charging stations at least every 50 miles on designated major interstates, and 70 miles apart everywhere else. Businesses will be able to submit proposals to the state for funds to build the stations.
Lawmakers are also considering various legislation that would impose fees on electric vehicles, such as, which recently passed the Senate and would impose a $400 registration fee for a new electric vehicle and a $200 annual renewal fee. Charge Ahead Partnership, a coalition that includes businesses pushing to expand access to electric vehicle charging, and companies such as Circle K, RaceTrac and TXB wrote to legislators in support of the bill. Kim Okafor, the general manager of Zero Emission Solutions for Trillium and Love’s Travel Stops, explained to lawmakers that, without the legislation, they could not compete with utilities — which can sell electricity cheaper if they can pass on some of the cost to their power customers.
will be pointless if the leg also imposes registration fees on EV's that are 4x the gas tax paid by the average ICE vehicle.
Tesla's being built in Texas are not for Texans. Elon Musk is here for tax breaks and cheap labor with no benefits. No many employees because we it's all automated. Robots!!!
Seems like a good solution in high density urban & some wealthy suburban areas.
Electric Vehicles: The greatest scam to be perpetrated against people in over 150 years. Snake Oil that is not sustainable.