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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64903</law_id><section_number>45.2-1726</section_number><catch_line>(Effective until January 1, 2027) Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="45.2">Mines, Minerals, and Energy</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="V">Other Sources of Energy; Energy Policy</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="17">Other Sources of Energy Generally; Energy Policy</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="8">Electric Vehicle Rebate Program</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Advisory Council</span>&#x201D; means the Electric Vehicle Rebate <span class="dictionary">Program</span> <span class="dictionary">Advisory Council</span>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Base price</span>&#x201D; means the manufacturer&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">base price</span> for the lowest price trim level of the model and shall not include charges for optional equipment, taxes, title, or registration fees.
		&#x201C;Dealer&#x201D; means a motor vehicle dealer licensed pursuant to Chapter 15 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/46.2-1500/">46.2-1500</a> et seq.) of Title 46.2.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Electric motor vehicle</span>&#x201D; means a two-axle motor vehicle with a <span class="dictionary">base price</span> of not more than $55,000 that uses electricity as its only source of motive power. &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Electric motor vehicle</span>&#x201D; includes fuel cell electric vehicles.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">EPA</span>&#x201D; means the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Fund</span>&#x201D; means the Electric Vehicle Rebate <span class="dictionary">Program</span> <span class="dictionary">Fund</span>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Participating dealer</span>&#x201D; means a dealer who is participating in the <span class="dictionary">Program</span>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Program</span>&#x201D; means the Electric Vehicle Rebate <span class="dictionary">Program</span> established pursuant to this article.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Purchase</span>&#x201D; means the <span class="dictionary">purchase</span> or lease of a new or <span class="dictionary">used <span class="dictionary">electric motor vehicle</span></span>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Qualified resident of the Commonwealth</span>&#x201D; means a resident of the Commonwealth whose annual household income does not exceed 300 percent of the current poverty guidelines.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Used <span class="dictionary">electric motor vehicle</span></span>&#x201D; means a previously owned or leased <span class="dictionary">electric motor vehicle</span> that is more than two years old and not more than seven years old.</p></section></text><history>2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 493, &#xA7; 67-1800.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
