Washington State Electric Vehicle Tax

[marshallinwa]

Electric vehicle owners of vehicles capable of being re-energized by an external source and traveling 30 miles or more on battery power are subject to a 150 dollar annual registration fee in Washington state.

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.17.323

 

[Tessy]

So you have to pay 150??? Man that sucks

 

[user 387]

So you have to pay 150??? Man that sucks

Yes....in contrast with ICE cars that pay about $35/year. As a percent it is a pretty huge increase. However, it is still probably not near what ICE cars pay in state gasoline taxes.

 

[marshallinwa]

So you have to pay 150??? Man that sucks

That's just a start.

You can add in another $500 to $600 per year for licensing and transit taxes on a new Bolt if you live in the Sound Transit service area. All but a $100 dollars is Sound Transit taxes.

ICE vehicles pay 67.8 cents a gallon for road taxes instead of the $150, plus all the licensing and transit taxes.

Electric vehicles get hit especially hard for Sound Transit taxes since the cars depreciate so fast.

 

[EldRick]

Perhaps this explains the dearth of DCFC chargers between Portland and Seattle.

 

[marshallinwa]

Perhaps this explains the dearth of DCFC chargers between Portland and Seattle.

But you have a Bolt. You can easily make it to the Tacoma Mall even with the heat on.

Anyhow, the WDOT has a million bucks for faster DC chargers and suppose to be taking applications for loans and grants this year. A million bucks wouldn't go far, but it's a start.

 

[Tessy]

So you have to pay 150??? Man that sucks

That's just a start.

You can add in another $500 to $600 per year for licensing and transit taxes on a new Bolt if you live in the Sound Transit service area. All but a $100 dollars is Sound Transit taxes.

ICE vehicles pay 67.8 cents a gallon for road taxes instead of the $150, plus all the licensing and transit taxes.

Electric vehicles get hit especially hard for Sound Transit taxes since the cars depreciate so fast.

Good gosh that seems a bit much