Gov. Paul LePage this week added Maine to a growing number of states that havepassed or considered special fees on hybrid and electric vehicles.
LePage and officials in other states raised concerns that high-efficiency or electric vehicles are not paying their fair share of road maintenance costs, which are funded largely through state and federal taxes on gasoline.
The governor did not outline any specific proposal, but said it’s an issue he thinks the Legislature will have to take up, as hybrids and electric vehicle adoption continues to grow.
For popular hybrid- and electric-only car models, Maine registrations have grown more than 80 percent since 2012.