Last reviewed October 2026
No North Carolina EV rebate. Duke pays up to $1,133 to wire a home for a charger, and some co-ops add small rebates. The EV fee is $214.50/yr, not the old $180.
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.)
No state-level purchase incentive right now, the money in North Carolina, if any, is at the utility level.
Piedmont EMC: $50 EV rebate, plus $50 more if you join its EV time-of-day rate. Surry-Yadkin EMC also pays a plug-in EV rebate (amount not posted, funds permitting) and has an EV rate. Check your own co-op.
The catch: North Carolina charges EV owners an extra $214.50/yr at registration. Plug-in hybrids pay $107.25/yr. See every state's EV fee, ranked.
PHEVs pay $107.25. The fee adjusts by CPI every four years. It was $180 before July 2024, and plenty of sites still quote that.
See what it costs to charge instead of fill up: North Carolina EV vs gas costs.
Programs change monthly and run out of money mid-year. Everything above was last reviewed October 2026; confirm at the official links before signing. Got a dealer quote? Run it through the free Deal-Checker.