Wyoming electric vehicle fee
Wyoming charges $100 a year on an electric car, on top of everything a gas car pays.
How much is the Wyoming EV registration fee?
$100 a year. That sits on top of the ordinary $30 registration, so an electric car costs $130 a year to keep on the road where a gas car costs $30.
Hybrids pay less: a plug-in hybrid pays $50 a year, and a regular hybrid that does not plug in pays nothing extra.
Since July 1, 2026 (HB 145) Wyoming charges an annual decal fee of $100 on a battery-electric car and $50 on a plug-in hybrid, down from $200 for an EV. A regular hybrid that does not plug in pays no decal fee. The same law added a 3.5 cents per kilowatt-hour tax on electricity sold at DC fast chargers. source 3
| Fuel type | Extra per year | Total registration |
|---|---|---|
| Gas or diesel | Nothing | $30 |
| Plug-in hybrid | $50 | $80 |
| Electric | $100 | $130 |
What Wyoming's $100 adds up to
A single year of $100 is easy to wave off. Held over the time most people keep a car, the Wyoming charge is not.
| Years owned | Extra paid for driving electric in Wyoming |
|---|---|
| 1 | $100 |
| 3 | $300 |
| 5 | $500 |
| 10 | $1,000 |
Against that, an electric car pays no fuel tax, which is the whole reason Wyoming 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 $100 looks like a bargain, and a car that barely leaves the garage pays more than its share.
What the Wyoming charge is for
Here is the Wyoming figure in proportion. The registration fee for any car is $30. The electric vehicle charge on top of it is $100, which is 3.3 times the fee it is added to. An electric car in Wyoming is not paying a slightly higher registration, it is paying a separate bill that happens to arrive with the registration.
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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming compares
Wyoming is 37th highest of the 41 states that charge an electric car fee.
| State | Electric | Plug-in hybrid |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $270 | Not charged |
| Utah | $180 | $56.50 |
| Idaho | $140 | $75 |
| Montana | $130 | $70 |
| South Dakota | $100 | Not charged |
| Wyoming | $100 | $50 |
| Colorado | $89.05 | Not charged |
| Hawaii | $50 | Not charged |
Wyoming 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 Wyoming EV fee
How much is EV registration in Wyoming?
$100 a year on top of the normal registration, so $130 in total against $30 for a gas car.
Why is EV registration so expensive in Wyoming?
Because the fee is meant to replace the fuel tax an electric car does not pay. Wyoming has set that replacement at $100 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 Wyoming, yes, by $100 a year. Everything else on the bill is the same.
Is there a hybrid registration fee in Wyoming?
Yes. A plug-in hybrid pays $50 a year, and a regular hybrid that does not plug in pays nothing extra, less than the $100 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 Wyoming EV fee ever waived?
Not as a general rule. WYDOT 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 Wyoming
The electric vehicle charge is one line on a longer bill. These pages cover the rest for Wyoming:
Nearby states
Or see every state on the EV registration fee by state page.
Where these numbers come from
- Wyoming county treasurer, Vehicle Registration Fees (state fee + county factory-cost formula), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Laramie County Treasurer, Vehicle Sales and Use Tax, retrieved 2026-10-17
- Wyoming HB0145 (2026), enrolled act: $100 electric and $50 plug-in hybrid decal from July 1, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-17
- Albany County, Wyoming, FAQs (no late fee for renewing late), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Laramie County Treasurer, vehicle registration tips (no grace period, plate credit, 65-day tax penalties), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Teton County Treasurer, motor vehicle registration (non-residents over 120 days, plates belong to the owner), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Teton County Clerk, transferring an out-of-state vehicle (30 days, $10 VIN inspection), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Uinta County Treasurer, new to Wyoming (VIN inspection, $15 title), retrieved 2026-10-17
Not affiliated with Wyoming Department of Transportation. Several states re-set this figure annually, so check the date above.