The short answer: Revised Code of Washington 46.17.323(1) requires a $100 fee, due only at annual registration renewal, for a vehicle that uses at least one method of propulsion capable of being reenergized by an external source of electricity and can travel at least 30 miles using only battery power, except electric motorcycles, and that is designed to drive at more than 35 miles per hour.
What the sources say
| Source | What the source says |
|---|---|
| Revised Code of Washington 46.17.323 | Revised Code of Washington 46.17.323(1) requires a $100 fee, due only at annual registration renewal, for a vehicle that uses at least one method of propulsion capable of being reenergized by an external source of electricity and can travel at least 30 miles using only battery power, except electric motorcycles, and that is designed to drive at more than 35 miles per hour. |
| Revised Code of Washington 46.17.323 | Section 46.17.323(4) requires an additional $50 fee at annual registration renewal for the same class of vehicle, except electric motorcycles. |
| Revised Code of Washington 46.17.323 | Section 46.17.323(5) requires a $30 fee, beginning November 1, 2022, at annual registration renewal of an electric motorcycle that uses propulsion units powered solely by electricity. |
| Revised Code of Washington 46.17.324 | Revised Code of Washington 46.17.324(1) subjects that same 30-mile battery class of vehicle, except as the section states, to an annual seventy-five dollar transportation electrification fee. This page does not add the $100, the $50, and the seventy-five dollar fee into one total. |
| Revised Code of Washington 46.17.324 | Section 46.17.324(2) says that beginning October 1, 2019, in lieu of the subsection (1) fee, a hybrid or alternative fuel vehicle that is not required to pay the fees in RCW 46.17.323(1) and (4) pays a seventy-five dollar hybrid vehicle transportation electrification fee at annual registration renewal. |
| AFDC law 9974, Electric Vehicle (EV) Fee | AFDC law 9974 describes the registration charge for an all-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle with an all-electric range of at least 30 miles as an annual fee of $150 plus a $75 transportation electrification fee, and says a hybrid electric vehicle with an all-electric range of less than 30 miles pays an annual fee of $75 and an electric motorcycle pays an annual fee of $30. The statute sections above itemize $100, $50, and seventy-five dollars instead of a single $150 line. |
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What to do with this number
Confirm the fee on the motor-vehicle renewal notice before you pay. The figure above is not a quote from your county clerk. Electricity after the car is registered is a different bill.
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FAQ: EV registration fees in Washington
What extra EV registration fee applies in Washington?
Revised Code of Washington 46.17.323(1) requires a $100 fee, due only at annual registration renewal, for a vehicle that uses at least one method of propulsion capable of being reenergized by an external source of electricity and can travel at least 30 miles using only battery power, except electric motorcycles, and that is designed to drive at more than 35 miles per hour.
Is this the whole amount due at the DMV in Washington?
No. These quotations are the additional statewide electric, plug-in, or alternative-fuel charge the cited source states, or a statement that no such charge was in the AFDC laws retrieved on 2026-10-31. Weight fees, value taxes, county fees, plate fees, and sales tax are separate.
Does this fee include a home charger rebate?
No. Home charger programs are on the charger rebate page for this state. What the electricity costs after the vehicle is registered is on the charging-cost page.
Sources
- AFDC laws and incentives, WA. Law text retrieved 2026-10-31.
- Revised Code of Washington 46.17.323. Retrieved 2026-10-31.
- Revised Code of Washington 46.17.324. Retrieved 2026-10-31.
- AFDC law 9974, Electric Vehicle (EV) Fee. Retrieved 2026-10-31.