EVolve Commercial Grant Program

Also written: EVolve · EVolve Grant · Santee Cooper EVolve · EmpowerAuto commercial grant

A utility reimbursement grant from Santee Cooper, South Carolina's state-owned utility, for commercial EV projects: charging infrastructure, fleet conversion to electric vehicles, make-ready studies and outreach. Administered through an independent third-party grant manager and paid from the utility's own program budget after project completion.

$25,000

per Class 8 truck, the truck’s share of the charging moneywhat this program pays toward one battery-electric tractor — charging money spread over the trucks a depot serves

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 South Carolina, for any Class 8 tractor, are on the South Carolina page (Grade C · 44 programs tracked).

Program signals

OPENOpen now — first come, first served while funding lasts.

TESLA SEMITesla Semi: the program funds Class 8 depot charging regardless of truck make (checked August 17, 2026). Tesla Semi in South Carolina →

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Pro carries the rest of EVolve: 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

EVolve in full, with every other program in South Carolina — in Pro

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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 South Carolina — the South 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 South 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 EVolve 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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