing ranks of EV owners, its a big bump up from the $17.50 per year they currently pay, but a lot lower than the $1,000 fee lawmakers proposed last month in a bid to compensate for the loss of state gas tax revenue.

“They’ve cut it back from an outrageous number to a more reasonable number,” said Tom Coleman, 69, of Naperville, who bought a new Chevy Bolt last year. “Most EV owners are going to feel a lot better than $1,000, but still upset.”

The Illinois General Assembly approved Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $45 billion package of transportation infrastructure improvements over the weekend, boosting everything from gas tax to vehicle registration fees to foot the bill.

Read the rest at: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-ev-fee-hike-20190603-story.html