dgpcolorado said:Hah! My new car registration fee was $759 and the second year was $530. However, the sting was reduced considerably by the $5400 state tax credit...Volusiano said:... you pay about $50 for your brand new vehicle registration for 5 years.
I saw one of your blue AZ license plates here recently on a Prius. Are Prii really eligible for the environmental plates? Is it a gas mileage thing?
Years ago, they allowed a total of 10,000 hybrids to get clean air plates to induce early sales. After the 10,000 mark was reached, new hybrids got regular plates. Recently (early last year, I think) they allowed hybrids which were originally eligible (Toyota Prius and Honda Accord or Civic, if I remember correctly) to apply for clean air plates to replace the ones that were no longer in use. Of course those sold out quickly so there are still a total of 10,000 even though some of them are on newer hybrids. The blue plates make a real difference in license fees--I paid more to renew my 2002 BMW motorcycle registration for one year last June (not including annual emissions test) than for five years for the LEAF (both came due in June). Registration fees in AZ are based on original MSRP reduced by a percentage each year. The clean air plate for the LEAF is about 10% of what a normal plate would cost each year.
To get back on topic: You know you are a LEAF driver when you try to be at the front of a lane (any lane) at traffic lights to take advantage of 100% torque at zero speed!
Gerry