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Florida EV registration fee in 2026: $0, not $250

Florida has no extra registration fee for electric vehicles. You pay the same fees as a gas car. A bill that would have added $250 a year, SB 804, died in the Senate Transportation Committee on March 13, 2026, so any page quoting a $250 Florida EV fee is wrong.

Updated · Figures checked against the official sources listed below

The short answer

$0. Florida does not charge electric vehicles an extra registration fee in 2026. Under Florida law (s. 320.08001), an electric car pays the same license tax as a gas car of the same type, and the FLHSMV fee list has no EV or plug-in hybrid surcharge.

Where the $250 figure comes from

Some websites say Florida charges EV owners $250 a year. That number comes from Senate Bill 804, filed on December 9, 2025 by Senator Truenow. It would have added a $250 fee for battery electric vehicles at first registration and every renewal, starting July 1, 2026, on top of the normal fees. Plug-in hybrids were not included.

The bill never passed. Its history on the Florida Senate site:

DateAction
December 9, 2025Filed
December 16, 2025Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
January 13, 2026Introduced
March 13, 2026Died in Transportation

What Florida EV drivers actually pay

The same as everyone else registering a car in Florida:

See Florida first-time registration cost or run the Florida calculator.

Will it come back?

It could. Florida lawmakers have looked at EV revenue before: a 2024 House bill on the impact of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles on state revenues (CS/CS/HB 107) also died, on March 8, 2024. Any new fee would need a new bill to pass both chambers. If that happens we'll update this page; until then the extra fee is $0. Most other states do charge one; see EV registration fees in all 50 states. A separate federal EV fee has also been proposed in Congress but is not law; see the proposed $130 federal EV fee.

Frequently asked questions

Do plug-in hybrids pay an extra fee in Florida?

No. There is no plug-in hybrid surcharge on the FLHSMV fee list, and even the failed SB 804 would have charged only battery electric vehicles.

Is Florida EV registration cheaper than for a gas car?

No, it's the same. State law sets the EV license tax equal to that of a comparable gas vehicle.

Did Florida pass an EV fee in 2026?

No. SB 804, the 2026 bill that proposed the $250 EV fee, died in committee on March 13, 2026, and Florida law still sets the EV license tax equal to that of a gas vehicle.

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    Official sources · Last checked October 13, 2026

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