Missouri electric vehicle fee
Missouri charges $159 a year on an electric car, on top of everything a gas car pays.
How much is the Missouri EV registration fee?
$159 a year. It sits on top of the ordinary registration.
Hybrids pay less: a plug-in hybrid pays $84 a year, and a regular hybrid that does not plug in pays nothing extra.
Missouri does not add an EV fee to the registration. Instead, an electric car needs a special fuel decal every calendar year: $150 for 2026 plus a $9 processing fee, bought by January 31. Fees went up each year from 2022 under section 142.869, RSMo, reaching this level on January 1, 2026 (it was $135 in 2025). source 7
| Fuel type | Extra per year |
|---|---|
| Gas or diesel | Nothing |
| Plug-in hybrid | $84 |
| Electric | $159 |
What Missouri's $159 adds up to
A single year of $159 is easy to wave off. Held over the time most people keep a car, the Missouri charge is not.
| Years owned | Extra paid for driving electric in Missouri |
|---|---|
| 1 | $159 |
| 3 | $477 |
| 5 | $795 |
| 10 | $1,590 |
Against that, an electric car pays no fuel tax, which is the whole reason Missouri 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 $159 looks like a bargain, and a car that barely leaves the garage pays more than its share.
What the Missouri charge is for
In Missouri the charge is $159 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 Missouri the decal runs by calendar year, January to December, and is bought by January 31 each year. Buy an electric car later in the year and the first decal is cut by one twelfth for each month already gone, so it is due when you put the car on the road, at a reduced amount. If you buy a car that already has this year's decal, it stays with the car.
The calculator on the Missouri 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 Missouri compares
Missouri is 19th 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 |
| Kansas | $165 | $100 |
| Missouri | $159 | $84 |
| Nebraska | $150 | $75 |
| Iowa | $130 | $65 |
| Kentucky | $120 | $60 |
| Oklahoma | $110 | $82 |
| Illinois | $100 | Not charged |
| Hawaii | $50 | Not charged |
Missouri 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 Missouri EV fee
How much is EV registration in Missouri?
$159 a year on top of the normal registration.
Why is EV registration so expensive in Missouri?
Because the fee is meant to replace the fuel tax an electric car does not pay. Missouri has set that replacement at $159 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 Missouri, yes, by $159 a year. Everything else on the bill is the same.
Is there a hybrid registration fee in Missouri?
Yes. A plug-in hybrid pays $84 a year, and a regular hybrid that does not plug in pays nothing extra, less than the $159 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 Missouri EV fee ever waived?
Not as a general rule. Missouri 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 Missouri
The electric vehicle charge is one line on a longer bill. These pages cover the rest for Missouri:
Nearby states
Or see every state on the EV registration fee by state page.
Where these numbers come from
- Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Fees, retrieved 2026-10-17
- Missouri Department of Revenue, Buying a Vehicle, retrieved 2026-10-17
- Missouri Department of Revenue, 12 CSR 10-26.231, maximum dealer administrative fee, retrieved 2026-10-17
- Missouri Revised Statutes 137.115, personal property assessed at one third of true value, October trade-in guide, 2025 cap on vehicle assessments, retrieved 2026-10-17
- Missouri Department of Revenue, Renewing Missouri License Plates ($5 renewal penalty), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Titling and Registration (30 days for new residents), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Missouri Department of Revenue, Special Fuel Decals (fees effective January 1, 2026), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Missouri Revised Statutes 301.144, personalized plates ($15 a year, new plates every three years), retrieved 2026-10-28
- Missouri Revised Statutes 301.140, plate transfer fee ($2 plus any prorated difference), retrieved 2026-10-28
- KY3, Missouri to eliminate temporary plates in February 2027 (FUSION phase 2), July 31, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-28
- Missouri Department of Revenue, Selling a Vehicle (gifts), retrieved 2026-10-30
Not affiliated with Missouri Department of Revenue. Several states re-set this figure annually, so check the date above.