Advocacy References

Below is a list of white papers and academic studies related to electric vehicle issues.

TOPIC 1: EV Registration Fees & Transportation Funding Alternatives

Calculating why $135 is not the right amount for an EV Registration fee; Lawrence Chanin (2021, March) President, Florida Tesla Enthusiasts

Meeting Packet Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; (2021, March)

Florida 2020 Legislative Electric Vehicle Roundup; Dory Larsen (2020, January) Electric Transportation Program Manager at The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

The Road Ahead Why Florida Should Shift from Per-Gallon Gas Taxes to Per-Mile Charges— and How to Do It; Robert Poole (2020, January) Director of Transportation Policy and Searle Freedom Trust Transportation Fellow at Reason Foundation, James Madison Institute Research Advisory Council Member

Paying for the Roads: Electric Vehicle Road Usage and Registration Fees; Plug In America

Transportation Funding and EV Fees; Plug In America (2020, August)

Planning For State Transportation Revenue In A Coming Era Of Electric Vehicles; Varn, J., Eucalitto, G., & Gander, S. (2020, February). Washington, DC: National Governors Association Center for Best

ELECTRIC VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE LEGISLATION; Sierra Club

Don't Be Fooled: Annual Fees on Electric Vehicle Drivers Are Not "Fair"; Mary Lunetta (2018, April) Sierra Club Senior Campaign Representative

Electric Vehicles Facing New Threats in the Southeast; Anne Blair, (2017, March) former Director of the Clean Fuels Program at The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Rising Trend of Punitive Fees on Electric Vehicles Won't Dent State Highway Funding Shortfalls but Will Hurt Consumers; Consumer Reports, (2019, September) Chris Harto and Shannon Baker-Branstetter

Assessing Alternatives to California's Electric Vehicle Registration Fee; Alan Jenn, (2018, December) Research Scientist, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FUNDING ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM; U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration 

A Simple Way to Fix the Gas Tax Forever; By Max Baumhefner (2019, August) Senior Attorney, Climate & Clean Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

Electric Vehicle (EV) Fees – Key Considerations White Paper; (2020, April) Philip B. Jones, Executive Director Alliance for Transportation Electrification (ATE)

Jeff Brandes: 5 takeaways from autonomous vehicle summit; (2018, November) Janelle Irwin Taylor, Reporter, Florida Politics

TOPIC 2: Mileage-Based User Fee Pilot Programs & Fully-operational Road Usage Charge Programs

Plug-In Electric Vehicle and Vehicle Efficiency Fees for Oregon; Alternative Fuels Data Center U.S. Department of Energy

OReGO helps preserve and improve Oregon roads; OReGO website, registration for live program

The OReGO Program | Final Report; (2017, April) Kathryn Jones, Maureen Bock, OReGO Program, Oregon Department of Transportation

Road User Fee Task Force Report to the Oregon Legislative Assembly; (2019) Maureen Bock, OReGO Program, Oregon Department of Transportation

Mileage-Based User Fee Exploration 2019 Passenger Vehicle Pilot; (2021, March) Eastern Transportation Coalition

Road User Charges: Background Memo; (2021, January) Portland Bureau of Transportation 

Equity and Fairness Considerations in a Mileage-Based User Fee System; (2019, March) I-95 Corridor Coalition

Privacy Considerations in a Mileage Based User Fee System; (2019, March) I-95 Corridor Coalition

Addressing Out-of-State Mileage in a Mileage Based User Fee System; (2019, April) I-95 Corridor Coalition

Interoperability Between Mileage-Based User Fees and Toll Facilities; (2019, April) I-95 Corridor Coalition

Administration and Compliance Issues and Business Rule Considerations in a Mileage Based User Fee System; (2019, August) I-95 Corridor Coalition

Two states tax some drivers by the mile. Many more want to give it a try; (2021, March) Ian Duncan, Washington Post

Topic 3: Federal Transportation Legislation (Committee actions or pending legislation)

Reauthorizing Highway and Transit Funding Programs; (2021, February) Congressional Research Service (CRS)

FHWA Awards $18.7 Million to Eight Projects to Explore New Highway Funding Methods; (2021, March) Nancy Singer, Nancy.Singer@dot.gov, Federal Highway Administration

Long-term Solvency of the Highway Trust Fund: Lessons Learned from the Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives Program and Other User-based Revenue Solutions, and How Funding Uncertainty Affects the Highway Programs BEFORE THE Committee on Environment and Public Works of the United States Senate; (2021, April) TESTIMONY OF: Patricia Hendren, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Eastern Transportation Coalition

Long-term Solvency of the Highway Trust Fund: Lessons Learned from the Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives Program and Other User-based Revenue Solutions, and How Funding Uncertainty Affects the Highway Programs; (2021, April) Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Hearing

FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Support for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework; June 24, 2021 - White House Statements and Releases

Topic 4: Federal Electric Vehicle Legislation (Committee actions or pending legislation)

Clean Energy for America Act; S.1298 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)