OAR 340-270-0410: Vehicles Eligible for the Charge Ahead Program

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

To qualify for a Charge Ahead rebate, a motor vehicle must be either a new eligible vehicle or a used electric vehicle with an electrochemical storage capacity and have a purchase or lease date on or after January 1, 2018, or a new or used plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and have a purchase or lease date on or after September 29, 2019. Vehicles receiving a Standard Rebate or rebated by the Zero Emission Rebates for Oregon Fleets program, as established in OAR 340-270-0030 and OAR 340-270-0600 through OAR 340-270-0700, are not eligible for a Charge Ahead rebate.

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

History: DEQ 3-2026, amend filed 05/18/2026, effective 05/18/2026 DEQ 15-2024, amend filed 09/30/2024, effective 09/30/2024 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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Official source: https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/