One program’s headline amount for one Semi; the program is not taking applications today, and 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.
The Tesla Semi is eligible for incentive money in North Carolina: among the programs that pay $25,000 or more per Class 8 truck, at least one admits it, and for the one that pays the most, it qualifies under the program’s vehicle rule — the program keeps no make/model list (checked August 17, 2026). That program pays $130,500 per truck. Pro names the programs, shows which are open, and works out what stacks on one Semi.
A Tesla Semi is a Class 8 battery-electric tractor — over 33,000 lb GVWR. Most programs keep no make/model list and admit a truck by rule: vehicle class, zero tailpipe emissions, and the program’s own conditions. Some keep a catalog of approved vehicles. For each program Itasca Research records which applies and whether the Semi qualifies, and re-checks it when the program’s documents change.
Federal credit. The federal Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit (§45W — up to $40,000 for a vehicle of 14,000 lb GVWR or more) is not available for vehicles acquired after September 30, 2025; a truck counts as acquired by that date only under a written binding contract with a payment made by then, and can still claim the credit when delivered later. State and utility money is unaffected. IRS: Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit · checked August 22, 2026.
Pro names every program in North Carolina that admits the Semi, shows which are taking applications, and works out what stacks on one truck.
Pro covers all 50 states and DC — 2,384 incentive programs · opens soon · cancel anytime once it does · Org (five seats, one invoice) and Enterprise on the pricing page