Virginia Laws and Incentives
Listed below are incentives, laws, and regulations related to alternative fuels and advanced vehicles for Virginia. Your local Clean Cities coalition, Virginia Clean Cities, can provide you with information about grants and other opportunities. You can also access coalition and other agency contact information in the points of contact section.
Laws and Incentives
Information in this list is updated throughout the year and comprehensively reviewed annually after Virginia’s legislative session ends.
Last Comprehensive Review: April 2022
State Incentives
- Virginia’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Planning
- 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 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Weight Exemption
- Alternative Fuel Tax Exemption
Utility/Private Incentives
- Residential Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Rebate – Dominion Energy
- Residential Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Rebate – Appalachian Power Company added 2/28/2023
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Time-of-Use (TOU) Rate – Appalachian Power Company
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Bill Credit – Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC)
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Rebate – Danville Utilities
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Support
- Commercial Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Rebate – Dominion Energy – added 3/22/2023
Laws and Regulations
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Rebate Authorization
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Parking Space Regulation
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Rebate Program Working Group
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Policies for Associations
- Aftermarket Electric Vehicle (EV) Conversion Regulations
- Utility Company Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Requirement
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Grant Authorization
- Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Sales Requirement and Low-Emission Vehicle (LEV) Standards
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Fee
- Transportation Electrification Study
- Alternative Fuel School Bus and Fueling Infrastructure Loans
- Public Utility Definition
- Public Entity Retail Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Authorization
- Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Deployment Support
- Utility Electrification Investment Recovery Requirement
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station New Construction and Building Renovation Requirement
- Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Infrastructure New Building Requirement for Localities
- Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Definitions
- Alternative Fuel 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
- Alternative Fuel School Bus Regulations
- Fuel-Efficient Driving Training
- Vehicle Acquisition Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Assessment Requirement
- Mid-Atlantic Region Electric Vehicle (EV) Support
Expired, Repealed, and Archived Laws and Incentives
View a list of expired, repealed, and archived laws and incentives in Virginia.
Points of Contact
Get contact information for Clean Cities coalitions or agencies that can help you with clean transportation laws, incentives, and funding opportunities in Virginia.
Clean Cities Coalitions
Virginia is home to the following Clean Cities coalitions:
Legislative Session Information
The Virginia Legislature meets annually from early January to early March. During the session, the governor must sign or veto legislation within seven days of transmittal or it becomes law without signature. The governor must act upon legislation received during the last seven days of the session within thirty days of the last day of the session or it becomes law without signature.