Electric Car News States Raise Registration Fees For Electric Vehicles Due To Missed Gas Tax

Taxes on Teslas? Republican proposes new tax at EV charging stations

If approved, the 3 cent per kilowatt-hour tax would take effect at the same time as a $74 hike in EV registration costs on Jan. 1, 2027. Read More

Michigan is about to make owning an electric vehicle a lot more expensive

Editor’s note: This story was corrected to indicate there are about 110,000 registered electric and hybrid vehicles in Michigan, not 11,000. Electric vehicle owners in Michigan will soon see ... Read More

As gas tax revenue declines, Tennessee stupidly enacts hybrid and EV surcharges | Opinion

Tennessee has implemented a new surcharge for hybrid and electric vehicle owners to offset declining gas tax revenue. The annual fee is $100 for hybrids and $200 for fully electric vehicles, with ... Read More

Mokena Village Board approves electric vehicle regulations and sales tax increase

The Mokena Village Board passed ordinances Monday to regulate electric vehicles and scooters to increase pedestrian safety and increase the sales tax by a half cent to 8% Monday night. The village ... Read More

Michigan's annual electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle registration fees will nearly double in 2026

Drivers in Michigan will soon need to pay much more for annual registration fees if they are driving an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle. Starting in 2026, Michiganders will pay $260 to register an ... Read More

Michigan House GOP leader defends hike in EV registration fees in road funding deal

Clinton Township — Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall on Monday defended a hike in registration fees for electric vehicles under a budget deal struck earlier this month, contending the new fees will ... Read More

States scramble for cash as electric vehicles drain gas tax revenue

The UK will charge EV drivers 3.8 cents per mile starting 2028. Several US states already have similar fees as gas tax revenue faces collapse. Read More

U.S. electric vehicle subsidies expire, raising fears of global lag

Federal tax credits for electric vehicles expired on Sept. 30, ending a $7,500 subsidy that had made cleaner cars more accessible to American buyers for more than a decade. Introduced in 2008, the tax ... Read More

Electric vehicle drivers to be charged new per mile tax from 2028

Taxation on electric vehicles will be brought closer in line with petrol and diesel cars, as drivers will be forced to pay 3p per mile driven under a new levy. Drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) will ... Read More