Diesel Emissions Mitigation Grant Program

Also written: DEM Grant · Oregon Diesel Emissions Mitigation Grant · Oregon VW diesel grants · DEQ Clean Diesel grants · Oregon Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust grants

A scrap-and-replace, repower or retrofit grant awarded by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Clean Diesel Initiative after an application round, reimbursing part of the cost of replacing older diesel trucks and equipment. Draws on Oregon's share of the VW 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 Oregon, for any Class 8 tractor, are on the Oregon page (Grade A · 52 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 Oregon →

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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 Oregon — the Oregon page
Last verified date

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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 Oregon 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 DEM Grant 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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