GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany Says He’s Opposed to the National EV and Hybrid Registration Fee That’s in the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

BALLASY So you probably ░░░░░░░░ that the bill right ░░░░░░░░ as it stands has ░░░░░░░░ 250 annual fee for ░░░░░░░░ 100 for hybrids a ░░░░░░░░ fee Do you support ░░░░░░░░ Do you think it ░░░░░░░░ a good idea in ░░░░░░░░ why TIFFANY No I ░░░░░░░░ that we should allow ░░░░░░░░ fees just by the ░░░░░░░░ I m not a ░░░░░░░░ fan of federal government ░░░░░░░░ in on the states ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ their roads BALLASY Yeah ░░░░░░░░ the Rationale has been ░░░░░░░░ to this point federal ░░░░░░░░ a gas tax is ░░░░░░░░ being paid by electric ░░░░░░░░ or fully by hybrids ░░░░░░░░ does that change your ░░░░░░░░ at all when it ░░░░░░░░ to the federal gas ░░░░░░░░ TIFFANY Yeah I would ░░░░░░░░ that they leave it ░░░░░░░░ the states And the ░░░░░░░░ government is so inefficient ░░░░░░░░ transferring money back to ░░░░░░░░ states because I mean ░░░░░░░░ what they do is ░░░░░░░░ it to the states ░░░░░░░░ then take it into ░░░░░░░░ local projects or whatever ░░░░░░░░ s just better if ░░░░░░░░ s done by the ░░░░░░░░ because otherwise money gets ░░░░░░░░ off here Less money ░░░░░░░░ goes to asphalt and ░░░░░░░░ BALLASY Now the 7 ░░░░░░░░ EV credit is supposed ░░░░░░░░ end Do you support ░░░░░░░░ that Because some Democrats ░░░░░░░░ pointed out EVs have ░░░░░░░░ more commonly manufactured in ░░░░░░░░ U S since that ░░░░░░░░ credit went in place ░░░░░░░░ the Inflation Reduction Act ░░░░░░░░ do you think about ░░░░░░░░ TIFFANY Yeah the credit ░░░░░░░░ go away BALLASY Are ░░░░░░░░ worried about manufacturing possibly ░░░░░░░░ overseas for EVs if ░░░░░░░░ got rid of that ░░░░░░░░ TIFFANY No No No ░░░░░░░░ mean they should be ░░░░░░░░ to stand on their ░░░░░░░░ so it s time ░░░░░░░░ that credit to go ░░░░░░░░ just like a whole ░░░░░░░░ of credits need to ░░░░░░░░ away that surround that ░░░░░░░░ the whole thing of ░░░░░░░░ You know if I ░░░░░░░░ add something there you ░░░░░░░░ we ve had these ░░░░░░░░ out including for wind ░░░░░░░░ solar just the whole ░░░░░░░░ with electrification green energy ░░░░░░░░ all the rest It ░░░░░░░░ time they stand on ░░░░░░░░ own I mean we ░░░░░░░░ been had those incentives ░░░░░░░░ there for a long ░░░░░░░░ now Time to stand ░░░░░░░░ your own They either ░░░░░░░░ or they swim.”