Electric Vehicles in
Vermont
Incentives, charging infrastructure, right-to-charge laws, and savings data for EV owners in Vermont.
Incentives & Credits
Verified September 2026Fuel Savings
Right-to-Charge Law
Vermont does not currently have a right-to-charge law, though the state actively promotes EV adoption.
Landlord Incentives: Vermont offers incentives through Drive Electric Vermont. Property owners may also qualify for the federal Section 30C credit — which expired June 30, 2026; a charger placed in service on or before that date can still be claimed on a 2026 return via Form 8911.
Charging Infrastructure
Sources: charging counts from NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center , public and operational as of Oct 2026. Registration counts from AFDC light-duty vehicle registration data (derived from Experian Information Solutions, through 2025, rounded to the nearest 100, battery-electric only — plug-in hybrids excluded). A location is one charging site; a port is one plug a single vehicle connects to. One location usually has several ports.
Frequently Asked Questions
What EV rebates does Vermont offer in 2026?
As of 2026, Vermont new-EV buyers can access: Vermont's state EV incentives (the New PEV Incentive and MileageSmart, run by VTrans from 2020 to 2025) are not currently offered: VTrans now describes them in the past tense, and Drive Electric Vermont's statewide incentive finder lists no state program. A new legislative appropriation would be needed to restart them. Burlington Electric Department customers can still get $5,000 off a new EV or $1,300 off a used one ($5,700 / $2,000 if income-qualified) through Dec 31, 2026, and other utilities (GMP up to $2,500) offer their own rebates.. Used EV buyers: Federal used EV credit ended Sept 30, 2025. The annual EV registration fee is $89 annual EV fee, $44.50 for plug-in hybrids.. The federal Clean Vehicle Credit (§30D) and Used EV Credit (§25E) both expired September 30, 2025 under the OBBBA.
Are there rebates for installing a home EV charger in Vermont?
Check your utility's EV rates and rebates. The federal 30C Alternative Fuel Refueling Property Credit — 30% of installation cost up to $1,000 for residential chargers — expired June 30, 2026 (the OBBBA-accelerated sunset date); Vermont EV owners whose charger was placed in service on or before that date, in an eligible census tract, can still claim it on their 2026 return via IRS Form 8911.
What EV incentives are available in Vermont?
Vermont EV buyers can access Vermont's state EV incentives (the New PEV Incentive and MileageSmart, run by VTrans from 2020 to 2025) are not currently offered: VTrans now describes them in the past tense, and Drive Electric Vermont's statewide incentive finder lists no state program. A new legislative appropriation would be needed to restart them. Burlington Electric Department customers can still get $5,000 off a new EV or $1,300 off a used one ($5,700 / $2,000 if income-qualified) through Dec 31, 2026, and other utilities (GMP up to $2,500) offer their own rebates.. Used EV buyers may qualify for Federal used EV credit ended Sept 30, 2025. Check your utility's EV rates and rebates.. The annual EV registration fee is $89 annual EV fee, $44.50 for plug-in hybrids..
Does Vermont have a right-to-charge law?
Vermont does not currently have a statewide right-to-charge law. Tenants and condo owners should check local ordinances and negotiate directly with landlords or HOA boards.
How much does it cost to charge an EV in Vermont?
The average electricity rate in Vermont is $0.237/kWh. For the median EV on sale in our database (35 kWh per 100 miles), that works out to about $995 a year to drive 12,000 miles on electricity, against about $1839 a year on gasoline in a 28-mpg car. That is an estimated $843 a year saved on fuel.
Compare Vermont to Neighboring States
EV incentives, fees, and sales-tax treatment vary sharply across state lines — sometimes by hundreds of dollars a year for the same car. See how Vermont's bordering states stack up.
EV Ownership in Vermont: What You Need to Know
Since January 2025 Vermont has charged an annual EV fee of $89, on top of the standard registration. Its state purchase incentives (New PEV and MileageSmart) are currently unfunded and paused pending a new legislative appropriation, but Burlington Electric customers can still stack up to $5,000 new / $1,300 used through the end of 2026. Other utilities offer their own EV programs; check your utility's EV rates.
With an average electricity rate of $0.237 per kWh and gas prices averaging $4.29 per gallon, EV owners in Vermont can expect to save approximately $843 per year on fuel compared to a 28-mpg gasoline car, driving 12,000 miles a year. Over a six-year ownership period that is about $5,058 in fuel savings alone.
Vermont has 546 public charging locations offering 1,353 charging ports, of which 333 are DC fast ports for quick highway stops (NREL AFDC, as of Oct 2026). Against 11,900 registered battery-electric vehicles (AFDC/Experian, through 2025), that works out to about 8.8 EVs per public port, compared with 21.8 across the U.S.
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