BECAUSE FREE FILING PROGRAMS ALREADY DO EXIST. WE DO HAVE A HEADS UP FOR ELECTRIC AND PLUG IN HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVERS. IF YOUR REGISTRATION EXPIRES AFTER NEXT MONTH. THERE IS A NEW FEE YOU WILL NEED TO PAY. A NEW LAW SIGNED LAST YEAR REQUIRES ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVERS TO PAY A YEARLY CHARGE TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARD HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE MAINTENANCE. NOW, IF YOU DRIVE A GAS POWERED CAR, YOU ARE ALREADY CONTRIBUTING TO THOSE GAS TAXES. SO FOR THIS YEAR, A ONE YEAR FEE FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE IS $200 AND $50 FOR A PLUG IN HYBRID VEHICLE. NOW, STAY WITH ME HERE. A LOT OF NUMBERS TO GO OVER. THAT FEE IS GOING TO GO UP TO $250 NEXT YEAR FOR EVS, AND $63 FOR PLUG IN HYBRIDS, BUT YOU CAN ALSO OPT FOR THAT TWO YEAR REGISTRATION FEE AND JUST PAY $400 FOR EVS, OR $100 FOR THE PLUG IN HYBRID
New fee for electric vehicle drivers in Pennsylvania
Electric and hybrid vehicle owners will now be charged a new fee. If you drive an EV, you may have already gotten a notice telling you to pay a new road user charge under Act 85.If you drive an EV or plug-in hybrid and your registration expires after May, you’ll need to pay the new fee. You’ll be getting a form from PennDOT with payment details. Here’s what you’ll owe:2025EV drivers: $200Plug-in hybrid drivers: $502026EV: $250PHEV: $63The state will also let you pay for these two years at a time. In 2025, a two-year tax payment for an electric vehicle owner will be $400, saving you $50. For a plug-in hybrid driver, a two-year payment will cost $100, saving you $13.For now, this fee will be paid separately from vehicle registration, but in the future, the payment will be needed to renew your registration. By August, the state will have an online system for payments, according to PennDOT. The law was put in place to require electric vehicle owners to pay their share to maintain Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges. Most drivers pay for the upkeep of the roads through taxes on fuel, but electric and hybrid vehicle owners pay zero or very little gas tax. Act 85 replaces the alternative fuels tax.
Electric and hybrid vehicle owners will now be charged a new fee. If you drive an EV, you may have already gotten a notice telling you to pay a new road user charge under Act 85.
If you drive an EV or plug-in hybrid and your registration expires after May, you’ll need to pay the new fee. You’ll be getting a form from PennDOT with payment details.
Here’s what you’ll owe:
2025
- EV drivers: $200
- Plug-in hybrid drivers: $50
2026
The state will also let you pay for these two years at a time. In 2025, a two-year tax payment for an electric vehicle owner will be $400, saving you $50. For a plug-in hybrid driver, a two-year payment will cost $100, saving you $13.
For now, this fee will be paid separately from vehicle registration, but in the future, the payment will be needed to renew your registration. By August, the state will have an online system for payments, according to PennDOT.
The law was put in place to require electric vehicle owners to pay their share to maintain Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges. Most drivers pay for the upkeep of the roads through taxes on fuel, but electric and hybrid vehicle owners pay zero or very little gas tax. Act 85 replaces the alternative fuels tax.
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