Arkansas electric vehicle fee
Arkansas charges $200 a year on an electric car, on top of everything a gas car pays.
How much is the Arkansas EV registration fee?
$200 a year. That sits on top of the ordinary $25 registration, so an electric car costs $225 a year to keep on the road where a gas car costs $25.
Hybrids pay less: a plug-in hybrid pays $100 a year and a regular hybrid $50.
Arkansas adds a yearly fee to a car that pays little or no fuel tax: $200 for a full electric car, $100 for a plug-in hybrid, and $50 for an ordinary hybrid. It is charged with the registration each year. source 1
| Fuel type | Extra per year | Total registration |
|---|---|---|
| Gas or diesel | Nothing | $25 |
| Hybrid | $50 | $75 |
| Plug-in hybrid | $100 | $125 |
| Electric | $200 | $225 |
What Arkansas's $200 adds up to
A single year of $200 is easy to wave off. Held over the time most people keep a car, the Arkansas charge is not.
| Years owned | Extra paid for driving electric in Arkansas |
|---|---|
| 1 | $200 |
| 3 | $600 |
| 5 | $1,000 |
| 10 | $2,000 |
Against that, an electric car pays no fuel tax, which is the whole reason Arkansas charges it. Whether you come out ahead comes down to your mileage: a gas car pays fuel tax on every gallon, so the more you drive, the more the $200 looks like a bargain, and a car that barely leaves the garage pays more than its share.
What the Arkansas charge is for
In Arkansas the charge is $200 a year, on top of whatever the registration itself costs.
The reasoning is the same one every state uses. Roads are paid for out of fuel tax, collected a few cents at a time at the pump, and an electric car uses those roads while buying no fuel. The annual charge stands in for the fuel tax it never pays. More on why states charge it.
Whether the amount is a fair swap is where the states stop agreeing. New Jersey charges $270 and Hawaii charges $50 for the same car doing the same mileage. The reasoning and the full range are set out here.
When you pay it
In Arkansas it is charged from the first registration, so it lands in the bill on the day you buy the car rather than a year later.
The calculator on the Arkansas registration page applies that rule. Set the fuel type to electric and it shows you the figure in place, with everything else itemized around it.
How Arkansas compares
Arkansas is 10th highest of the 41 states that charge an electric car fee.
| State | Electric | Plug-in hybrid |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $270 | Not charged |
| Arkansas | $200 | $100 |
| Tennessee | $200 | $100 |
| Texas | $200 | Not charged |
| Missouri | $159 | $84 |
| Louisiana | $110 | $60 |
| Oklahoma | $110 | $82 |
| Hawaii | $50 | Not charged |
Arkansas shown against the states next to it and the two ends of the range. All 51 side by side on the EV fee by state page.
Questions about the Arkansas EV fee
How much is EV registration in Arkansas?
$200 a year on top of the normal registration, so $225 in total against $25 for a gas car.
Why is EV registration so expensive in Arkansas?
Because the fee is meant to replace the fuel tax an electric car does not pay. Arkansas has set that replacement at $200 a year, which is towards the middle of the range. The states have landed on very different numbers for the same argument.
Do electric cars have higher registration fees than gas cars?
In Arkansas, yes, by $200 a year. Everything else on the bill is the same.
Is there a hybrid registration fee in Arkansas?
Yes. A plug-in hybrid pays $100 a year and a regular hybrid $50, less than the $200 charged on a full electric car. A hybrid still buys gas and pays fuel tax on it, so the charge is smaller.
Is there a federal EV registration fee?
No. There is no federal vehicle registration in the United States at all. Registration is run state by state, which is exactly why the charge on an electric car runs from nothing to $270 depending on where you park it.
Is the Arkansas EV fee ever waived?
Not as a general rule. Arkansas DFA publishes the fee as applying to electric vehicles at registration, and we are not aware of a published waiver. If you think an exemption applies to you, ask them directly rather than relying on a calculator.
More on registering a car in Arkansas
The electric vehicle charge is one line on a longer bill. These pages cover the rest for Arkansas:
Nearby states
Or see every state on the EV registration fee by state page.
Where these numbers come from
- Arkansas DFA, Motor Vehicle Registration Fee Schedule, retrieved 2026-09-23
- Arkansas.gov, Calculate State Sales Tax (DFA Office of Driver Services vehicle sales tax calculator), retrieved 2026-10-21
- Arkansas Act 1013 and DFA, reduced 3.5% rate on used vehicles $4,000 to $10,000 and exemption under $4,000, retrieved 2026-09-23
- Arkansas DFA, Sales and Use Tax FAQs (local tax capped on the first $2,500, trade-in credit), retrieved 2026-09-23
- Arkansas DFA, Individual Personal Property (annual assessment of vehicles at 20% of value by 31 May), retrieved 2026-09-26
- Arkansas DFA, DSMV FAQs (60 days to register, $3 per 10 days late, 10% sales tax penalty, proof of assessment and taxes paid), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Arkansas Legislature, SB82 of 2025 (raise the used-car exemption to $10,000; died in committee), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Arkansas Code 27-14-601, registration fees, retrieved 2026-10-22
- Arkansas Gross Receipts Rule GR-12, sale of motor vehicles: gifts and inheritances as non-taxable transfers (Cornell LII copy, no revision date shown), retrieved 2026-11-01
Not affiliated with Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. Several states re-set this figure annually, so check the date above.