AN ACT to authorize an alternative additional registration fee for electric vehicles and plug‑in hybrid vehicles.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑87 reads as rewritten:

§ 20‑87.  Passenger vehicle registration fees.

These fees shall be paid to the Division annually for the registration and licensing of passenger vehicles, according to the following classifications and schedules:

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(13)      Additional fee for certain electric vehicles. – At Except as provided in subdivision (13b) of this section, at the time of an initial registration or registration renewal, the owner of a plug‑in electric vehicle that is not a low‑speed vehicle and that does not rely on a nonelectric source of power shall pay a fee in the amount of one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) in addition to any other required registration fees.

(13a)    Additional fee for plug‑in hybrid vehicles. – At Except as provided in subdivision (13b) of this section, at the time of an initial registration or registration renewal, the owner of a plug‑in hybrid vehicle shall pay a fee in the amount of ninety dollars ($90.00) in addition to any other required registration fees.

(13b)    Alternative additional fee. – At the option of the owner, the additional fee for an electric vehicle in subdivision (13) of this section and a plug‑in hybrid vehicle in subdivision (13a) of this section may be satisfied by payment of a mileage fee that is based upon the number of miles driven since the previous registration of the vehicle.

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SECTION 2.  The Division of Motor Vehicles shall adopt rules to implement G.S. 20‑87(13b) as enacted by Section 1 of this act.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to electric and plug‑in hybrid vehicles registered on or after October 1, 2025.