OAR 340-270-0400: Charge Ahead Program

Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2026-05-18Last verified: 2026-09-07

(1) OAR 340-270-0400 through -0430 establish the requirements for the Charge Ahead Program. (2) The Charge Ahead Program will provide rebates only for the purchase or lease of new eligible vehicles or used electric vehicles that meet the requirements of OAR 340-270-0410 if the purchaser: (a) For vehicles purchased or leased prior to January 1, 2022, was from a low or moderate-income household during the year the vehicle was purchased or leased; or (b) For vehicles purchased or leased on or after January 1, 2022, is from a qualifying household or is a low-income service provider during the year the vehicle was purchased or leased.

Official history and status

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020, 2017 Or. Law Ch. 750 Sec. 148-157, House Bill 4059 (2018), Sec. 18-21 & House Bill 2592 (2019), Sec. 35-37

Statutes/Other Implemented: 2017 Or. Law Ch. 750 Sec. 148-157, House Bill 4059 (2018), Sec. 18-21, House Bill 2592 (2019), Sec. 35-37, 2021 Or. Laws, Ch. 95, Sec, 4a, 2021 Or. Laws, Ch. 95, Sec. 5-6 & 2021 Or. Laws, Ch. 95, Sec. 8-9

History: DEQ 3-2026, amend filed 05/18/2026, effective 05/18/2026 DEQ 6-2022, amend filed 05/19/2022, effective 05/19/2022 DEQ 19-2021, temporary amend filed 11/17/2021, effective 01/01/2022 through 06/29/2022 DEQ 2-2020, amend filed 01/24/2020, effective 01/24/2020 DEQ 21-2019, temporary amend filed 09/27/2019, effective 09/29/2019 through 03/26/2020 DEQ 186-2018, adopt filed 05/14/2018, effective 05/14/2018

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