Hybrid fee (tax) in your state? [CLOSED DUE TO POLITICS]

[Joe Mav]

Hello,
In Washington state, we are charged $75.00 a year for driving a hybrid. We have to pay this fee in order to get our license tags. Do you have to pay a fee in your state? If you do, how much?

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[mla_anderson]

South Dakota has a $50 fee for electric vehicles. The wording of the law suggests that plug-in hybrids would also be covered, but not the Maverick.

 

[NotAnonymous]

I believe it's a $50 surcharge in Indiana when you do your plates....$150 for EVs.

 

[Montykeel]

Our cultural warrior Arkansas govt decided to punish full electric vehicle owners with a $200 fee. And hybrid owners with $100. Hmmm. All in the name of making up for lost gas tax revenue. Hmmm. I noticed they aren't offering a rebate to folks driving gas guzzlers. Just following their logic. I see these fees as punishment for something see as Liberal.

 

[Snax]

I pay a tax for my electric vehicles in Colorado, but I've never heard of one for hybrids. Since EVs don't pay gas taxes for road maintenance, I understand why there's a tax. Even PHEVs, since they are frequently using only electricity, could reasonably be expected to require some kind of road maintenance tax. But I don't understand why an additional tax would be collected for a regular hybrid, since they are paying gas taxes. Edit: I looked this up for Washington state, and it's true that they collect an additional tax for hybrids. Weird.

 

[rlhdweman]

Here in Wisconsin its $75 extra per year for a hybrid & $100 for an EV. No good deed goes unpunished!

 

[8211badger]

$100 75 for any kind of hybrid or EV here in WI. Sure owned the libs on that one

 

[KSC Grey Ghost]

About 4 or 5 years ago Tennessee starting a 100 .00 for a all electric vehicles but at this time ????? Nothing for a hybrid .

 

[abjbrtd]

$100 75 for any kind of hybrid or EV here in WI. Sure owned the libs on that one

What does this have todo with "libs" ?

 

[huunvubu]

I wish states would just get rid of all gas taxes and/or fees on electric/hybrid vehicles and just go with a cost per mile driven charge as that would be fair to all drivers. Those that drive more (thus causing wear and tear on roads) would pay more.

The above could be done easily for states that require a pollution/safety inspection. Just note the odometer reading change from last inspection to the current one.

 

[8211badger]

What does this have todo with "libs" ?

Scott Walker did it when he was gov. Doesn't need much more of an explanation. Granted this was in like 2010ish when hybrids and EVs were stilll quite pigeon holed into that tree hugger niche alot.

 

[Aza]

I wish states would just get rid of all gas taxes and/or fees on electric/hybrid vehicles and just go with a cost per mile driven charge as that would be fair to all drivers. Those that drive more (thus causing wear and tear on roads) would pay more.

The above could be done easily for states that require a pollution/safety inspection. Just note the odometer reading change from last inspection to the current one.

Do we have a hybrid tax in Texas?

 

[8211badger]

I wish states would just get rid of all gas taxes and/or fees on electric/hybrid vehicles and just go with a cost per mile driven charge as that would be fair to all drivers. Those that drive more (thus causing wear and tear on roads) would pay more.

The above could be done easily for states that require a pollution/safety inspection. Just note the odometer reading change from last inspection to the current one.

That's not how road wear works tho. If they only charged trucks per mile that would be more targeted. Trucks and weather damage roads. Cars don't do enough to change the equation. No one anywhere is getting that kind of thing passed tho.

 

[icegradner]

I wish states would just get rid of all gas taxes and/or fees on electric/hybrid vehicles and just go with a cost per mile driven charge as that would be fair to all drivers. Those that drive more (thus causing wear and tear on roads) would pay more.

For it to be completely fair they would also have to charge based on the weight of the vehicle, since heavier vehicles cause more wear and tear on roads.

 

[2022EOW]

Lots of ev races coming down the road to replace lost gas taxes. The Ev’s will be harder on the roads too because they are heavier.

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