Electric Vehicle (EV) Tax Credit

Qualified EVs titled and registered in Colorado are eligible for a tax credit. Light-duty EVs purchased or leased before January 1, 2029, are eligible for a tax credit equal to the amounts below, per calendar year:

Vehicle Type Prior to July 1, 2023 July 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Light-duty EV $2,000 for purchase; $1,500 for lease $5,000 $5,000 $3,500 $1,500 $1,000 $500
Light-duty electric truck 3,500 for purchase; $1,750 for lease $2,800 for purchase; $1,750 for lease $5,000 $3,500 $1,500 $1,000 $500
Medium-duty electric truck $5,000 for purchase; $2,500 for lease $4,000 for purchase; $2,500 for lease $12,000 $12,000 $4,000 $4,000 $4,000
Heavy-duty electric truck $10,000 for purchase; $5,000 for lease $8,000 for purchase; $5,000 for lease $12,000 $12,000 $8,000 $8,000 $8,000

Light-duty EVs purchased or leased between January 1, 2024, and January 1, 2029, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price below $35,000 may receive an additional tax credit of $2,500.

The credit amount for any qualifying truck is limited to the difference in manufacturer’s suggested retail price between the qualifying truck and a comparable truck that operates on either gasoline or diesel fuel. Eligible purchased vehicles must be new, and eligible leased vehicles may not have a lease term of less than two years. The financing entity may collect an administrative fee of no more than $250.

For more information, see the Colorado Department of Revenue Individual Income Individual Tax Guidance Publications website.

(Reference Colorado Revised Statutes 39-22-516.5, 39-22-516.7, and 39-22-516.8 and House Bill 1272, 2023)

Jurisdiction: Colorado

Type: State Incentives

Enacted: Jun 6, 2016

Amended: May 31, 2019

Technologies: EVs

See all Colorado Laws and Incentives.