Electric Vehicles

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has reopened the Clean Vehicle Rebate program, which now offers three rebate options.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s popular Oregon Clean Vehicle Rebate program is set to reopen on May 22.

House Bill 3597 would overhaul the state’s popular electric vehicle rebate program by offering lower rebates to extend the program for lower income residents.

After peaking in September, EVs held about 22% of Washington's new-car market—twice the national average — through January. In February, sales dropped to 19% as weekly protests began outside Tesla dealerships nationwide.

The money will pay for 26 buses, more fast electric vehicle chargers and workforce training for mechanics and EV charging technicians.

Oregon to temporarily delay efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from medium- to heavy-duty trucks. DEQ regulators will work on developing permanent rules during the next six months.

More than 3% of registered vehicles in Oregon are EVs, making up 102,461 electric vehicles.

Oregon, Washington, and California were awarded $102 million in federal funds last week to install electric charging and hydrogen fueling stations for trucks along Interstate 5.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving Oregon, California and Washington $102 million to create a network of charging and fueling stations to power battery and hydrogen-fuel cell semitrucks.

Oregon is looking to increase the number of public fast-charging electric vehicle stations across the state, and to fix existing charging ports in need of maintenance.