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Wow really?

I have a Tesla in CA and am only familiar with the electric vehicle credit (not sure what it is, I haven't looked into it) and the "you get to use carpool lanes" rule for EVs.

Otherwise, I'm not familiar with extra taxes :(

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IIRC, renewing a Tesla registration is $6xx/year whereas renewing a gas car's registration is $1xx/year

Part of the difference is that Tesla is an expensive/new vehicle, and vehicle registration (at least in California) is tied to vehicle cost.

But I think they do charge extra to make up for the fact that you never have to smog an electric vehicle.

There is an additional $100 fee specific to EVs in California and an increasing annual tax.

https://electrek.co/2020/07/10/california-starts-charging-ev...

California's vehicle registration fee factors in several things, the most influential (I think) being price, which is probably why Tesla registration is higher than most gas cars. I've seen $500+ registration fees on ICE trucks.

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