WA Tax Exemptions - Potential Eligibility by Make/Model Excluding Vehicle Price Criteria

This list is based on vehicle descriptions. Only fuel cell electric vehicles that meet the requirements in RCW 82.12.817 qualify for the tax exemption. To be eligible, the sale or lease must occur before June 30, 2029.

The clean alternative fuel vehicle exemptions under RCW 82.08.9999 and RCW 82.12.9999, which applied to qualifying new or used clean alternative fuel vehicles, ended on July 31, 2025.

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Source https://data.wa.gov/resource/aug9-4a7g
Author Department of Licensing
Last Updated November 20, 2025, 18:31 (UTC)
Created July 22, 2025, 20:14 (UTC)
1. Data includes vehicle models published through October 29, 2025 by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that may be eligible for a tax exemption. The purchase or lease agreement must be evaluated also to determine eligibility. This list only includes passenger cars, light duty trucks, and medium duty passenger vehicles.
2. Eligibility requirements: Only fuel cell electric vehicles meeting the requirements as defined in RCW 82.12.817 and 82.08.993 are eligible for the tax exemption. Sales or leases must have occurred before June 30, 2029.
3. This dataset includes historical vehicles that were eligible for the prior clean alternative fuel exemption but not for the fuel cell electric vehicle exemption.
4. The clean alternative fuel exemption for the sale or lease of qualifying new or used clean alternative fuel vehicles as outlined in RCW 82.08.9999 and 82.12.9999 ended July 31, 2025.
Category Transportation
Metadata Language English
Originator Research and Analysis Office, Department of Licensing
Period of Time Data includes vehicle models published through October 29, 2025 by EPA and DOE that may be eligible for a tax exemption. The price or lease agreement must be evaluated also to determine eligibility.
Posting Frequency Monthly
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