New Hampshire electric vehicle owners pay a weight-based registration fee plus a dedicated EV surcharge on every renewal. Battery-electric vehicles owe $100 per year on top of the base fee; plug-in hybrids owe $50. Effective January 1, 2026, base registration fees increased across all weight classes—a passenger car under 3,000 pounds now pays $42 annually … Read More
Wyoming electric vehicle owners face a layered set of charges that changed significantly in 2026. All-electric vehicles now pay a $100 annual decal fee on top of standard registration, down from the former $200 charge. Plug-in hybrids pay $50 per year for the first time under new law. Starting July 1, 2026, electricity sold to … Read More
North Dakota electric vehicle owners pay a flat annual road-use fee on top of standard license plate charges: $120 per year for a battery-electric car or truck, $50 for a plug-in hybrid, and $20 for an electric motorcycle. These fees replace the gasoline tax that conventional drivers pay at the pump. At purchase, buyers face … Read More
Delaware is one of the few states with no sales tax, but electric vehicle owners still face a growing set of registration charges, document fees at purchase, and electricity costs that vary by utility territory. Since October 2025, battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, and conventional hybrids each pay weight-based alternative-fuel registration fees on top of the … Read More
South Carolina electric vehicle owners pay a biennial $120 registration surcharge on battery-electric vehicles and $60 on plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrids, on top of normal weight-based registration. At titling, most dealer purchases trigger an Infrastructure Maintenance Fee of 5% of the purchase price, capped at $500, instead of standard sales tax in many cases. … Read More
Michigan electric vehicle owners pay a weight-based registration tax like every other driver, plus one of the highest EV-specific surcharges in the country. For 2026, a light battery EV under 8,000 pounds owes about $267 per year in EV surcharge alone—up from $160 when gasoline tax indexing kicked in harder. Plug-in hybrids pay about $113. … Read More
Utah electric vehicle owners pay the same base registration, age-based uniform fees, and title charges as other drivers, plus an additional annual alternative-fuel fee of $180 in 2026—or they may opt into the state’s voluntary Road Usage Charge at 1.25 cents per mile, capped at $180 per year. Home electricity in Utah averages about 13 … Read More
Colorado electric vehicle owners pay the same core registration taxes as other drivers—specific ownership tax, weight-based fees, plates, and clerk charges—plus EV-specific surcharges created to replace lost gasoline tax revenue. In fiscal year 2025–26, the CPI-indexed EV registration fee is about $63.05, and the road-usage equalization fee adds $16 for battery EVs or $11 for … Read More
North Carolina electric vehicle owners pay a dedicated annual registration fee of $214.50 for battery-electric vehicles and $107.25 for plug-in hybrids, on top of normal DMV registration and plate charges. At purchase, North Carolina collects a one-time highway-use tax of 3% of the vehicle price instead of state sales tax on the car, plus a … Read More
Wisconsin electric vehicle owners pay the state’s standard registration fee for their weight class, plus a dedicated annual EV surcharge of $175 for battery-electric and most plug-in vehicles under 8,000 pounds GVWR (hybrids pay $75). Cities and counties can add a local wheel tax—often $20 to $50 in places like Madison and Milwaukee. At purchase, … Read More