Consumer Reports: Extra fees for your electric vehicle

Recently, several states have turned to a new strategy: Taxing electric vehicles to pay for these repairs.

But a Consumer Reports analysis shows why this could create new problems for people looking to buy a clean, efficient car.

DECIDED HE HAD ENOUGH OF PAYINGFOR GAS.

HIS SOLUTION -- GOFULLY ELECTRIC.

HE BOUGHT AUSED 2018 NISSAN LEAF -- ANDEVER SINCE HASN'T HAD TO PAY APENNY FOR GAS.

"THE AMOUNT OFRANGE THAT I DO HAVE, UP TO150 MILES, I'M ABLE TO DOABOUT 99.9- PERCENT OF MYDRIVING WITHIN THAT RANGE."BECAUSE ANDY NO LONGER PAYSFOR GAS, HE ALSO NO LONGER HASTO PAY TAXES ON GAS -- WHICHFUNDS ABOUT 30-PERCENT OFSTATE ROAD REPAIRS IN THE U.S.AS THE NUMBER OF ELECTRIC CARSRISES, MANY STATE LEGISLATURESHAVE FOUND A WAY TO KEEPELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERS ON THEHOOK FOR THE COST OF ROADREPAIRS -- CHARGE THEM EXTRAFEES.

ANDY'S HOME STATE OFVIRGINIA IS ONE OF THEM.

WHENHE REGISTERED HIS VEHICLE LASTYEAR, HE WAS HIT WITH A64-DOLLAR FEE, JUST FORDRIVING AN ALL-ELECTRIC CAR."I WAS ABSOLUTELY SURPRISED."ANDY MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN OFFEASY.

TAKE OHIO, WHEREELECTRIC CAR DRIVERS WILL SOONBE PAYING 36 PERCENT MORE INFEES THAN WHAT THE AVERAGEMOTORIST PAYS IN GAS TAXES --IT'S AN APPROACH CONSUMERREPORTS FINDS INEFFECTIVE, ANDUNFAIR.

CHYRON: SHANNON BAKER-BRANSTETTER, CONSUMER REPORTS"ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE NOTTHAT REASON STATES ARESTRUGGLING TO PAY FOR ROADS.IN FACT, EVEN IF ELECTRICVEHICLES REALLY TOOK OFF ANDWERE MUCH MORE POPULAR, THEYWOULD STILL ONLY CONTRIBUTEABOUT 1 PERCENT OF THE NEEDEDFUNDING." AND A NEW CONSUMERREPORTS ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT,BY 2025, AS MANY AS 27 STATESCOULD TAX ELECTRIC VEHICLEDRIVERS EVEN MORE THAN WHATTHE AVERAGE DRIVER WILL PAY INGAS TAXES.

EVEN WITH THESEADDED FUNDS FROM ELECTRIC CAROWNERS, CR SAYS IT STILL WON'TMAKE A DENT IN WHAT'S NEEDEDFOR ROAD REPAIR.

"REALLY THEPROBLEM HAS TO DO MORE WITHSTATES NOT RAISING GAS TAXESTO KEEP UP WITH INFLATION." ASFOR ANDY MORRIS, HE'LLCONTINUE TO DRIVE HIS NISSANLEAF, HOPING THE FEES WON'TGET ANY HIGHER.THE TIME IS... YOU'RE WATCHING