Verified July 2026
DC's famous excise-tax exemption is GONE (repealed Feb 2025). What's left: a reduced-but-not-zero excise, cheap first registration, and Pepco's charger rebate.
The $7,500 federal new-EV credit and $4,000 used-EV credit ended September 30, 2025 — and the federal home-charger credit (30C) followed on June 30, 2026. If anyone tells you otherwise, they're reading an old script. (Charger installed on or before June 30, 2026? That one's still claimable on that year's return — IRS Form 8911.)
EVs titled after Feb 17, 2025 pay a reduced weight-based excise of 1–3% of fair market value (it used to be 0%). Budget for it.
Residential Level 2 charger rebate (hardware + install) plus a whole-house EV time-of-use rate.
One genuine perk: new BEVs under 5,000 lbs get a reduced $40 registration for the first two years.
Programs change monthly — confirm at the official links before signing. Got a dealer quote? Run it through the free Deal-Checker.