Virginia Laws and Incentives
Listed below are incentives, laws, and regulations related to alternative fuels and advanced vehicles for Virginia. Your Clean Cities coordinator at Virginia Clean Cities can provide you with information about grants and other opportunities. You can also access coordinator and other agency contact information in the points of contact section.
Laws and Incentives
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Information in this list is updated annually after Virginia's legislative session ends.
Last Updated March 2020
State Incentives
- Transit Emissions Reduction Grants
- Government Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Incentive
- Port Drayage Truck Replacement and Retrofit Incentive
- Biodiesel Production Tax Credit
- Agriculture and Forestry Biofuel Production Grants
- High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Exemption
- Green Jobs Tax Credit
- Biofuel Feedstock Registration Exemption
- Alternative Fuel and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Emissions Testing Exemption
- Idle Reduction and Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Weight Exemption
- Alternative Fuel Tax Exemption
Utility/Private Incentives
- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Rebates - Dominion Energy
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Time-of-Use (TOU) Rate – Appalachian Power Company
- Clean Transportation Technology Investment Funding - Center for Innovative Technology (CIT)
Laws and Regulations
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Rebate Program Working Group
- Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Technician Certification
- Aftermarket Electric Vehicle (EV) Conversion Regulations
- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Policies for Associations
- Utility Company Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Requirement
- Alternative Fuel School Bus and Fueling Infrastructure Loans
- Public Utility Definition
- Public Entity Retail Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Infrastructure Authorization
- Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Definitions
- Alternative Fuel and Vehicle Tax
- Alternative Fuel Provider License
- Ethanol Production Equipment Tax Exemption Authorization
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Tax Reduction Authorization
- Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Deregulation
- Low-Speed Vehicle Access to Roadways
- Idle Reduction Requirement
- State Energy Plan
- Regional Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI)
- Alternative Fuel School Bus Regulations
- Fuel-Efficient Driving Training
Expired, Repealed, and Archived Laws and Incentives
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