A critical component of owning an EV is charging it. While you can charge your vehicle with a standard 120-volt outlet, a Level 2 home charging station allows you to charge in less than a third the time. This faster rate of charging allows for flexibility to charge your EV during off-peak times.  

We want to make it easy, fast and convenient to charge your EV at home using the cleanest, off peak energy. EWEB's $500 Smart Charge Rebate can help you pay for a qualified Level 2 home charging station.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be the owner of the property and a current EWEB residential electric customer.
• Applicant must have an electric vehicle registered at his/her residential EWEB electric service address. The EV must be approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation for highway application.
• The Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) must be installed at the applicant's address.
• Rebate is up to $500 and not to exceed the cost of the EVSE and/or its installation.
• EVSE must be Level 2 (240V), with power output capacity of 30 amps minimum, and equipped with the SAE J1772 standard or Tesla connector plug. Learn about qualifying EVSE options with Plug In America.
• EVSE must be listed under a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory, including Underwriters Laboratories (UL) or Electrical Testing Laboratories (ETL).
• The installation of the EVSE must be permitted, inspected and approved in compliance with the National Electric Code along with local, county and state requirements. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure the installation is done in compliance with applicable codes.  For safety reasons, we recommend that a licensed electrician perform the installation.
• EVSE that are resold, come as part of the purchase of the electric vehicle, rebuilt, received from warranty insurance claims or won as a prize are not eligible for rebates under this program.
• Rebates are limited to one (1) rebate per residential electric account.

Required documents

• Customer Solutions Residential Program Application
• Copies of the invoice for the qualifying EVSE Level 2 unit and installation work
• Application must be submitted to EWEB within 120 days from the date of the EVSE purchase and installation

Get started

• Print and sign the Residential Program Application.
• Applications and supporting documents can be dropped off or mailed to:

EWEB Customer Solutions
500 E 4th Ave
Eugene, OR 97401

Applications and supporting documents can be emailed to ems.answers@eweb.org 

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's Oregon Clean Vehicle and Charge Ahead Rebate programs can save Oregonians up to $5,000 on the purchase or lease of a qualifying electric vehicle. All Oregonians can receive up to $2,500 for the purchase or lease of a qualifying new EV. Low- and moderate-income Oregonians can save an additional $2,500 on qualifying new or used EVs. Learn more and download an application on DEQ's website.

If you are purchasing or leasing your car from a dealer, you may be able to receive your rebate at the time of purchase. DEQ has developed an interactive map to locate dealerships with this arrangement in place.

The federal government's Zero Emission Vehicle Incentive Program means each automaker's eligible plug-in vehicles can receive a tax credit of up to $7,500 (based on vehicle battery size) until 200,000 eligible vehicles per manufacturer are registered in the U.S. After this point, the credit for that particular vehicle will be reduced and phased out over time.

As of April 2019, Tesla, Cadillac, and Chevrolet have reached 200,000 sales, so models now have a reduced tax credit value.

In addition, home or business installations of electric vehicle charging stations can receive a tax credit of up to 30 percent of the cost of installation. For more information about claiming the credit, see IRS Form 8911, which is available on the IRS Forms and Publications website.