Electric Vehicles in
Florida
Incentives, charging infrastructure, right-to-charge laws, and savings data for EV owners in Florida.
Incentives & Credits
Verified July 2026Fuel Savings
Right-to-Charge Law
Florida Statute 718.113 and 720.3075 prevent HOAs and condo associations from prohibiting EV charging station installation in owner parking spaces.
Landlord Incentives: Property owners may qualify for the federal Section 30C tax credit — which expired June 30, 2026; a charger placed in service on or before that date can still be claimed on a 2026 return via Form 8911.
View SourceCharging Infrastructure
Sources: charging counts from NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center , public and operational as of Oct 2026. Registration counts from AFDC light-duty vehicle registration data (derived from Experian Information Solutions, through 2025, rounded to the nearest 100, battery-electric only — plug-in hybrids excluded). A location is one charging site; a port is one plug a single vehicle connects to. One location usually has several ports.
Frequently Asked Questions
What EV rebates does Florida offer in 2026?
As of 2026, Florida new-EV buyers can access: No state credit (Federal credit ended Sept 30, 2025). Used EV buyers: Federal used EV credit ended Sept 30, 2025. The annual EV registration fee is No annual EV-specific fee.. The federal Clean Vehicle Credit (§30D) and Used EV Credit (§25E) both expired September 30, 2025 under the OBBBA.
Are there rebates for installing a home EV charger in Florida?
FPL EVolution Home installs and maintains a Level 2 charger in your garage and gives a lower rate for off-peak charging on nights, weekends and holidays (fpl.com, read 2026-09-28). Other utilities: check your utility's EV rates and rebates. The federal 30C Alternative Fuel Refueling Property Credit — 30% of installation cost up to $1,000 for residential chargers — expired June 30, 2026 (the OBBBA-accelerated sunset date); Florida EV owners whose charger was placed in service on or before that date, in an eligible census tract, can still claim it on their 2026 return via IRS Form 8911.
What EV incentives are available in Florida?
Florida EV buyers can access No state credit (Federal credit ended Sept 30, 2025). Used EV buyers may qualify for Federal used EV credit ended Sept 30, 2025. FPL EVolution Home installs and maintains a Level 2 charger in your garage and gives a lower rate for off-peak charging on nights, weekends and holidays (fpl.com, read 2026-09-28). Other utilities: check your utility's EV rates and rebates.. The annual EV registration fee is No annual EV-specific fee..
Does Florida have a right-to-charge law?
Yes. Florida Statute 718.113 and 720.3075 prevent HOAs and condo associations from prohibiting EV charging station installation in owner parking spaces. This law was enacted in 2021.
How much does it cost to charge an EV in Florida?
The average electricity rate in Florida is $0.150/kWh. For the median EV on sale in our database (35 kWh per 100 miles), that works out to about $630 a year to drive 12,000 miles on electricity, against about $1706 a year on gasoline in a 28-mpg car. That is an estimated $1,076 a year saved on fuel.
Compare Florida to Neighboring States
EV incentives, fees, and sales-tax treatment vary sharply across state lines — sometimes by hundreds of dollars a year for the same car. See how Florida's bordering states stack up.
Sun, no personal income tax, and the second-largest EV market — but watch the insurance
The Charge Port editorial · last updated September 2026
Florida's EV market is bigger than you think
Florida had 450,400 registered battery-electric vehicles through 2025, the second-most of any state (NREL's Alternative Fuels Data Center, from Experian registration data). Florida has no personal income tax (Florida Department of Revenue). Mild winters mean no cold-weather range loss, though heat costs range too: about 5% at 90°F in our Recurrent-calibrated range model, and more when the AC is working hard.
The incentive gap — and why it matters less than you'd think
Florida offers no state-level EV tax credits or purchase rebates: it has no personal income tax, so there is no state income-tax credit to claim. Utility programs fill some of the gap: FPL EVolution Home installs and maintains a Level 2 charger and gives a lower rate for off-peak charging on nights, weekends and holidays (FPL); if another utility serves you, check its EV rates. Florida has no EV registration surcharge. Bills proposing one have been introduced before — most recently SB 804, a $250 annual fee with a July 1, 2026 effective date, which died in the Senate Transportation committee on March 13, 2026 — so no such fee is taking effect in 2026, though similar bills could resurface. Where Florida wins instead: day-to-day operating costs. The average residential electricity rate is 15.0¢/kWh, below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh (EIA), and there's no road salt. The federal $7,500 EV credit expired September 30, 2025 under the OBBBA, so the incentive playing field between states has flattened significantly.
The insurance problem nobody warns you about
This is the one nobody warns you about until it's too late. Florida is one of the most expensive states to insure a car: CarInsurance.com's state table (updated July 21, 2026) puts full coverage for its benchmark sedan at $3,916 a year in Florida, 52% above the $2,578 U.S. average and fourth-highest of the 50 states and D.C., behind Louisiana, Michigan and Nevada. No publisher we found gives an EV-specific average for Florida. Nationally, Insurify's quote data puts the average EV about 41% above the all-cars average ($3,159 against $2,241 a year), though part of that gap is the mix of cars rather than the powertrain. A higher premium can eat into what you save on fuel, especially if you're switching from a cheaper-to-insure sedan. Get insurance quotes before purchasing, not after — and check our EV insurance cost estimator to see how your specific model stacks up.
Florida solar + EV: near-perfect conditions, with caveats
Florida is a strong solar market, and our solar calculator estimates what your own roof would produce. FPL offers net metering: excess solar is deducted from your monthly bill or credited toward a future bill within the same calendar year (FPL). Check its current terms before you sign. After Hurricanes Ian (2022) and Milton (2024), the appeal of solar with battery backup is easy to understand, and newer EVs with vehicle-to-home (V2H) capability can also serve as emergency backup power. For road trips, Florida has 5,399 public DC fast-charging ports at 914 locations (AFDC, October 2026).
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Florida is the second-largest EV market in the U.S., with 450,400 registered battery-electric vehicles. Its right-to-charge law covers condo and HOA owners. Florida charges no annual EV registration fee (repeated fee bills have failed) and offers no state purchase incentive, and it has 15,336 public charging ports, 5,399 of them DC fast (AFDC, October 2026).
With an average electricity rate of $0.150 per kWh and gas prices averaging $3.98 per gallon, EV owners in Florida can expect to save approximately $1,076 per year on fuel compared to a 28-mpg gasoline car, driving 12,000 miles a year. Over a six-year ownership period that is about $6,456 in fuel savings alone.
Florida has 4,404 public charging locations offering 15,336 charging ports, of which 5,399 are DC fast ports for quick highway stops (NREL AFDC, as of Oct 2026). Against 450,400 registered battery-electric vehicles (AFDC/Experian, through 2025), that works out to about 29.4 EVs per public port, compared with 21.8 across the U.S.
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