Wyoming Reduces Electric Vehicle Taxes - CleanTechnica

Wyoming recently passed a new electric vehicle (EV) bill aimed at reducing the tax burden on EV owners in the state. The legislation lowers the annual registration fee for all-electric vehicles from $200 to $100 and further reduces the fee to $50 for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Additionally, the bill exempts electricity used as an alternative fuel from sales tax, aligning it with gasoline’s exemption, and removes alternative fuel taxes on Level 2 EV chargers, which are slower chargers commonly found at local businesses and in towns. The bill was introduced by a Wyoming Democrat who owns an EV charging company and co-sponsored by a Wyoming Republican EV owner, reflecting bipartisan support. The tax changes shift the focus toward taxing “superchargers” or fast public chargers, which are primarily used by tourists driving through Wyoming, thereby targeting non-resident EV users for fuel tax contributions. The nonprofit Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities praised the bill as a significant advancement for Wyoming’s EV infrastructure, emphasizing that Level 2 chargers are