The short answer: Vermont Statutes Title 23, section 361(a) says the annual registration fee for a pleasure car, including a pleasure car that is a plug-in electric vehicle, is $89.00, and the biennial fee is $163.00. Subsection (b), repealed effective January 1, 2027, adds an annual electric-vehicle infrastructure fee for a battery-electric pleasure car equal to the annual fee in subsection (a), or a biennial fee equal to two times that annual fee. Subsection (c) as in effect until January 1, 2027 adds an annual infrastructure fee for a plug-in hybrid pleasure car equal to one-half the annual fee in subsection (a), or a biennial fee equal to the annual fee in subsection (a). The replacement subsection (c), effective January 1, 2027, keeps that plug-in hybrid fee at the same fractions. This page does not turn those fractions into a dollar.
What the sources say
| Source | What the source says |
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| Vermont Statutes Title 23, section 361 | Vermont Statutes Title 23, section 361(a) says the annual registration fee for a pleasure car, including a pleasure car that is a plug-in electric vehicle, is $89.00, and the biennial fee is $163.00. Subsection (b), repealed effective January 1, 2027, adds an annual electric-vehicle infrastructure fee for a battery-electric pleasure car equal to the annual fee in subsection (a), or a biennial fee equal to two times that annual fee. Subsection (c) as in effect until January 1, 2027 adds an annual infrastructure fee for a plug-in hybrid pleasure car equal to one-half the annual fee in subsection (a), or a biennial fee equal to the annual fee in subsection (a). The replacement subsection (c), effective January 1, 2027, keeps that plug-in hybrid fee at the same fractions. This page does not turn those fractions into a dollar. |
| Vermont Act 168 (2026), as enacted Vermont Statutes Title 23, section 4302, effective January 1, 2027 | Act 168 (2026) section 8 adds 23 V.S.A. section 4302, effective January 1, 2027. That section sets the mileage-based user fee at $0.014 per mile, says the fee for a mileage reporting period shall not exceed $178.00, and offers a flat rate of $178.00. Section 10 says that during 2027 and 2028, an initial registration or renewal before the first mileage report is complete is charged a one-time road usage charge of $89.00 for one year or $178.00 for two years. Section 35 makes sections 8, 9, and 10 effective January 1, 2027. Section 9 amends the plug-in hybrid infrastructure fee and does not repeal it. |
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What to do with this number
Confirm the fee on the motor-vehicle renewal notice before you pay. The figure above is not a quote from your county clerk. Electricity after the car is registered is a different bill.
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FAQ: EV registration fees in Vermont
What extra EV registration fee applies in Vermont?
Vermont Statutes Title 23, section 361(a) says the annual registration fee for a pleasure car, including a pleasure car that is a plug-in electric vehicle, is $89.00, and the biennial fee is $163.00. Subsection (b), repealed effective January 1, 2027, adds an annual electric-vehicle infrastructure fee for a battery-electric pleasure car equal to the annual fee in subsection (a), or a biennial fee equal to two times that annual fee. Subsection (c) as in effect until January 1, 2027 adds an annual infrastructure fee for a plug-in hybrid pleasure car equal to one-half the annual fee in subsection (a), or a biennial fee equal to the annual fee in subsection (a). The replacement subsection (c), effective January 1, 2027, keeps that plug-in hybrid fee at the same fractions. This page does not turn those fractions into a dollar.
Is this the whole amount due at the DMV in Vermont?
No. These quotations are the additional statewide electric, plug-in, or alternative-fuel charge the cited source states, or a statement that no such charge was in the AFDC laws retrieved on 2026-10-31. Weight fees, value taxes, county fees, plate fees, and sales tax are separate.
Does this fee include a home charger rebate?
No. Home charger programs are on the charger rebate page for this state. What the electricity costs after the vehicle is registered is on the charging-cost page.
Sources
- AFDC laws and incentives, VT. Law text retrieved 2026-11-04.
- Vermont Statutes Title 23, section 361. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- Vermont Act 168 (2026), as enacted. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- Vermont Statutes Title 23, section 4302, effective January 1, 2027. Retrieved 2026-11-04.