Minnesota electric vehicle fee
Minnesota charges $150 a year on an electric car, on top of everything a gas car pays.
How much is the Minnesota EV registration fee?
$150 a year. It sits on top of the ordinary registration.
Hybrids pay less: a plug-in hybrid pays $75 a year, and a regular hybrid that does not plug in pays nothing extra.
The electric vehicle surcharge is the greater of $150.00 and 0.5% of the list price written down for age by the same table as the registration tax, so $150.00 is the floor rather than the whole answer. The two meet at a list price of $30,000.00 on a new car: a $45,000.00 EV pays $225.00 in its first year. A plug-in hybrid works the same way at 0.25% with a $75.00 floor. Both floors drop to $100.00 and $50.00 for registration periods starting from 1 July 2027. source 1
| Fuel type | Extra per year |
|---|---|
| Gas or diesel | Nothing |
| Plug-in hybrid | $75 |
| Electric | $150 |
What Minnesota's $150 adds up to
The yearly number understates it. Here is what Minnesota's $150 comes to the longer you keep the car.
| Years owned | Extra paid for driving electric in Minnesota |
|---|---|
| 1 | $150 |
| 3 | $450 |
| 5 | $750 |
| 10 | $1,500 |
Whether $150 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 Minnesota charge costs you more than the tax it replaces.
What the Minnesota charge is for
In Minnesota the charge is $150 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota compares
Minnesota is 20th highest of the 41 states that charge an electric car fee.
| State | Electric | Plug-in hybrid |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $270 | Not charged |
| Michigan | $267 | Not charged |
| Wisconsin | $175 | $75 |
| Minnesota | $150 | $75 |
| Iowa | $130 | $65 |
| North Dakota | $120 | $50 |
| South Dakota | $100 | Not charged |
| Hawaii | $50 | Not charged |
Minnesota 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 Minnesota EV fee
How much is EV registration in Minnesota?
$150 a year on top of the normal registration.
Why is EV registration so expensive in Minnesota?
Because the fee is meant to replace the fuel tax an electric car does not pay. Minnesota has set that replacement at $150 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 Minnesota, yes, by $150 a year. Everything else on the bill is the same.
Is there a hybrid registration fee in Minnesota?
Yes. A plug-in hybrid pays $75 a year, and a regular hybrid that does not plug in pays nothing extra, less than the $150 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 Minnesota EV fee ever waived?
Not as a general rule. Minnesota DVS 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 Minnesota
The electric vehicle charge is one line on a longer bill. These pages cover the rest for Minnesota:
Nearby states
Or see every state on the EV registration fee by state page.
Where these numbers come from
- Minnesota Statutes 168.013, vehicle registration taxes, retrieved 2026-10-12
- Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services, vehicle fees, retrieved 2026-10-12
- Minnesota Statutes 297B.02, motor vehicle excise tax rate, retrieved 2026-09-16
- Minnesota Department of Revenue, motor vehicle sales tax, retrieved 2026-09-16
- Minnesota Statutes 297B.025, vehicles subject to the in lieu tax, retrieved 2026-09-16
- Minnesota Statutes 168.27, subdivision 31, document administration fee, retrieved 2026-09-16
- Minnesota Department of Public Safety, DVS vehicle registration (60 days for new residents), retrieved 2026-10-12
- Minnesota Department of Public Safety, DVS vehicle registration renewal (online renewal until 10 months expired), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Minnesota DVS, vehicle wheelage tax (counties as of 1 January 2026), retrieved 2026-10-12
- Minnesota DVS, vehicle title and registration for those new to Minnesota, retrieved 2026-10-12
- Minnesota Statutes 297B.03, exemptions from the motor vehicle sales tax, retrieved 2026-10-12
- Minnesota Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Sales Tax: nontaxable transactions, retrieved 2026-10-30
Not affiliated with Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services. Several states re-set this figure annually, so check the date above.