Virginia Incentives and Laws
Listed below are incentives, laws, and regulations related to alternative fuels and advanced vehicles for Virginia. Your Clean Cities coordinator at Virginia Clean Cities 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.
Information in this list is updated annually after Virginia's legislative session ends.
Last Updated October 2011
State Incentives
- Biodiesel Production Tax Credit
- Biofuels Production Grants
- Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Loans
- High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Exemption
- Alternative Fuels Grants and Loans
- Alternative Fuel Job Creation Tax Credit
- Green Jobs Tax Credit
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) and Fueling Infrastructure Loans
- Alternative Fuel Public-Private Partnership Solicitation
- Registration Exemption for Biofuel Feedstock
- Idle Reduction Weight Exemption
Utility/Private Incentives
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Charging Rate Reduction - Virginia Dominion Power
- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Incentive - Coulomb Technologies
- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Incentive - ECOtality
- Natural Gas Technical Assistance and Fuel Rate Reduction
- Natural Gas Infrastructure Technical Assistance
Laws and Regulations
- Authorization for Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Rate Incentives
- Retail Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Regulations
- Alternative Fuel Use and Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Acquisition Requirements
- Biodiesel and Green Diesel Fuel Use Requirement
- State Energy Plan
- State Transportation Agency Sustainability Initiative
- State Electric Vehicle (EV) Plan
- Alternative Fuel Research and Development Funding
- Biofuels and Green Diesel Definitions
- Alternative Fuels Tax
- Alternative Fuel License
- Low-Speed Vehicle Access to Roadways
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Tax Reduction
- Idle Reduction Requirement
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Signs
- Fuel-Efficient Driving Training
Expired, Repealed, and Archived Laws and Incentives 
View a list of expired, repealed, and archived Virginia laws and incentives.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 Virginia.
Clean Cities Coalitions
Virginia is home to the following Clean Cities coalitions:


