Mississippi electric vehicle fee
Mississippi charges $150 a year on an electric car, on top of everything a gas car pays.
How much is the Mississippi EV registration fee?
$150 a year. That sits on top of the ordinary $12.75 registration, so an electric car costs $162.75 a year to keep on the road where a gas car costs $12.75.
Hybrids pay less: a hybrid or plug-in hybrid pays $75 a year.
Mississippi charges an extra annual fee on electric and hybrid cars to make up for the fuel tax they do not pay: $150 a year for an electric vehicle and $75 for a hybrid or plug-in hybrid, on top of the normal registration. source 2
| Fuel type | Extra per year | Total registration |
|---|---|---|
| Gas or diesel | Nothing | $12.75 |
| Hybrid or plug-in hybrid | $75 | $87.75 |
| Electric | $150 | $162.75 |
What Mississippi's $150 adds up to
$150 once sounds minor. Multiply it by the years you will own the car and the Mississippi figure starts to matter.
| Years owned | Extra paid for driving electric in Mississippi |
|---|---|
| 1 | $150 |
| 3 | $450 |
| 5 | $750 |
| 10 | $1,500 |
The offset is fuel tax you no longer pay. A high-mileage driver easily spends more than $150 a year in gas tax, so they gain; a light-mileage driver in Mississippi can end up paying more through this charge than they ever would at the pump.
What the Mississippi charge is for
Here is the Mississippi figure in proportion. The registration fee for any car is $12.75. The electric vehicle charge on top of it is $150, which is 11.8 times the fee it is added to. An electric car in Mississippi is not paying a slightly higher registration, it is paying a separate bill that happens to arrive with the registration.
Behind the number is a simple argument. Fuel tax funds the roads, an electric car pays none because it buys no gas, so Mississippi bills a flat charge in its place. 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi compares
Mississippi is 21th highest of the 41 states that charge an electric car fee.
| State | Electric | Plug-in hybrid |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $270 | Not charged |
| Alabama | $203 | $103 |
| Arkansas | $200 | $100 |
| Tennessee | $200 | $100 |
| Mississippi | $150 | $75 |
| Louisiana | $110 | $60 |
| Hawaii | $50 | Not charged |
Mississippi 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 Mississippi EV fee
How much is EV registration in Mississippi?
$150 a year on top of the normal registration, so $162.75 in total against $12.75 for a gas car.
Why is EV registration so expensive in Mississippi?
Because the fee is meant to replace the fuel tax an electric car does not pay. Mississippi 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 Mississippi, yes, by $150 a year. Everything else on the bill is the same.
Is there a hybrid registration fee in Mississippi?
Yes. A hybrid or plug-in hybrid pays $75 a year, 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 Mississippi EV fee ever waived?
Not as a general rule. Mississippi DOR 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 Mississippi
The electric vehicle charge is one line on a longer bill. These pages cover the rest for Mississippi:
Nearby states
Or see every state on the EV registration fee by state page.
Where these numbers come from
- Mississippi DOR, Motor Vehicle Licensing (registration, title, privilege tax), retrieved 2026-10-17
- MS Code 27-19-56.1, electric and hybrid vehicle fees, retrieved 2026-09-25
- Mississippi DOR, Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Taxes and Legislative Tag Credit, retrieved 2026-10-21
- Mississippi DOR, motor vehicle frequently asked questions (registration $12.75/$14, $15 privilege tax, 30 business days, new residents, late penalty), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Lamar County Tax Collector, motor vehicle licensing FAQ (tag credit on sale, out-of-state sales tax not credited), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Mississippi Code 27-19-5, privilege tax, retrieved 2026-10-22
- Mississippi Code 27-19-31(2)(b), black tag with white pinstripe and $38.25 fee (current text printed in 2026 SB 2109), retrieved 2026-10-28
- Mississippi DOR, Special Tag Fee Distribution (Vanity (Personal) $33, Sec. 27-19-48), retrieved 2026-10-28
- Magnolia Tribune, Success of black out tags, May 3, 2024 (143,000 sold; vanity-only before SB 2841), retrieved 2026-10-28
Not affiliated with Mississippi Department of Revenue. Several states re-set this figure annually, so check the date above.