# EV Charger Rebates and Incentives in Maryland

Planning EV charging infrastructure in Maryland? Incentives at the state, utility, and regional level can cover a meaningful share of your installation costs. This page breaks down the rebates and grants available to dense multifamily housing, workplaces, and commuter-corridor sites, so you can plan your project with confidence and keep costs down.

## **Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Infrastructure Promotion**
Maryland's Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council develops policy and action plans to promote EV and charging infrastructure adoption statewide.

[Visit Program Website](https://www.mdot.maryland.gov/tso/Pages/Index.aspx?PageId=81)

## **Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Deployment Support**
Maryland is one of ten states that signed a multi-state memorandum of understanding coordinating ZEV and charging infrastructure deployment through a joint Zero Emission Vehicle Program Implementation Task Force.

[Visit Program Website](https://www.nescaum.org/documents/zev-mou-10-governors-signed-20191120.pdf)

## **Local Government Energy Modernization Program**
Maryland's Smart Energy Communities program offers local governments grants for transportation projects, including EV or alternative fuel vehicle purchases and charger installations.

[Visit Program Website](https://energy.maryland.gov/govt/Pages/smartenergycommunities.aspx)

## **Electric School Bus Pilot Program**
Maryland's Public Service Commission oversees a utility-run electric school bus pilot program, requiring participating utilities to begin deployment by October 2024 and meet minimum fleet targets.

[Visit Program Website](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/)

## **Maryland Energy Administration – Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Rebate Program**
Maryland Energy Administration offered rebates up to 40% of commercial charging station purchase and installation costs, capped at $4,000, through June 2023.

[Visit Program Website](https://energy.maryland.gov/transportation/Pages/incentives_evserebate.aspx)

## **Clean School Bus**
EPA's Clean School Bus Program funds eligible applicants replacing older diesel school buses with clean, alternative-fuel or zero-emission models, including associated charging infrastructure.

[Visit Program Website](https://www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus)

## **National Alternative Fuels Corridors**
FHWA designates a national network of highway corridors for EV charging and alternative fueling infrastructure, helping guide where charging investment is prioritized.

[Visit Program Website](https://afdc.energy.gov/laws/11675)

## **Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants**
FHWA's Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program funds publicly accessible EV charging and alternative fueling infrastructure along designated corridors and in communities, though funding availability has been subject to ongoing federal budget and legal disputes.

[Visit Program Website](https://afdc.energy.gov/laws/11675)

## **National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program**
FHWA's NEVI Formula Program provides states funding, covering up to 80% of eligible costs, to strategically build out EV charging infrastructure along designated highway corridors nationwide.

[Visit Program Website](https://afdc.energy.gov/laws/12744)

## **Joint Office of Energy and Transportation**
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, run by the US DOT and DOE, coordinates technical assistance and planning for EV charging deployment, operation, and maintenance nationwide.

[Visit Program Website](https://driveelectric.gov/)

## **Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) and Infrastructure Grants**
EPA grants fund the incremental cost of replacing heavy-duty diesel vehicles with zero-emission models, along with related charging infrastructure.

[Visit Program Website](https://afdc.energy.gov/laws/13063)

## **Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Reliability Grants**
FHWA's EV Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator Program funds repair and replacement of existing, non-operational public Level 2 and DC fast chargers.

[Visit Program Website](https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/nevi/evc_raa/)

## **Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Research and Development Grants**
DOE grants of up to $200,000 support research and development of commercial innovations in EV chargers, EV batteries, and alternative fuel vehicle technologies.

[Visit Program Website](https://afdc.energy.gov/laws/13406)

## **Large-Scale Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Planning and Siting Grants**
DOE's R-STEP program offers grants up to $2 million for large-scale renewable energy and EV charger planning and siting projects.

[Visit Program Website](https://www.energy.gov/eere/renewable-energy-siting-through-technical-engagement-and-planning)

## **Federal Transportation Facility Improvement Program**
FHWA's Federal Lands Access Program funds transportation facility improvements on or near federal lands, including light-duty EV charging infrastructure.

[Visit Program Website](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/02/28/2023-03500/national-electric-vehicle-infrastructure-standards-and-requirements)

## **Transportation Sector Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Grant Program**
EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants fund projects reducing greenhouse gas emissions across six sectors, including transportation electrification.

[Visit Program Website](https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/climate-pollution-reduction-grants)

## **Medium- and Heavy-Duty (MHD) Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Grants**
DOE's SuperTruck Charge program offers grants up to $36 million to design, develop, and demonstrate replicable medium- and heavy-duty EV charging infrastructure.

[Visit Program Website](https://afdc.energy.gov/laws/13503)

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