The list below contains summaries of all Wisconsin incentives and laws related to EVs.
A person using alternative fuel to operate a taxi used to transport passengers may be reimbursed for the amount of Wisconsin fuel tax paid. Refund claims must be filed within one year of the date the fuel is purchased and must be for a minimum 100 gallons of alternative fuel. (Reference Wisconsin Statutes 78.75(1m)(a)1)
No county, city, village, town, or other political subdivision is allowed to levy or collect any excise, license, privilege, or occupational tax on motor vehicle fuel or alternative fuels, or on the purchase, sale, handling, or consumption of motor vehicle fuel or alternative fuels. (Reference Wisconsin Statutes 78.82)
The Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) requires that all state-owned or state-leased motor vehicles are hybrid electric vehicles or vehicles that operate on gasohol or alternative fuels whenever feasible. The DOA also encourages the use of gasohol and alternative fuels by officers and state employees who use personal motor vehicles on state business and by residents of Wisconsin in general. DOA must report back to the standing committee on the distribution of gasohol and alternative fuels and the usage of hybrid electric or vehicles that operate on gasohol or alternative fuels by April 30 each year. (Reference Wisconsin Statutes 16.045)
Any person acting as an alternative fuels dealer must hold a valid alternative fuels license and certificate issued by the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Except for alternative fuels that are delivered by an alternative fuels dealer into a fuel supply tank of any motor vehicle in the state, no person may use alternative fuels in the state unless the person holds a valid alternative fuels license or the alternative fuel has been delivered by an authorized supplier. (Reference Wisconsin Statutes 78.47)
The Wisconsin Department of Administration is directed to require, through its fleet management policy, that all state agencies reduce the use of petroleum-based gasoline in state-owned vehicles by 20% by 2010 and 50% by 2015, and reduce the use of petroleum-based diesel fuel for those vehicles that operate on diesel by 10% by 2010 and 25% by 2015. (Reference Executive Order 141, 2006)