HELPFUL RESOURCES

Kentucky Department of Revenue Electric Vehicle Excise Tax

• NEVI Formula Program Federal Funding Announcement
• Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
• Final Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers
• NEVI Formula Program Proposed Rulemaking
• U.S. Department of Transportation, Resources for Infrastructure Planning
• U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center
• Southeast REVI
• Summary of Best Practices in Electric Vehicle Ordinance
• National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program Q&A
• Notice of Funding Opportunity: Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator 

The Volkswagen Settlement included a series of legal settlements involving various federal agencies and multiple entities linked to VW. The final settlement addressed the repercussions of the company's manipulated emissions tests, resulting in vehicle emissions exceeding the limits set by the Clean Air Act.

$2.7 billion of this settlement was allocated to an Environmental Mitigation Trust. These funds were then divided amongst the states to finance projects targeting the reduction of Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions at the local level.

The Kentucky General Assembly directed the state's $20.3 million share towards the replacement of school and transit buses throughout the Commonwealth as well as charging infrastructure. The allocations included approximately $8.5 million for school bus replacements, $8.5 million for transit bus replacements, $3 million for light-duty zero emission vehicle supply equipment, and $278,000 for administrative costs.

Funding for electric vehicle supply equipment is allocated through the EEC’s Light-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program for Level 2 and DC fast charging. A call for applications on the Level 2 charging infrastructure for local, state and federal government agencies was released May 1st, 2024. Since these funds are not yet expended, the EEC is planning to issue another call for proposals for Level 2 charging infrastructure in the future.

Visit the Kentucky and the Volkswagen Settlement page for additional information, including an upcoming call for proposals for Level 2 charging as part of the Light-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Infrastructure Program and details of the School land Transit Bus Replacement Program.