2022 KACo Legislative Priority:

Develop a proactive model for the collection of electric vehicle fees that includes a direct distribution to counties.

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Electric vehicle fees are levied on certain electric and hybrid vehicles in addition to standard registration fees in thirty states. Counties receive a portion of fee revenue in approximately two-thirds of the states with county road systems.

Summary:

• As of July 31, 2021, thirty states levy an electric vehicle fee.¹
• Electric vehicle fees range from $50 to $225, with an average rate of $120.
• Every state surrounding Kentucky has an electric vehicle fee, with an average rate of $127.
• Seventeen states also levy a hybrid vehicle fee, the majority levied on plug-in hybrid vehicles.
• Hybrid fees range from $20 to $100, with an average of $64.
• A majority – two-thirds – of the states that have county road systems allocate a portion of their electric vehicle fee revenue to counties.²

 

 

¹ Data Source - National Conference of State Legislatures. (12/1/2020) “Special Fees on Plug-In Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.”; News stories and searches to update to July 2021.

² Data source - State Department of Transportation websites and state statutes. Counties in NC and WV do not own roads and own less than 3 percent of roads in VA.

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