--- title: 'EV Fees: 8 States That Charge Electric Car Owners $200 or More Every Year' description: EV owners obviously save money on gas, but the rise of state EV fees of $200 or higher per year cancel out some of the savings. authors: - name: Pete Grieve role: Lead News Reporter url: https://money.com/author/pete-grieve/ bio: Pete Grieve is a personal finance reporter at Money who frequently writes about news and trends related to car buying, auto insurance and gas prices. education: University of Chicago, BA Political Science at_money_since: 2022 articles: 602 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://twitter.com/pete_grieve - https://linkedin.com/in/pete-grieve-b5aa02138 - https://www.facebook.com/petegrieve4 editors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2023-08-24T16:10:06.000Z' modified: '2024-01-10T15:08:47.000Z' section: Personal Finance tags: - cars - News word_count: 653 canonical: https://money.com/states-ev-fees-200-dollars/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Photo-illustration of a charging electric vehicle, with price stickers and a map of the United States in the background.](https://img.money.com/2023/08/News-States-EV-Fees.jpg) The prospect of saving money on gas is a major draw for [electric vehicle](https://money.com/best-electric-cars/) 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](https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/21/texas-new-law-electric-vehicle-fee/) 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](https://money.com/the-best-plug-in-hybrid-cars/).) The justification for the fees is the loss of state revenue that typically comes in from [gas taxes](https://money.com/gas-taxes-by-state-map/). (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. Meanwhile, critics of the fees argue that they disincentivize the [adoption of electric vehicles](https://money.com/ban-gas-cars-sales-ev-adoption/) and are a setback to climate goals. State EV fees are often comparable with how much owners of traditional gas-powered cars pay in gas taxes. A driver of a typical 2021 model year vehicle covering 15,000 miles annually pays about $227 in state gas taxes in Ohio or $184 in Georgia. (The average real-world fuel economy for that year was 25.4 mpg, and Ohio and Georgia's gas taxes are 38.5 cents and 31.2 cents per gallon, respectively.) The states charging the highest annual EV fees are Washington ($225), Georgia ($211) and Alabama ($203), Money's analysis found. Four other states charge $200 extra annually from EV owners: Arkansas, Ohio, West Virginia and Wyoming. Most (but not all) of the states with the highest EV fees are red or red-leaning politically. States typically charge drivers for EV ownership through registration fees, though the rules vary in some states. The fees will rise each year in a number of states based on inflation. In total, more than 30 states have extra fees for EV drivers, and the list will surely grow as states like [Kentucky](https://www.lpm.org/news/2022-05-23/ky-electric-vehicle-adoption-lags-behind-major-manufacturing-investments-nbsp) implement fees in the future. Missed gas tax revenue could become a more serious issue for the states that don't charge extra fees as more Americans switch to EVs. ## EV fees and EV adoption At the same time as states and the federal government are [incentivizing EV purchases with tax credits](https://money.com/electric-vehicles-qualify-tax-credits-2023/), they're also introducing hefty annual fees that make ownership less attractive. These registration rules are not the only instances of states enacting road funding laws that run counter to efforts to encourage EV adoption. According to Politico, seven states now also have taxes on [EV charging](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/17/punitive-texas-other-states-roadblocks-ev-transition-00110125). Car shoppers must already cope with higher prices if they want to switch to an EV, and high annual registration fees will make EVs less attractive. Despite [EV price cuts in 2023](https://money.com/electric-vehicle-price-cuts-2023/), new electric vehicles are still much more expensive than gas-powered cars. The average price of an electric vehicle was $53,469 in July compared to the [average new vehicle price](https://money.com/new-car-prices-drop-2023/) of $48,334, according to Kelley Blue Book. ## 32 states that charge EV fees Here are all the states that have additional fees or charges for EV drivers, by the yearly amount: - Alabama: $203 - Arkansas: $200 - California: $108 - Colorado: $52 - Georgia: $211 - Hawaii: $50 - Idaho: $140 - Illinois: $100 - Indiana: $150 - Iowa: $130 - Kansas: $60+ - Louisiana: $110 - Michigan: $140 - Minnesota: $75 - Mississippi: $150 - Missouri: $111 - Nebraska: $75 - North Carolina: $140 - North Dakota: $120 - Oklahoma: $110 - Ohio: $200 - Oregon: $80 - South Carolina: $60 - South Dakota: $50 - Tennessee: $100 - Texas: $200 - Utah: $130 - Virginia: $64 - Washington: $225 - West Virginia: $200 - Wisconsin: $100 - Wyoming: $200 [8 Best Car Loan Rates of 2023](https://money.com/best-auto-loan-rates/) [This Map Shows Where Drivers Are Paying the Highest Gas 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