IRS guidance · date-sensitive
Clean-vehicle credit checklist.
A quick screen for historical U.S. federal clean-vehicle credit requirements. Credits under Sections 30D, 25E and 45W are not available for vehicles acquired after September 30, 2025.
Your facts
Screening result
Enter the acquisition facts to see the relevant IRS checkpoints.
What this can and cannot do
This page flags the acquisition-date cutoff and the IRS documentation checkpoint. It does not verify a VIN, battery sourcing, final assembly, MSRP classification, income threshold, seller registration or tax liability. For a live purchase, use the IRS Energy Credits Online time-of-sale process and retain the accepted report.
Sources: IRS clean vehicle tax credits and IRS how to claim a clean vehicle tax credit. Guidance checked September 29, 2026.