EV Registration Fees in Virginia

Virginiais one of the states that charges electric vehicles extra at registration — typically justified as replacing the gas taxes EVs don't pay. Here's exactly what it adds for a two-year-old $45,000 vehicle:

Virginia registration is $30.75 per year for most cars ($35.75 over 4,000 lbs) — but Virginia localities levy an annual personal property tax on vehicles (often 3–4%+ of assessed value), which dwarfs the registration fee for newer cars. EVs pay a Highway Use Fee of $135.63 for the year beginning July 2026 (recalculated every July); fuel-efficient gas cars pay a smaller sliding-scale HUF.