Alberta’s New Tax on Electric Vehicles Starts This Week

Province’s finance minister says the tax is to ensure both drivers of electric and gas vehicles ‘are treated the same.’

An electric vehicle is seen being charged in Ottawa on July 13, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Albertans who drive electric vehicles will have to pay an extra $200 when they register their cars with the province starting Thursday.

The province’s new electric vehicle tax will take effect on Feb. 13, and Alberta’s finance minister says the tax amount is “in line with” what drivers of a typical internal combustion engine vehicle would pay in fuel tax each year.