EV road tax, market by market.
Every market in our scope, what it actually taxes electric vehicles on, the legislation behind it and the authority that publishes it. A market carries a figure only once we have checked its rates against the source — the rest show their structure, not a number we cannot stand behind.
- Markets in scope
- 47
- Verified & live
- 1
- Tax structures
- 8
- Tax year
- 2026
Verified & live
1 market you can calculate against today.
Figure shown is one reference vehicle — a 150 kW battery EV, 1,900 kg, listed at the equivalent of $35,000, registered in 2024 — priced from that market's published structure, so the numbers are directly comparable.
United Kingdom
£200
per year · about £16.67 a month · reference vehicle
Open the United Kingdom calculator- Charged on
- List price
- purchase value
- Rule in force
- April 2026
- Tax year 2026
- Legislation / authority
- Vehicle Excise Duty - cars registered on or after 1 April 2017 (GOV.UK vehicle tax rate tables)
- Last checked
- 2026-10-15
- How the figure is derived
- Zero-emission cars pay a reduced first-year rate of GBP 10, then the standard annual rate. The expensive-car supplement applies for 5 years from the second tax payment and uses a HIGHER GBP 50,000 list-price threshold for electric cars (GBP 40,000 for petrol and diesel). Zero-emission cars registered before 1 April 2025 remain exempt from the supplement.
Every market
All 47 markets, and the basis each one actually uses.
No single formula relabelled 47 times. Each row is read straight from the rule we hold for that market: its structure, the legislation behind it, and whether we have verified it. The date each rule took effect is on the market's own page.
| Market | Charged on | Legislation / authority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia au | Regional rates | State and territory vehicle registration and zero-emission vehicle road-user charge legislation | Pending |
| Austria at | Exempt | Kraftfahrzeugsteuergesetz 1992 - exemption for electric vehicles | Pending |
| Belgium be | Motor power | Regional tax codes - verkeersbelasting / taxe de circulation (fiscal horsepower) | Pending |
| Brazil br | Regional rates | State IPVA legislation - EV exemptions and reductions | Pending |
| Bulgaria bg | Exempt | Local Taxes and Fees Act - vehicle tax exemption for electric vehicles | Pending |
| Canada ca | Regional rates | Provincial motor vehicle acts and provincial ZEV road-charge legislation | Pending |
| Chile cl | List price | Ley de Rentas Municipales - permiso de circulacion; EV incentives | Pending |
| China cn | Exempt | Vehicle and Vessel Tax Law - new energy vehicle exemption | Pending |
| Colombia co | Exempt | Impuesto sobre vehiculos automotores - EV incentives (Ley 1964) | Pending |
| Costa Rica cr | Exempt | Ley de Incentivos y Promocion del Transporte Electrico | Pending |
| Croatia hr | Exempt | Motor Vehicle Tax Act - exemption for electric vehicles | Pending |
| Cyprus cy | Exempt | Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations - CO2-based road tax; EV exemption | Pending |
| Czechia cz | Exempt | Road Tax Act (zakon o dani z silnicnich motorovych vozidel) | Pending |
| Denmark dk | Kerb weight | Vaegtafgiftsloven - CO2 and weight-based green owner tax with EV relief | Pending |
| Estonia ee | Exempt | Motor Vehicle Tax Act (introduced 2025) - EV provisions | Pending |
| Finland fi | CO₂ emissions | Laki ajoneuvoverosta (Vehicle Tax Act) - CO2-based tax with a base component | Pending |
| France fr | Kerb weight | Code general des impots - taxe annuelle sur le poids (taxe sur la masse) | Pending |
| Germany de | Kerb weight | Kraftfahrzeugsteuergesetz (KraftStG) - 10-year BEV exemption and weight-based assessment | Pending |
| Greece gr | Exempt | Road tax (teili kykloforias) - EV exemption | Pending |
| Iceland is | Kerb weight | Laws on vehicle tax and weight-based charges (bifreidagjald) | Pending |
| India in | Regional rates | State Motor Vehicles Taxation Acts - EV exemptions and reductions | Pending |
| Indonesia id | Exempt | Law No. 1/2022 on Financial Relations - EV vehicle tax relief | Pending |
| Ireland ie | CO₂ emissions | Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act - CO2-based motor tax; lowest band for zero emissions | Pending |
| Israel il | List price | Annual licensing fee (agrat rishui) - reduced rate for electric vehicles | Pending |
| Market | Charged on | Legislation / authority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy it | Motor power | Regional vehicle tax (bollo auto) - 5-year EV exemption followed by a 75% reduction | Pending |
| Japan jp | Flat annual fee | Automobile Tax Act (jidousha-zei) and clean-energy vehicle reductions | Pending |
| Latvia lv | Exempt | Law on Vehicle Operation Tax and Company Light Vehicle Tax - EV provisions | Pending |
| Lithuania lt | Exempt | Law on Motor Vehicle Tax - exemption for electric vehicles | Pending |
| Malaysia my | Motor power | Road Transport Department (JPJ) EV road tax schedule effective 1 January 2026 | Pending |
| Mexico mx | Regional rates | State tenencia and ISAN legislation - EV incentives | Pending |
| Netherlands nl | Kerb weight | Wet op de motorrijtuigenbelasting (MRB) - phase-out of the EV discount | Pending |
| New Zealand nz | Distance driven | Road User Charges Act 2012 - light electric vehicles pay RUC | Pending |
| Norway no | Flat annual fee | Norway - no annual circulation tax; trafikkforsikringsavgift and a weight component on first registration | Pending |
| Poland pl | Exempt | Ustawa o podatkach i oplatach lokalnych - no annual tax on passenger cars | Pending |
| Portugal pt | Exempt | Codigo do Imposto Unico de Circulacao (IUC) - EV exemption | Pending |
| Romania ro | Exempt | Fiscal Code - local vehicle tax exemption for electric vehicles | Pending |
| Slovakia sk | Exempt | Act on local taxes - motor vehicle tax exemption for electric vehicles | Pending |
| Slovenia si | Exempt | Motor Vehicle Tax Act (Zakon o davku na motorna vozila) | Pending |
| South Africa za | Exempt | National Road Traffic Act - provincial vehicle licence fees; no EV-specific road tax | Pending |
| South Korea kr | Flat annual fee | Local Tax Act - reduction of automobile tax for eco-friendly vehicles | Pending |
| Spain es | Motor power | Real Decreto Legislativo 2/2004 - Impuesto sobre Vehiculos de Traccion Mecanica (IVTM) | Pending |
| Sweden se | CO₂ emissions | Vehicle Tax Act (vagtrafikskattelagen) - CO2-based tax with a base rate | Pending |
| Switzerland ch | Regional rates | Cantonal motor vehicle tax laws (Kantonale Motorfahrzeugsteuer) | Pending |
| Turkey tr | Motor power | Motorlu Tasitlar Vergisi Kanunu - electric vehicle power and value bands | Pending |
| United Kingdom uk | List price | Vehicle Excise Duty - cars registered on or after 1 April 2017 (GOV.UK vehicle tax rate tables) | Live |
| United States us | Regional rates | State motor vehicle and highway-use fee statutes (no federal road tax) | Pending |
| Vietnam vn | Exempt | Registration fee exemption for battery-electric vehicles | Pending |
A market goes live once its structure has been checked against the ruling authority's published rates. Until then we describe the basis and name the legislation — never a figure we have not confirmed.
Ask us to verify a marketThe structures
8 ways to tax the same car.
Know which structure a market uses and you know what the calculator will ask you for. That is why the form changes from country to country.
Exempt
20no annual charge
Regional rates
7state, province or canton
Kerb weight
5kg
Motor power
5kW output
CO₂ emissions
3g/km
Flat annual fee
3one amount
List price
3purchase value
Distance driven
1per km
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