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Oregon electric vehicle fee

Oregon charges $240 a year on an electric car, on top of everything a gas car pays.

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How much is the Oregon EV registration fee?

$240 a year. That sits on top of the ordinary $136 registration, so an electric car costs $376 a year to keep on the road where a gas car costs $136.

In Oregon the electric premium sits in the registration itself. A two-year electric registration is $376 against $136 for a gas car, the $240 shown here, and the electric title costs more too, $192 against $106. Enrolling in OReGO cuts the registration to $86 for two years, and you pay by the mile instead. From July 1, 2027, used electric cars move to the $86 registration at renewal with a choice of a flat fee or a per-mile charge; new electric cars follow on January 1, 2028, and hybrids and plug-in hybrids on July 1, 2028. source 1

Fuel typeExtra per yearTotal registration
Gas or dieselNothing$136
Electric$240$376

What Oregon's $240 adds up to

The yearly number understates it. Here is what Oregon's $240 comes to the longer you keep the car.

Years ownedExtra paid for driving electric in Oregon
1$240
3$720
5$1,200
10$2,400

Whether $240 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 Oregon charge costs you more than the tax it replaces.

What the Oregon charge is for

In Oregon the charge is $240 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 Oregon 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 Oregon 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 Oregon 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 Oregon compares

Oregon is 5th highest of the 41 states that charge an electric car fee.

StateElectricPlug-in hybrid
New Jersey $270 Not charged
Oregon $240 Not charged
Washington $225 $75
Idaho $140 $75
California $121 Not charged
Hawaii $50 Not charged
Nevada Nothing Nothing

Oregon 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 Oregon EV fee

How much is EV registration in Oregon?

$240 a year on top of the normal registration, so $376 in total against $136 for a gas car.

Why is EV registration so expensive in Oregon?

Because the fee is meant to replace the fuel tax an electric car does not pay. Oregon has set that replacement at $240 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 Oregon, yes, by $240 a year. Everything else on the bill is the same.

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 Oregon EV fee ever waived?

Not as a general rule. Oregon DMV 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 Oregon

The electric vehicle charge is one line on a longer bill. These pages cover the rest for Oregon:

Full Oregon fee calculator →The whole registration bill worked out line by line, with a source on every figure. Set the fuel type to electric to see this charge in place. Oregon tax, title and license calculator →The tax and state fees due when you buy, with the trade-in rule. Oregon title transfer →Putting a car into your name, the forms, and how a family transfer changes the tax. Cheapest states to register →How Oregon's yearly cost of keeping a car on the road compares with the rest.

Nearby states

California EV feeWashington EV feeNevada EV feeIdaho EV fee

Or see every state on the EV registration fee by state page.

Where these numbers come from

  1. Oregon DMV, Vehicle Title, Registration and Permit Fees, retrieved 2026-10-17
  2. Oregon Department of Revenue, Vehicle Privilege and Use Taxes, retrieved 2026-10-17
  3. Oregon Administrative Rule 735-150-0055, dealer document-processing fee, retrieved 2026-09-23
  4. Oregon DMV, Titling and Registering Your Vehicle, retrieved 2026-10-17
  5. Oregon DMV, Moving to Oregon, retrieved 2026-10-17
  6. ODOT, House Bill 3991 and Measure 120, retrieved 2026-10-17
  7. Multnomah County, Vehicle Registration Fee, retrieved 2026-10-17
  8. Washington County, Vehicle Registration Fee, retrieved 2026-10-17
  9. Oregon DEQ, Portland area test stations and fees, retrieved 2026-10-17
  10. Oregon DMV, Special Background Plates fee chart (custom plates $100 per two-year or $200 per four-year registration), retrieved 2026-10-29
  11. Oregon DMV, Custom Plate Application, Form 205 (six characters plus one space or hyphen), retrieved 2026-10-29

Not affiliated with Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (ODOT). Several states re-set this figure annually, so check the date above.