EV Supplemental tax

[Pioneer74]

Michigan here. Looks like we're #1. Increase takes effect January 1st. We can renew for 2 years, so looks like I'll be renewing soon to avoid the increase, at least for the next couple of years.

As a result, annual fees for EV drivers will rise by $100, making the cost $260. That increase makes Michigan No. 1 in the nation for the highest, most punitive fees on EVs. A similar increase will be imposed on plug-in hybrids, from $60 to $110.

https://planetdetroit.org/2025/10/michigan-ev-registration-fee/

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[bryce]

In Oregon we pay additional registration and the legislature recently passed a transportation bill which will charge EV owners a mileage based fee. However it has been placed on the ballot for people to vote on/down. So will see what happens over the next year.

 

[Deleted member 22838]

In Oregon we pay additional registration and the legislature recently passed a transportation bill which will charge EV owners a mileage based fee. However it has been placed on the ballot for people to vote on/down. So will see what happens over the next year.

They will figure out some way to get revenue, no worries about that.

 

[hturnerfamily]

This fixed charge also means that you are potentially paying more than gas vehicles per mile. GA Gas tax is 33.85 cent per gallon. The annual EV fee is the equivalent of buying 622 gallons of gas per year. At about 18 miles per gallon (what I was getting in my 2020 XLT) that's 11,212 miles per year. Personally I average at about 7,000 to 8,000 miles per year so I'm having to pay more tax per mile than a gas vehicle. This annual fee is also tied to inflation so will increase each year.

GA is also working on a bill to tax public electric charging stations too so we'll be double taxed: https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/politics-government/article288504542.html

GA is very much not an EV friendly state. Does not make me want to switch back to gas though...

the article states .26cents per gallon for road tax

as to the state bill, this is to replace the current EV Fee at registration structure, not to be in addition to...

I don't know why anyone would think Georgia is any less EV friendly than any other state... I don't know why it matters, either... none of this is going to make someone 'not' purchase or drive an EV any more than gas prices going up makes gas vehicle owners trade their trucks in for an EV...

as to 'public charging' and how to charge-thru the 'new' tax ... I wouldn't necessarily make this for anything other than DC Fast Charging, as those systems/providers/software companies are already having Sales Tax added... it's simply adding another layer/higher percentage.
Level 2 charging, as an infrastructure, is not really designed the same way, at least from a retail standpoint, as many are free, either thru a local city/town to promote good will and easy access, or by those in the hotel industry, as an amenity. Even those who do charge a fee, like Chargepoint, already have the capacity to flow-thru sales taxes, but are likely a low-use product, in comparison.

I rather think that everyone who drives on the roads should pay, not just those of us who live here. When you add a road tax to the DC Fast Charging infrastructure, you effectively are making almost everyone participate, even those simply traveling thru. The same applies for gas fuel taxes.
While we homeowners with charging options at home might have much of our 'fuel' only taxed thru the course of our electricity bill, 'travelers' thru Georgia would make up the difference, similar to how Florida, a tourist state, makes travelers and vacationers 'pay' what would normally, for other states, by levied to all residents thru state income taxes.
Maybe Georgia should change that, too.

 

[bryce]

the article states .26cents per gallon for road tax

as to the state bill, this is to replace the current EV Fee at registration structure, not to be in addition to...

I don't know why anyone would think Georgia is any less EV friendly than any other state... I don't know why it matters, either... none of this is going to make someone 'not' purchase or drive an EV any more than gas prices going up makes gas vehicle owners trade their trucks in for an EV...

as to 'public charging' and how to charge-thru the 'new' tax ... I wouldn't necessarily make this for anything other than DC Fast Charging, as those systems/providers/software companies are already having Sales Tax added... it's simply adding another layer/higher percentage.
Level 2 charging, as an infrastructure, is not really designed the same way, at least from a retail standpoint, as many are free, either thru a local city/town to promote good will and easy access, or by those in the hotel industry, as an amenity. Even those who do charge a fee, like Chargepoint, already have the capacity to flow-thru sales taxes, but are likely a low-use product, in comparison.

I rather think that everyone who drives on the roads should pay, not just those of us who live here. When you add a road tax to the DC Fast Charging infrastructure, you effectively are making almost everyone participate, even those simply traveling thru. The same applies for gas fuel taxes.
While we homeowners with charging options at home might have much of our 'fuel' only taxed thru the course of our electricity bill, 'travelers' thru Georgia would make up the difference, similar to how Florida, a tourist state, makes travelers and vacationers 'pay' what would normally, for other states, by levied to all residents thru state income taxes.
Maybe Georgia should change that, too.

I agree that all road users should pay a road use tax, or some other way to support that infrastructure. However having a differential in registration based on fuel type vs other established methods such as vehicle use or weight seems punitive.

All registered vehicles in a state could pay a mileage based fee, although that is sketchy when people drive out of state as I would be paying a mileage based road use fee while using roads that the fee does not support.

And, having a tax at public charging stations would be reasonable as that would catch both in-state and across-state usage.

 

[Jenovalente]

NC does.
Registration, property taxes and road tax all collected at the same time.
I think the road tax is only fair (I think it’s $250) isince we don’t pay gas tax, but a pay-per-mile tax would be absurd.

 

[bc1]

In Oregon we pay additional registration and the legislature recently passed a transportation bill which will charge EV owners a mileage based fee. However it has been placed on the ballot for people to vote on/down. So will see what happens over the next year.

Let's say 95 to 98% of the voters don't own an EV, I can see every one of them voting for a tax that someone else pays that may lower their own taxes. Sounds like a done deal to me. And your running up their electric bill so look for more tax on utilities as well coming up.

 

[Jenovalente]

Thanks for that insightful post.

Not sure how me using a bit more electricity would drive up the bills of other customers.

while you’re at this, don’t forget to thank the data centers for driving up your electric bill as well.

 

[jefrank]

https://bridgemi.com/michigan-gover...-under-road-funding-deal-now-nations-highest/

Roughly paying the tax on 510 gallons of gas... probably ok for us Lightning drivers when compared to an equivalent ICE F-150, but I doubt very many BEV car drivers are putting on enough miles to justify that much gas equivalence.

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