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Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate (CHEAPR)
Run by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)
Connecticut residents get $1,500 off a new battery electric vehicle or $500 off a plug-in hybrid (MSRP under $50,000) at the dealer. Income-qualified buyers get up to $4,500 new or $5,000 used.
Amounts
How much you get
Standard rebate at the dealer: $1,500 for a new BEV (from October 15, 2026), $500 for a new PHEV. The amount depends on which of these fits your install.
| What you install | You get |
|---|---|
| New BEVStandard | $1,500 |
| New PHEVStandard | $500 |
| BEV (total)Rebate+ New | $4,500 |
| PHEV (total)Rebate+ New | $2,000 |
| BEVRebate+ Used | $5,000 |
| PHEVRebate+ Used | $3,000 |
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 5 of these.
Your home is in Connecticut.
Connecticut residents buying or leasing from a licensed Connecticut dealer or the manufacturer (e.g. Tesla, Rivian, Polestar).
New vehicles must have a base MSRP under $50,000.
Rebate+ (not the Standard rebate) needs one of: income under 300% of the federal poverty level, a qualifying state or federal income program, or living in an Environmental Justice community or distressed municipality.
Rebate+ New must be applied for on the CHEAPR portal before buying, to get a voucher for the dealer.
What to doApply on the CHEAPR Application portal before you buy.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Follow these steps.
- Standard: the dealer applies for you.
The rebate comes off the price.
- Rebate+ New: apply on the CHEAPR portal before buying.
Show the voucher to the dealer.
- Rebate+ Used: apply before (voucher) or after buying (check or electronic payment).
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Your quote request is in If a contractor we work with serves your ZIP, they can contact you. We take one request per person; contact us to change it.
Get an email if this program changes
We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate (CHEAPR) pay?
$500 to $5,000, depending on what you install. The table under How much you get lists each amount.
Do I need approval before I buy?
Rebate+ New must be applied for on the CHEAPR portal before buying, to get a voucher for the dealer. Apply on the CHEAPR Application portal before you buy.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 25, 2026.
Plain words
Words used on this page
- Federal poverty level
- An income line set each year by the federal government, by household size.
References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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