Kansas electric vehicle fee
Kansas charges $165 a year on an electric car, on top of everything a gas car pays.
How much is the Kansas EV registration fee?
$165 a year. That sits on top of the ordinary $30 registration, so an electric car costs $195 a year to keep on the road where a gas car costs $30.
Hybrids pay less: a plug-in hybrid pays $100 a year and a regular hybrid $70.
Kansas charges an extra annual registration fee on electric and hybrid cars, raised on January 1, 2026: $165 a year for an all-electric vehicle, $100 for a plug-in hybrid and $70 for a regular hybrid, on top of the normal registration. source 2
| Fuel type | Extra per year | Total registration |
|---|---|---|
| Gas or diesel | Nothing | $30 |
| Hybrid | $70 | $100 |
| Plug-in hybrid | $100 | $130 |
| Electric | $165 | $195 |
What Kansas's $165 adds up to
The yearly number understates it. Here is what Kansas's $165 comes to the longer you keep the car.
| Years owned | Extra paid for driving electric in Kansas |
|---|---|
| 1 | $165 |
| 3 | $495 |
| 5 | $825 |
| 10 | $1,650 |
Whether $165 a year is a fair swap depends entirely on how far you drive, because it stands in for the fuel tax an electric car skips. Drive a lot and you are ahead; drive little and the Kansas charge costs you more than the tax it replaces.
What the Kansas charge is for
In Kansas the charge is $165 a year, on top of whatever the registration itself costs.
It comes down to how roads are funded. Gas drivers pay for them at the pump through fuel tax; an electric driver does not, so Kansas recovers a share of that with a yearly fee instead. 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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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 Kansas compares
Kansas is 18th highest of the 41 states that charge an electric car fee.
| State | Electric | Plug-in hybrid |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $270 | Not charged |
| Kansas | $165 | $100 |
| Missouri | $159 | $84 |
| Nebraska | $150 | $75 |
| Oklahoma | $110 | $82 |
| Colorado | $89.05 | Not charged |
| Hawaii | $50 | Not charged |
Kansas 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 Kansas EV fee
How much is EV registration in Kansas?
$165 a year on top of the normal registration, so $195 in total against $30 for a gas car.
Why is EV registration so expensive in Kansas?
Because the fee is meant to replace the fuel tax an electric car does not pay. Kansas has set that replacement at $165 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 Kansas, yes, by $165 a year. Everything else on the bill is the same.
Is there a hybrid registration fee in Kansas?
Yes. A plug-in hybrid pays $100 a year and a regular hybrid $70, less than the $165 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 Kansas EV fee ever waived?
Not as a general rule. Kansas DOV 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 Kansas
The electric vehicle charge is one line on a longer bill. These pages cover the rest for Kansas:
Nearby states
Or see every state on the EV registration fee by state page.
Where these numbers come from
- Kansas Department of Revenue, Pub. KS-1526 Business Taxes for Motor Vehicle Transactions, retrieved 2026-09-24
- K.S.A. 8-143, annual registration fees and electric and hybrid vehicle fees, retrieved 2026-09-24
- Johnson County Treasury, Motor Vehicle Fees (registration, title, vehicle property tax), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Johnson County Treasury, renew your vehicle registration (last-name schedule, online renewal rules), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Johnson County Treasury, transfer your vehicle registration from another state (90 days, KHP VIN inspection), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Johnson County Treasury, register your recently purchased vehicle (60 days), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Kansas Department of Revenue, Form TR-215, Affidavit of Relationship, retrieved 2026-10-30
- Kansas Department of Revenue, Form TR-12, Vehicle Gift Certification, retrieved 2026-10-30
Not affiliated with Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles. Several states re-set this figure annually, so check the date above.