Washington State EV Sales Tax Exemption

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The Washington State Sales Tax Exemption has ended. The number of qualifying vehicles sold to Washington residents has exceeded the 7,500 allocated under the state’s plan. Visit the link below for additional details.
  • Pay no sales tax on the first $32,000 of your qualified EV purchase
  • Offer valid through July 1, 2019 or until 7,500 vehicles have been sold
  • Consult WA DOL and DMV for additional details
  • Restrictions apply, subject to change

Incentive Information

Pay no sales tax on the first $32,000 of your qualified EV purchase
The maximum credit is approximately $3,100
Restrictions apply.
Incentive Information
Clean Alternative Fuel and Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles – Sales/Use Tax Exemptions

Purchase or lease a new passenger car, light duty truck, and medium duty passenger vehicle which is powered exclusively by clean alternative fuels, or a plug-in hybrid capable of traveling at least 30 miles using only battery power, and is on the list of qualifying vehicles as determined by DOL. See DOL’s list at:

http://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/altfuelexemptions.html

The exemptions apply up to $32,000 of a vehicle’s selling price or the total lease payments made or if the original lessee purchases the leased vehicle before the exemptions expire, the total lease payments made plus the selling price of the leased vehicle.

Exemptions expire on whichever of these comes first - total number of qualifying vehicles titled in Washington on or after July 15, 2015, reaches 7,500 vehicles or July 1, 2019