EV Fees: 8 States That Charge Electric Car Owners $200 or More Every Year
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The prospect of saving money on gas is a major draw for electric vehicle owners. But the rise of state EV fees — often $200 or more per year — is reducing the benefit of owning a battery-powered car.
A new Texas law goes into effect on Sept. 1 adding a $200 annual fee for electric vehicle drivers, making it the eighth state to have EV fees of that amount or greater. At least 24 other states have EV fees too, typically $100 and up per year. (Most states' annual EV fees are accompanied by extra fees for hybrid vehicles, especially plug-in hybrid cars.)
The justification for the fees is the loss of state revenue that typically comes in from gas taxes. (EV drivers, of course, don't fuel up, so they aren't chipping in any gas tax revenues.)
Gas taxes are used to pay for roads and bridges, and the proponents of state EV fees say all drivers should be on the hook for these costs.
