California - annual renewal fee | video

Welcome to confiscatory Calunicornia. Here is the California DMV link for calculating your total license fee.

Yea by now I learned it has mostly something to do with that the car sales price was so high and not that is an EV.

Jayally said:

Mine is $725 because I have to pay for the personal plate renewal. It might get cheaper every year, although this is the most I've ever paid for DMV fees, it's more than what I paid DMV when I bought the car. View attachment 7030

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Do you pay this yearly?

The fee is based on value so it goes down every year (usually) like a slow leak. At least we only pay close to $5 a gallon for gas.

Nevada bases plates on MSRP value that decreases with time. My renewal in Feb. will be over $700 but unlike my neighbors to the west, Nevada has no state income tax. I'm in the process of buying a second residence in Utah and that state has a lower plate rate but charges $120 per year EV fee. Unlike CA both Nevada and Utah have a well-maintained road system

Sorry to revive an old thread, but I just paid my tags and mine were $865+ 1.9% fee for paying with a credit card for a grand total of $881.44 + auto insurance I’m at $1,800+ and of course not including this month’s car payment. At the end of the day, still love this car. But, damn it’s expensive!

Chels said:

Sorry to revive an old thread, but I just paid my tags and mine were $865+ 1.9% fee for paying with a credit card for a grand total of $881.44 + auto insurance I’m at $1,800+ and of course not including this month’s car payment. At the end of the day, still love this car. But, damn it’s expensive!

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My California renewal just came in at $850. It would have been the same for an equal value ICE vehicle. At least I saved over $4500 in gasoline! And no oil changes, smog check, catalytic theft, muffler bearings, etc.

Say Watt said:

My California renewal just came in at $850. It would have been the same for an equal value ICE vehicle. At least I saved over $4500 in gasoline! And no oil changes, smog check, catalytic theft, muffler bearings, etc.

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Not to mention having to check blinker fluid