The provincial budget introduces a $200 annual tax on electric vehicles starting 2025, sparking criticism from owners who question its fairness and hindrance to electric vehicle adoption in Alberta.Electric vehicle owners in Alberta will need to fork out $200 to pay an annual electric vehicle tax, starting as early as January 2025. Bassam Mahfoud bought a Tesla last December, following other Canadians who are flocking toward zero-emission vehicles.
Electric vehicle owners in the province will need to fork out an extra $200 to pay the new fee, starting as early as January 2025.on Thursday, he said the tax will be paid when owners register their vehicles, and will come in addition to the existing registration fee. He compared the Tesla Model 3, an electric sedan, with a BMW 4 Series and found that both vehicles weigh just over 3,500 lbs. York said there are a number of other electric vehicles that weigh the same or less than their internal combustion engine counterparts.
"A $200 fee doesn't make sense because you can have very light electric vehicles that drive very few kilometres per year, or you can have a very heavy electric vehicle that drives 50,000 kilometres per year," York said.