North Carolina Laws and Incentives
Listed below are incentives, laws, and regulations related to alternative fuels and advanced vehicles for North Carolina. Your Clean Cities coordinator at your local coalition can provide you with information about grants and other opportunities. You can also access coordinator and other agency contact information in the points of contact section.
Laws and Incentives
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North Carolina Information
Find information about alternative fuels and advanced vehicles in North Carolina.
Information in this list is updated annually after North Carolina's legislative session ends.
Last Updated August 2016
State Incentives
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Support
- Alternative Fuel and Idle Reduction Grants
- High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Exemption
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Emissions Inspection Exemption
- Alternative Fuel Tax Exemption
- Biodiesel Tax Exemption
- Bond Exemption for Small Biofuels Suppliers
- Alternative Fuel and Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Fund
Laws and Regulations
- Alternative Fuels Tax
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Annual Fee
- State Highway Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Regulations
- Ethanol Blend Requirement
- Ethanol Blend Labeling Requirements
- Biodiesel Warranty Requirement
- Biodiesel Requirement for School Buses
- Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Acquisition Requirements
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Acquisition Goal
- Alternative Fuel Use and Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Requirements
- School Bus Idle Reduction Requirement
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Definition
Expired, Repealed, and Archived Laws and Incentives
View a list of expired, repealed, and archived North Carolina laws and incentives.
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 North Carolina.Clean Cities Coalitions
North Carolina is home to the following Clean Cities coalitions:- Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition
- Land of Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition (Western North Carolina)
- Triangle Clean Cities (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill)