Maryland Expired Incentives and Laws

Expired State Incentives

Biodiesel Rebate

Expired: 10/01/2006
The Maryland Soybean Board offers a rebate to consumers for half the cost of biodiesel purchased by the consumer. The rebate also applies to the incremental cost of biodiesel blends and is issued for a minimum of $100 per rebate request. Consumers may apply for rebates for one fiscal year only (October 1 through September 30), up to a maximum rebate per consumer of $500, and are required to complete the Maryland Soybean Biodiesel Rebate form.

Rebate for Shuttle and School Buses

Expired: 04/01/2005
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has a limited amount of money to help offset the purchase of alternative fuel shuttle and school buses. The rebate will pay up to $10,000 of the incremental cost of purchasing an alternative fuel shuttle bus. After purchasing a qualified vehicle, submit the receipt or invoice to MEA along with documentation of the incremental cost. This rebate does not apply to vehicle fleets mandated to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct).

Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Excise Tax Credit

Expired: 07/01/2004
The Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act, effective July 1, 2000, through July 1, 2004, provides tax credits against the 5% vehicle excise tax, up to $2,000 for EVs and up to $1,000 for qualifying HEVs for model year 2000 and later. The credit values for HEVs are:

Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Incentives

Expired: 10/01/2005
The MWCOG administers the Advanced Technology Vehicle Program - The Clean Alternative, which is funded by the MDOT and offers flexible incentives to private companies and local governments to cover the incremental cost of dedicated CNG and other AFVs that reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx). In order to qualify for these incentives, interested businesses/organizations must meet certain criteria: the business/organization must have been in operation at least five years and have more than 10 vehicles in their fleet (exceptions may be made); fuel use must be greater than 3,000 gallons, or more than 45,000 miles traveled per year/per vehicle; and the vehicles must be registered in Maryland and operate in the Washington, DC metropolitan area or the Baltimore metropolitan area. The exact amount of financial support is determined on a case-by-case basis, taking expected emissions benefits and other criteria into consideration.

Expired: 07/01/2004

Expired: 07/01/2004
The maximum credit amount as detailed above may be increased for HEVs that actively employ a regenerative braking system that supplies to the rechargeable energy storage system at least 20% of the energy available from braking in a typical 60 miles per hour (mph) to zero mph braking event:

Expired: 07/01/2004

Expired: 07/01/2004
The vehicles must be four-wheeled, registered in Maryland, original equipment manufactured (OEM), and not more than 8,500 pounds (lbs.) unloaded Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). They must also meet the current vehicle exhaust standards set under the National Low Emission Vehicle Program for gasoline powered passenger cars. EVs that currently qualify for the credit are the Chevrolet S-10, Dodge Epic, Dodge Caravan Epic, Ford Ranger EV, General Motors EV1, Honda EV Plus, Nissan Altra EV, Solectria Flash, Solectria Force, and the Toyota RAV4 EV. In order to claim a credit for an EV, the owner must first meet any state or federal laws or regulations governing clean-fuel vehicle or EV purchases applicable during the calendar year in which the vehicle is titled. HEVs that currently qualify for the credit are the Honda Insight, Honda Civic Hybrid, and Toyota Prius. For more information, please contact Michael Li of the Maryland Energy Administration at (800) 72-ENERGY, or via email at mli@energy.state.md.us. (Reference Annotated Code of Maryland, Section 13-815 of the Transportation Article)

Expired State Laws and Regulations

Task Force on Energy Conservation and Efficiency

Expired: 01/01/2004
Maryland's Task Force on Energy Conservation and Efficiency was created to study energy conservation in Maryland, and to make recommendations for reducing energy consumption in various sectors, including transportation. Representatives from industry, energy consumers and energy efficiency experts made their report to on December 15, 2001; the recommendations could influence legislative energy proposals, regulatory changes and budget spending. (Reference Executive Order 01.01.2001.07 and Energy Conservation and Efficiency Task Force Report)

Expired Utilities/Private Incentives

There are currently no expired utility or private incentives for Maryland.