Electric Vehicle Registration Fees

At a glance

  • What: a non-binding Council resolution asking the General Assembly to eliminate the new annual registration fees on electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
  • Where it stands: approved by the Council on 2026-10-20 and to be sent to the East Providence delegation, the Speaker, the Senate President and the Governor.
  • Next: the General Assembly is not in session; committee hearings are expected after the new year.

Sources

Log

2026-10-20 - City Council

  • Robert P. Rodericks introduced it; Anna M. Sousa supported it and noted registration fees are likely to rise across the board.