EV Consumers

As part of Illinois' Climate & Equitable Jobs Act, or CEJA, Illinois has provided consumer rebates of up to $4,000 cash back for the purchase of an all-electric vehicle, or $1,500 for the purchase of an all-electric motorcycle.

The Illinois EPA will open the next EV Rebate Program funding round on January 21, 2025. The funding round will run from January 21, 2025, to April 30, 2025. Illinois residents purchasing a new or used all-electric passenger vehicle ($4,000) or all-electric motorcycle ($1,500) from an Illinois licensed dealer are eligible for the rebate. Applicants that certify as low income are given priority in disbursement of the rebates. The legislature appropriated $14 million to the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund for the current fiscal year, which ends on June 30, 2025.  View details for the Illinois EV Rebate Program.

Third Round

This round is closed. Vehicles must have been purchased within 90 days of November 1, 2023 and postmarked before or on January 31, 2024. Applicants that certified as low income were given priority in disbursement of the rebates. 

Second Round

This round is closed.  Vehicles must have been purchased on or after Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, and applications were postmarked on or before Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.  The rebate applies to all new or used electric cars purchased in Illinois that have not previously been a recipient of the rebate.

First Round

This round is closed. The Illinois EPA saw a great deal of interest in electric vehicle rebates in the first round, with more than 2,000 applications received and over $8.7 million issued in rebates.  Vehicles must have been purchased on or after July 1, 2022. Applications for the first round of rebates must be postmarked on or before Sept. 30, 2022, and must be made within 90 days of a vehicle purchase date.

Frequently Asked Questions

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The state rebate can be combined with the federal Clean Vehicle rebate, which took effect on August 16, 2022. The federal Inflation Reduction Act included thousands of dollars in tax credits and rebates for consumers, including up to $7,500 credit for those who purchase electric vehicles. Today, the credit must be filed against your taxes; starting in 2024, the federal credit can be cashed in at the point of sale i.e., have the credit discounted directly from the auto's purchase price.

Income requirements: The credit is available to those whose taxable income is below the following thresholds: Single filers – $150,000; Joint filers – $300,000; and Heads of household – $225,000.

Vehicle price requirements: Individuals don’t qualify for the tax break if their van, sport utility vehicle or pickup truck costs more than $80,000. There’s a $55,000 sticker-price limit for other vehicles. 

Vehicle qualifications: A federal tax credit is generally available only for qualifying electric vehicles for which final assembly occurred in North America. The U.S. Department of Energy has provided a list of Model Year 2022 and early Model Year 2023 electric vehicles that may meet the final assembly requirement. Because some models are built in multiple locations, there may be vehicles on the Department of Energy list that do not meet the final assembly requirement in all circumstances.

View details about the Federal rebate.