Washington Electric Vehicle Incentives
Save on your electric vehicle: explore rebates, tax credits, grants and other benefits.
State Incentives
Washington offers a variety of incentives to encourage EV adoption. These include sales tax exemptions on new and used EVs, rebates on home EV chargers, and time-of-use electricity rates for charging during off-peak hours. Some utilities also offer additional rebates for low-income customers.
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Washington EV Retail Sales and Use Tax Exemption
Category: Tax Benefits Washington exempts new and used EVs from state sales tax. New vehicles must cost under $45,000, and used under $30,000. Maximum tax exemption is $15,000 for new EVs and $16,000 for used. -
EV Time-Of-Use Rate • Pacific Power
Category: Electricity Discounts Pacific Power offers residential and commercial customers a TOU rate for charging EVs. -
EV Charger Rebate • Tacoma Public Utility
Category: Charger Rebates TPU offers residential customers a $400 rebate, in the form of bill credit, for the installation of a Level 2 EV charger, a smart splitter, or a 240-volt outlet. Applicants may receive one rebate per installation, up to $600 total. -
EV Charger Rebates • Clark Public Utilities
Category: Charger Rebates CPU offers rebates for Level 2 EV chargers. Residential chargers qualify for $100, except ENERGY STAR certified models with Wi-Fi, which qualify for $500. -
EV Charger Rebate • Snohomish Public Utility District
Category: Charger Rebates Snohomish PUD offers residential customers a $200 rebate for the purchase and installation of a qualified AC Level 2 EV charger. -
Used EV Rebate • Clark Public Utilities
Category: EV Rebates CPU offers low-income residential customers a rebate of up to $2,000 for the purchase of a used EV. EVs purchase price may not exceed $20,000 and must be registered in Clark County. -
EV Time-Of-Use Rate • Puget Sound Energy
Category: Electricity Discounts Puget Sound Energy offers a $50 enrollment bonus for residential customers who enroll in its TOU rate program. -
EV Charger Rebate • Puget Sound Energy
Category: Charger Rebates Puget Sound Energy offers a $300 rebate for residential customers who purchase and install an eligible Level 2 EV charger. Income-qualified customers may receive up to $600 for the charger and up to $2,000 for installation.
Last Updated:
04/03/2025
Federal Incentives
The U.S. federal government offers EV tax credits to make going electric more affordable! New EV buyers may qualify for up to a $7,500 tax credit, depending on the car’s specs and buyer’s income. For pre-owned EVs, you could receive up to $4,000. Plus, homeowners in low-income or rural areas can get up to $1,000 for installing an EV charger.
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Federal Tax Credit for New Electric Vehicles
Category: Tax Benefits All-electric vehicles purchased new in 2023 or after may be eligible for a federal income tax credit of up to $7,500. The credit is nonrefundable, so you can't get back more on the credit than you owe in taxes. Also, you can't apply any excess credit to future tax years.
The availability of the credit will depend on several factors: Vehicle's MSRP, Final assembly location, Battery component and/or critical minerals sourcing, Taxpayer’s modified adjusted gross income (AGI). -
Federal Tax Credit for Pre-Owned Electric Vehicles
Category: Tax Benefits Pre-owned all-electric vehicles purchased in 2023 or after may be eligible for a federal income tax credit. The credit equals 30% percent of the sale price up to a maximum credit of $4,000. The credit is nonrefundable, so you can't get back more on the credit than you owe in taxes. Also, you can't apply any excess credit to future tax years.
The vehicle must be purchased from a dealer, have a sale price of $25,000 or less, and must have a model year two years prior to the current calendar year. -
Federal EV Charger Tax Credit
Category: Tax Benefits Individuals in low-income communities and non-urban areas who purchase qualified residential EV charger after January 1, 2023, may receive a tax credit of up to $1,000.
In order to qualify, individuals need to be located in low-income community census tracts or non-urban census tracts as defined in IRS Notice 2024-20.
Last Updated:
04/03/2025
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