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The state differences that matter to an EV owner are now costs, not perks: annual fees spread to most states while purchase incentives and HOV access shrank
The federal clean vehicle credit ended on September 30, 2025, and the federal authority that let states admit single-occupant EVs to HOV lanes expired the same day. Meanwhile 42 states charge an annual EV registration fee to replace lost gas-tax revenue (ARTBA, April 2026): flat fees run from $50 in Hawaii and South Dakota to $260 in New Jersey, and Delaware, Missouri, Montana and Oklahoma charge by vehicle weight.
Statewide purchase incentives survive in 13 states, most of them in the Northeast and West, and most are now income-tested; 4 more (Maryland, Minnesota, Vermont, Washington) ran out of money. The other big lever, California's Advanced Clean Cars II rule requiring rising shares of zero-emission new-car sales, is in court: Congress revoked California's waivers in June 2025, a federal district court restored them in September 2026 and EPA has appealed. Most states that adopted the rule have delayed enforcement, and Maine and Minnesota have left it.
Texas charges $200 a year (plus $400 at first registration of a new EV for two years), never adopted ZEV rules, and funds EVs mainly through Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) grants for fleets, heavy equipment and periodic light-duty rebate rounds, plus utility programs from Austin Energy and CPS Energy.
Program-level detail - every state law, regulation, incentive and utility program with eligibility, amounts and expiration - is maintained by the US Department of Energy in the Alternative Fuels Data Center Laws and Incentives database, updated continuously. Use it before relying on any figure below.
By state
What differs by state
EV fee: annual fee for a battery-electric passenger car (ARTBA, April 2026). Purchase incentive: statewide rebate or tax credit for a new EV (late 2025; most are income-tested). ZEV rule: status of Advanced Clean Cars II (October 2026); a dash means no California rule adopted or none reported.
| State | Annual EV fee | Statewide purchase incentive | ZEV sales rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $203 | None | - |
| Alaska | None | None | - |
| Arizona | None | None | - |
| Arkansas | $200 | None | - |
| California | $175 (indexed) | Statewide rebate (CVRP) ended 2023; income-based programs remain | In litigation |
| Colorado | $57.19 | Rebate or credit | Adopted |
| Connecticut | None | Rebate or credit | Not adopted |
| Delaware | $110-$900 by weight | Rebate or credit | Adopted |
| District of Columbia | None | None | - |
| Florida | None | None | - |
| Georgia | $219.84 (indexed) | None | - |
| Hawaii | $50 | None | - |
| Idaho | $140 | None | - |
| Illinois | $100 | Rebate or credit | - |
| Indiana | $230 (indexed) | None | - |
| Iowa | $130 | None | - |
| Kansas | $165 | None | - |
| Kentucky | $126 | None | - |
| Louisiana | $110 | None | - |
| Maine | None | Rebate or credit | Ended |
| Maryland | $125 every two years | Paused (funds out) | Enforcement delayed |
| Massachusetts | None | Rebate or credit | Enforcement delayed |
| Michigan | $155 (indexed) | None | - |
| Minnesota | $150 or MSRP-based formula | Paused (funds out) | Ended |
| Mississippi | $150 (indexed) | None | - |
| Missouri | $75-$1,000 by weight | None | - |
| Montana | $130-$1,100 by weight | None | - |
| Nebraska | $150 | None | - |
| Nevada | None | None | Not adopted |
| New Hampshire | $100 | None | - |
| New Jersey | $260 | Rebate or credit | Adopted |
| New Mexico | $90 | Rebate or credit | Adopted |
| New York | None | Rebate or credit | Enforcement delayed |
| North Carolina | $214.50 | None | - |
| North Dakota | $120 | None | - |
| Ohio | $200 | None | - |
| Oklahoma | $110-$2,250 by weight | Rebate or credit | - |
| Oregon | $95 | Rebate or credit | Enforcement delayed |
| Pennsylvania | $200 | Rebate or credit | - |
| Rhode Island | $200 | Rebate or credit | Adopted |
| South Carolina | $60 every two years | None | - |
| South Dakota | $50 | None | - |
| Tennessee | $200 | None | - |
| Texas | $200 | TERP light-duty rebate, in funded rounds | - |
| Utah | $130.25 (indexed) or road usage charge | None | - |
| Vermont | $89 | Paused (funds out) | Enforcement delayed |
| Virginia | Highway use fee (85% of gas-tax equivalent) | Rebate enacted; funding unconfirmed | Ended |
| Washington | $150 | Paused (funds out) | Partly paused |
| West Virginia | $200 | None | - |
| Wisconsin | $175 | None | - |
| Wyoming | $200 | None | - |
Utilities
Utility make-ready programs
Utility programs pay for the wiring, transformers and panels behind a charger (make-ready), funded by ratepayers rather than taxpayers, so they outlasted the federal rollback. Largest examples:
| Utility or program | State | What it pays for |
|---|---|---|
| Joint Utilities EV Make-Ready Program | New York | Make-ready for public and fleet DC fast and Level 2 sites, statewide |
| SCE Charge Ready; PG&E EV Fleet; SDG&E Power Your Drive | California | Make-ready for workplaces, multifamily, fleets and public sites |
| Eversource and National Grid EV programs | Massachusetts | Make-ready and fleet advisory |
| PSE&G Clean Energy Future - EV | New Jersey | Make-ready for residential, public and fleet charging |
| Xcel Energy Transportation Electrification Plan | Colorado, Minnesota | Make-ready, fleet and multifamily charging |
| ComEd Beneficial Electrification Plan | Illinois | Rebates for fleet and public charging |
| DTE Charging Forward; Consumers Energy PowerMIDrive | Michigan | Charger rebates and make-ready |
| Austin Energy; CPS Energy | Texas | Charger rebates and EV rates from the two largest municipal utilities |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- State EV Laws
- Sources
- ARTBA State Electric Vehicle Fees (April 2026); InsideEVs state rebate survey (October 2025); Alternative Fuels Data Center; state ZEV rule reporting (October 2026)
- Updated
- October 2026