Mobile Sources Emissions Reduction Grant

Also written: MSERG · NC DERA · Mobile Sources Emissions Reductions Grant · MSERG grant · NC DEQ diesel grant

A scrap-and-replace grant awarded by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality after an application round, toward replacing older diesel vehicles and engines. Draws on the state's EPA Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) allotment, in some years supplemented with VW Environmental Mitigation Trust funds.

$130,500

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 North Carolina, for any Class 8 tractor, are on the North Carolina page (Grade C · 9 programs tracked).

Program signals

UPCOMINGBetween rounds — the program returns; the next round is not announced.

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

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Pro carries the rest of MSERG: current program dates, funding, eligibility, caps, stacking rules, and the source behind each figure, with an alert when the window changes.

Window	Who can apply	Trucks per fleet	Funding left	Stacks with	Source

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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 North Carolina — the North Carolina page
Last verified date

Tracked · Pro

Complete Program Information — the window: when it opens and closes, with dates; how the money is awarded; and every other program in North Carolina 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 MSERG 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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