Baltimore City, MD (WBFF) — Just days before Maryland’s new electric vehicle charging fee was set to take effect, state officials hit the brakes.
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is delaying enforcement of its $150-per-charging-port inspection fee until July 1, 2026, after a wave of pushback from EV companies, charger operators and environmental advocates who warned the charge could slow the state’s clean-transportation momentum.
“Even the people collecting this fee don’t like this fee, because it really sets us in terms of the cost of living here, and in terms of some of our environmental objectives,” said local economist Anirban Basu, “But the state is so starved for cash, and they don’t want to raise taxes, so they’re going to charge more fees.”…