Idaho charges battery-electric vehicle owners a flat $140 annual surcharge on top of standard registration fees under Idaho Code Section 49-457. Plug-in hybrids pay $75 per year. Neighborhood electric vehicles are exempt. A typical new passenger EV in Ada County might pay $69 in base registration because the car is one to two years old, … Read More
Kansas increased its electric and hybrid vehicle registration fees effective January 1, 2026. Battery-electric passenger cars now pay a $165 annual surcharge on top of standard registration. Plug-in hybrids pay $100 per year and conventional hybrids pay $70 per year under Kansas Statutes Annotated Section 8-143. A typical sedan under 4,500 pounds also pays a … Read More
Nevada does not charge battery-electric or plug-in hybrid owners a dedicated annual EV surcharge. A passenger electric vehicle pays the same $33 base registration fee as a gasoline car. The larger annual cost for most Nevada drivers comes from the Governmental Services Tax, a 4% levy on the depreciated taxable value of the vehicle, plus … Read More
Connecticut is one of the few states that does not charge battery-electric or plug-in hybrid owners an extra annual road-use surcharge. A passenger EV, PHEV, hybrid, or gasoline car all pay the same base registration fee: $120 every three years, or about $40 per year. That changed in 2022 when Connecticut repealed a former EV … Read More
Oregon takes an unusual approach to vehicle registration: the more fuel-efficient your car, the more you pay in supplemental fees. Battery-electric vehicles face the highest charges because they use no gasoline and therefore pay no gas tax at the pump. In 2026, a typical all-electric passenger car pays about $188 per year in state registration … Read More
Missouri electric vehicle owners pay standard registration and title fees plus a dedicated alternative-fuel decal fee that replaced gasoline road tax at the pump. Effective January 1, 2026, battery-electric passenger vehicles owe $150 per year for the decal; plug-in hybrids pay half, or $75. That fee climbed each year from a $75 starting point in … Read More
Massachusetts stands out among states with heavy EV adoption because it charges no dedicated annual electric-vehicle road-use surcharge. Battery-electric vehicles pay the same $60 two-year registration fee as gasoline cars, plus the same local excise tax formula every Massachusetts vehicle faces. What makes Massachusetts expensive for EV owners is not registration premiums but annual excise … Read More
Tennessee electric vehicle owners pay one of the higher annual EV surcharges in the country. Under Tenn. Code Ann. Section 55-4-116, all-electric vehicles owe an extra $200 per year at registration renewal in 2024 through 2026, on top of the standard Class B passenger fee of about $26.50. Plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrids pay $100 … Read More
New York treats battery-electric vehicles differently from many states: there is no separate annual EV road-use surcharge. Instead, EVs pay the same weight-based registration fees as gasoline cars on a two-year cycle, with a statutory minimum of $32.50 per two years for vehicles with an electric powertrain or six or more cylinders. Downstate drivers in … Read More
South Dakota electric vehicle owners pay a dedicated annual registration fee to help fund highways, plus standard license fees based on vehicle weight and age. Effective July 1, 2026, fully battery-electric vehicles owe $100 per year on top of normal registration, doubled from the prior $50 fee. Plug-in hybrids are exempt and pay only standard … Read More