EV Fleet Grant Programs

What’s happening? Local governments looking to switch their fleets to EVs are also looking for incentives and grants. Here’s what is available:

• Federal Highway Administration’s Low or No Emission Vehicle Program 
• EPA’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program
• Alaska “Fleet applicants and rental companies located at Ted Stevens International Airport are eligible for $1,500 per charger and up to $3,000 per location.”
• “California Air Resources Board (ARB) provides vouchers to eligible fleets to reduce the cost to purchase qualified electric and hybrid trucks and buses at the time of purchase. Vouchers are available on a first-come, first-served basis and range from $2,000 to $315,000 depending on vehicle weight and type”
• In California, “PG&E’s EV Fleet Program offers competitive incentives to facilitate the installation of EVSE for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleet to support organizations in electrifying their fleet operations”
• Colorado’s  Energy/Mineral Impact Assistance Fund Grant program & the Colorado Department of Local Affairs offer funding for municipalities, counties, and special districts to cover the cost of AFVs for public fleets.
• Illinois waives fleet registration fees for EV fleets
• Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources’ Clean Vehicle Project provides grants for public and private fleets
•  Nevada Energy provides rebates for purchasing and installing Level 2 chargers and DC fast-charging stations including for fleets
• New Mexico’s Alternative Fuel Acquisition Revolving Loan Program provides loans to state agencies, political subdivisions and educational institutions to acquire AFVs
• Washington’s Green Transportation Grantprogram provides funding to transit authorities to electrify fleets and install electric vehicle infrastructure among other green transportation projects. 
• cities and counties across the country—from Honolulu to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Montgomery County, Maryland—have also banded together to form an electric vehicle purchasing collaborative

Why is this important? Switching to EVs has a cost to purchase the EV fleet, but results in lower maintenance costs.

How will this be important? As more local governments switch to EV fleets, more EV grants or incentives will emerge.

Route Fifty | Electric Vehicles Poised to Rev Up Government Fleets