The Oregon Clean Vehicle Rebate Program expects to reopen in 2025. Due to overwhelming demand and limited funding, the rebate eligibility period was suspended on June 3, 2024. Any vehicles purchased or leased outside of the 2024 open period (April 3 – June 3, 2024) are NOT eligible to apply for Oregon Clean Vehicle Rebates.
Do you qualify?
You may be eligible for the Charge Ahead Rebate if you:
- Qualify as a low- or moderate-income household, depending on income and household size.
- Purchase or lease a new or used battery electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
Charge Ahead income eligibility
Your household income must be below 400% of the federal poverty guideline to receive the Charge Ahead Rebate for a new or used vehicle.
The information provided here is to help you determine whether you might be eligible for the Charge Ahead Rebate. It does not guarantee that you will receive one, as we will need additional information from you to verify eligibility.
Charge Ahead applicants must provide documentation showing proof of income eligibility. This can be done prior to the purchase or lease by completing the Charge Ahead Prequalification Application, or post-purchase or lease by completing the
online rebate application.
Household is defined as an individual living alone, a family with or without children, or a group of individuals living together as one economic unit.
For Charge Ahead income calculations, household income is adjusted gross annual household income which includes your total income from all sources minus certain adjustments.
- For post-purchase or lease applications, our third-part administrator, The Center for Sustainable Energy, verifies the adjusted gross income by reviewing Line 11 from IRS Form 1040.
- For Charge Ahead Prequalification Vouchers, income is verified by the Oregon Department of Revenue using Oregon State tax transcripts.
Income is verified using a tax transcript for the applicant from the year the vehicle was purchased or leased. If the tax transcript for that year is not available at the time the application is processed, the tax transcript from the previous year will be requested.
NOTE: Purchase or lease date must be during 2025 program open dates. Oregon Clean Vehicle Rebate Program open dates will be announced in 2025. Please continue to check the OCVRP website.