Does your State DMV charge extra for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles?

Hey, don't give Colorado any ideas! I think we must pay the most of anybody with something called an "Owners Tax" which is based on the MSRP of the vehicle, new and used. We have to pay this tax every year when we renew our plates.

So if you're vehicle costs $50,000, the cost of getting your license plates is over $1,050 the first year. The 2nd year it's $750 then $600 then $450 and for years 5-9 it's $225.

It's simply stealing money from folks and I know a lot of folks who will not even buy new cars because of this crazy tax. (Which is even after paying the sales tax on the car when you buy it.)

But, yes, they are talking about adding a tax to EV's because they don't pay the taxes for gasoline.

"Any politician promising not to raise your taxes is like a vampire promising to become a vegetarian." --Pierre Poilievre

"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." --Ronald Reagan

 

not here, but it wouldn't surprise me if they do someday. most states are trying to make up for lost gas taxes, and hybrids, phevs, and bevs are easy targets.

if they just increased gas tax or put a fee on cars over x mpg, they'd probably get voted out of office

 

I think CA is $100 per year, and $200 on initial reg, which factored in to me not getting the Bolt in 2020. It may be changed they are always fighting these things back and forth. No hybrid tax, which to me seems correct. Weight doesn’t matter, which to me is incorrect. 2019 or before, grandfathered in, no tax, which to me is very incorrect. Not sure if it is this way today.

 

if it made sense, it wouldn't be government