Volkswagen Settlement — Class 8 Local Freight Trucks and Port Drayage Trucks

Also written: Montana VW Settlement · Montana VW Trust · DEQ Volkswagen Settlement · Eligible Large Trucks · VW Environmental Mitigation Trust Montana

A scrap-and-replace reimbursement grant awarded after application by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for replacing or repowering older Class 8 local freight trucks, with all-electric replacements able to include charging infrastructure. Paid from Montana's allocation of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.

$217,500

per Class 8 truckwhat this program pays toward one battery-electric tractor

This program’s headline amount for one truck; the amount may depend on the buyer’s circumstances. What is available now and the potential in Montana, for any Class 8 tractor, are on the Montana page (Grade C · 42 programs tracked).

Program signals

UPCOMINGClosed between rounds — the next round is authorized and not yet announced.

TESLA SEMITesla Semi: eligible under the program’s vehicle rule — it keeps no make/model list (checked August 17, 2026). Tesla Semi in Montana →

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What it pays per Class 8 truck
Open, upcoming or competitive
What the program is, its type, where it applies, and who runs it
Whether the Tesla Semi is admitted
Available now and potential per truck in Montana — the Montana page
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Complete Program Information — the window: when it opens and closes, with dates; how the money is awarded; and every other program in Montana that pays for a Class 8 truck
Applicant Eligibility — who can apply, how many trucks it covers, per-fleet limits and caps
How to Access the Money — what Montana VW Settlement stacks with and in what order, and a cautious case
Funding remaining — what is left in the pot, as the program reports it
Program Radar — a heads-up before this window closes or the next round opens
Source Documents — the document behind every figure, so you can read it yourself

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