The values in this table can depend on vehicle weight or value, and represent the starting fee in each state.
Standard vehicles refers to gasoline or petrol-fueled vehicles.
* Tax for gas vehicles of less than 816.5 kilograms. The licensing fee for electric vehicles applies to all alternative fuel vehicles.
** The electric vehicle licensing fee is indexed on inflation.
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U.S. vehicle licensing fee by state and fuel type 2021
In 2021, Georgia was the state with the highest licensing fees for electric vehicles, reaching around *** U.S. dollars compared to ** U.S. dollars for standard vehicles. It was followed by Washington and West Virginia, both states having a licensing fee under *** U.S. dollars. States with the lowest starting licensing fee for electric vehicles, such as Rhode Island and Louisiana, had the same licensing fee for standard vehicles, as data from the shows.
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