QuoteThe highway use fee (HUF) helps make up for the fuel taxes that drivers with fuel-efficient and electric vehicles spend less on, because they're not using as much fuel. This fee supports the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, which helps maintain our roads, highways, transit and airports.

Who pays the HUF?
You pay the HUF if you register a:

Fuel-efficient vehicle, which is a vehicle that has a combined fuel economy of 25 miles per gallon (MPG) or greater
Vehicle made in a year in which the average combined MPG rating for all vehicles produced in that year is 25 MPG or greater
Low Speed Vehicles, pay an annual $25 HUF
Who is exempt?
The following vehicles are exempt from the HUF:

Vehicles with a combined MPG rating LESS than 25 MPG
Autocycles
Motorcycles
Mopeds
A vehicle with a gross weight greater than 10,000 pounds
A vehicle that is owned by a governmental entity
A vehicle registered under the International Registration Plan (IRP)
HUF Calculation
The HUF's calculation is based on:

The vehicle's fuel efficiency (combined miles per gallon (MPG) rating)
The fuel tax rate at the time the vehicle was registered (updated annually July 1)
The average number of miles driven by all Virginians
HUF is 85% of the difference between taxes paid by a vehicle with a 23.7 rating and taxes paid by a vehicle using the manufacturer's combined MPG rating based on the average miles driven by all Virginians
HUF= [((11,600 average miles traveled * fuels tax rate) / 23.7) - ((11,600 average miles traveled * fuels tax rate) / vehicle's MPG rating)] * .85

Refer to the HUF chart below for the current fuels tax rate.

Have a nice new fuel efficient vehicle, and I don't drive that much, but I have to pay extra.

 

I have wondered how electric vehicle's pay their road fees.

QuoteThis fee supports the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, which helps maintain our roads, highways, transit and airports.

Sounds like Trump and Elon need to go after the states. We already pay Federal taxes (Post Offices & Post Roads) for maintaining those "roads,highways, etc".

Quote from: Rick on February 23, 2025, 08:32:05 PMI have wondered how electric vehicle's pay their road fees.

It's not an electric vehicle. It's just a modern vehicle with a little better mileage.

https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024-HUF-highway-use-fees.pdf

QuoteThe annual HUF for all electric vehicles is $128.14

How is that fair? If I were to get something like a Subaru or Toyota, it has LESS range than a Tesla.

Quote from: Sick Of Silence on February 23, 2025, 06:34:23 PMHave a nice new fuel efficient vehicle, and I don't drive that much, but I have to pay extra.

 

How dare you try to save money!

Yes, I was just talking about this with a guy at church the other day. We need DOGE at the local and state levels too!