New Mexico is in a transition year for electric vehicle fees. Through December 31, 2026, battery-electric and plug-in hybrid owners pay only standard registration fees by weight and age, with no dedicated EV surcharge. Effective January 1, 2027, the state adds annual fees of $70 for battery-electric vehicles and $35 for plug-in hybrids under New … Read More
Hawaii electric vehicle owners pay a layered set of state, county, and mileage-based fees that differ sharply from mainland flat-surcharge states. Every vehicle pays a $46 state registration fee and a $7 highway beautification fee. Battery-electric vehicles also pay a road usage charge of 0.8 cents per mile driven, capped at $50 per year, or … Read More
Vermont charges battery-electric vehicle owners a two-part registration cost: the standard passenger base fee of $89 per year plus an equal EV Infrastructure fee of $89 per year, for $178 total annually or $326 every two years on biennial registration. Plug-in hybrids pay the $89 base plus half the infrastructure surcharge at $44.50, totaling $133.50 … Read More
Rhode Island began charging annual registration surcharges on electric and hybrid vehicles effective January 1, 2026. Battery-electric vehicles pay $200 per year, plug-in hybrids pay $100, and conventional hybrids pay $50, on top of standard registration fees. These surcharges help replace gasoline tax revenue that EVs do not pay at the pump. Electricity is expensive … Read More
Washington, DC treats electric vehicle ownership differently from most states in two important ways. New battery-electric passenger vehicles under 5,000 pounds pay a reduced registration fee of $40 covering the first two years, but effective February 2025 electric vehicles lost their excise tax exemption and now pay 1 to 3 percent of fair market value … Read More
Alaska has no state sales tax and no state income tax, but electric vehicle owners pay dedicated registration surcharges on top of standard biennial fees. Under Alaska Statute Section 28.10.421, enacted in part through House Bill 104 in 2022, battery-electric passenger vehicles pay an additional $100 every two years and plug-in hybrids pay an additional … Read More
Montana electric vehicle owners pay class-based annual registration surcharges on top of standard age-based registration fees under Montana Code Annotated Sections 61-3-572 and 61-3-573. Effective July 1, 2023, a Class 1 light vehicle (up to 6,000 pounds unladen weight) pays $130 per year for a battery-electric vehicle or $70 for a plug-in hybrid, plus the … Read More
West Virginia charges battery-electric vehicle owners an additional $200 per year and plug-in hybrid owners an additional $100 per year on top of standard passenger registration fees under West Virginia Code Section 17A-10-3c. These flat surcharges apply to every annual renewal with no mileage-based alternative. A typical Class A passenger battery-electric vehicle therefore pays roughly … Read More
Maine electric vehicle owners pay the same standard registration fees as gasoline drivers, with no additional EV surcharge or mileage-based road tax as of 2026. Every passenger vehicle pays a $35 annual registration fee to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and a one-time $33 title application fee at first registration. The larger recurring cost for … Read More
Nebraska charges battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle owners an alternative fuel registration surcharge of $150 per year under Nebraska Revised Statute Section 60-3,191. Plug-in hybrids and electric motorcycles pay $75 per year. Legislative Bill 1317, effective January 1, 2025, doubled the passenger EV fee from $75 to $150. These amounts sit on top of Nebraska’s … Read More