Vermont Diesel Emissions Reduction Financial Assistance

Also written: Vermont DERA · Diesel Emissions Reduction Assistance · VT DERA · Vermont Clean Diesel grant

A scrap-and-replace grant from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation's Air Quality and Climate Division, awarded by request for proposals, that reimburses part of the cost of replacing or repowering heavy-duty diesel trucks and equipment, drawing on Vermont's EPA Diesel Emissions Reduction Act state allotment.

$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 Vermont, for any Class 8 tractor, are on the Vermont page (Grade B · 48 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 Vermont →

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Pro carries the rest of Vermont DERA: 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 Vermont — the Vermont 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 Vermont 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 Vermont DERA 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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