FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The SCE Pre-Owned EV Rebate is available to SCE residential customers for the purchase or lease of eligible pre-owned (used) EVs. The program is funded by the State of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program, which encourages utility customers to reduce transportation-related Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by adopting cleaner fuels, like electricity.

SCE customers with an active residential service account in SCE’s service territory are eligible to apply for the rebate. Vehicles must be registered to individuals; vehicles registered to businesses/commercial accounts are not eligible.

• Purchase or lease of an eligible pre-owned Battery-Electric Vehicle (BEV) or Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is required.
• You successfully submit your completed application within 180 days after the date you purchase or lease your vehicle.

Yes, eligibility requirements vary based on rebate level and other considerations. Additional requirements include, but may not be limited to:

• The qualifying vehicle must be registered at the address of your residential SCE service account.
  The service account does not have to be in the applicant’s name.
• You agree to maintain possession of the vehicle in California for a minimum of 20 consecutive months from the vehicle purchase or lease date. If leased, the lease term must be at least 20 months to be eligible for the rebate.
• Applicants are ineligible if they have already applied for and/or received three SCE Pre-Owned EV Rebates for three separate vehicles since December 2, 2021, OR if the household has received rebates for three different EVs purchased or leased in any single year.
• You must have paid the current vehicle registration fees in the State of California and be able to submit a digital copy of your vehicle registration and purchase or lease contract. If purchased from a private-party sale, you must submit your new Certificate of Title listing the new owner.
  
  Other eligibility requirements may apply. Please refer to the SCE Pre-Owned EV Rebate Customer Terms & Conditions Agreement for more details.

Each individual applicant may apply to receive a rebate for up to a maximum of three (3) eligible vehicles.

Each current SCE customer may receive only one (1) SCE Pre-Owned EV Rebate per eligible vehicle. Recipients of the SCE Clean Fuel Reward Program rebate or the California Clean Fuel Reward are not eligible to also receive the SCE Pre-Owned EV Rebate for the same vehicle.

An otherwise-eligible EV is not eligible for the SCE Pre-Owned EV Rebate if you or the registered co-owner or co-lessee of your vehicle received a rebate from the SCE Clean Fuel Reward Program, California Clean Fuel Reward, SCE Pre-Owned EV Rebate, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Pre-Owned EV Rebate, or the San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) Pre-Owned EV Rebate for the same vehicle.

Customers who have not yet completed the purchase or lease of an eligible vehicle are encouraged to apply for the rebate in advance. Pre-approval reserves rebate funds for you and grants more flexibility.

Customers must submit an application no more than 180 days after the date of purchase or lease.

The date of purchase or lease, as applicable, is the contract date shown on the retailer’s purchase or lease contract, or the transfer date shown on the new owner’s Certificate of Title for private-party sales. If the transfer date is missing from the Certificate of Title, additional documentation may be required to confirm your purchase date. If an applicant leased and subsequently purchased a vehicle, the date and vehicle status listed on the lease agreement will be used to determine eligibility for the program. The applicant will be required to provide their vehicle’s original lease agreement.

Yes.

Yes. Customers assuming a lease from a previous lessor can qualify for the rebate if at least twenty (20) months remain between the lease transfer date and the lease end date. Leases with terms less than 20 months do not qualify.

Yes. Customers that purchased or leased an eligible pre-owned EV may apply and submit a rebate claim if approved. You must submit your application no more than 180 days after the date listed on the purchase/lease contract.

Other restrictions may apply. See Eligibility Requirements for more information.

No. Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles, Compressed Natural Gas vehicles, electric bikes, electric motorcycles, electric scooters, and neighborhood vehicles are not eligible for the rebate.

See the Eligible Vehicles List for more information.

You may apply for the Rebate Plus option if you meet all requirements and specific income-based criteria outlined in the Program Requirements and in the SCE Pre-Owned EV Customer Agreement.

If the tax return for the year of purchase or lease has not yet been filed, the most recently filed tax return within two (2) years of the year of vehicle purchase or lease will be requested for income verification. An applicant may request a more current tax return be used to verify income prior to the income verification process being completed, however, an incomplete calendar year cannot be used to verify income.

For applications submitted using the 2024 or 2023 tax year, we will review the following sections of your federal tax return, as reflected on your IRS tax transcript, to help determine gross annual income:

• IRS Form 1040: Sum of lines 1–7.
  • Line 9 is not used to calculate total gross income for the Rebate Plus option.

In addition to the above, if an applicant also has an IRS Form 1040 Schedule 1, add the following to the total:

• IRS Form 1040 Schedule 1: Sum of lines 1–8.
  • If Line 8, “Other Income,” is negative, it will not be included as part of your income calculation, unless an exception applies. The corresponding “Statement” filed with your 1040 may be requested to determine eligibility. Net operating losses carried over from previous years are not an exception.

If an applicant’s tax return lists exemption number 0, they will be considered a dependent and will not be eligible for the Rebate Plus option.

If the year of vehicle purchase or lease has not yet been required to be filed by the IRS, the most recent tax year required to be filed by the IRS will be used to verify applicant income eligibility. The SCE Pre-Owned EV Rebate will begin requesting the 2024 tax year for applications submitted on or after 4/16/2025.

If the tax return for the year we are currently requesting has not yet been filed, the most recently filed tax return within two (2) years of the year of vehicle purchase or lease will be requested for income verification.

If you haven’t filed a tax return within two (2) years of the year the vehicle was purchased or leased, SCE may, at its sole discretion, consider additional documentation to calculate income. Examples include pay stubs, W-2s, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit documents, etc.

Filing an extension for the requested tax year is not considered filing for the purposes of the program’s income calculations. In these cases, additional documentation may be requested to evaluate your income for the non-filing year. If you are unable to provide additional requested documentation for income verification, you are not eligible for the Rebate Plus option.

Rebate payments are typically processed within 20 days of application approval, but some delays may occur. You will receive an email when your payment has been processed.

You may check your application status at any time by logging into the Customer Portal here.

You will receive an email when your claim has been processed and approved. Rebates are paid via ACH transfer to a bank account.

If you do not receive an email or a link to create or reset your password within 15 minutes of submitting your application form, please check your spam, junk, and bulk email folders. To ensure you receive future emails about your application, add info@POEVRebate.com to your address book or “safe senders” list.

Your home, household size, schedule, and lifestyle all play a part in determining your electricity needs. If you have an EV or other clean-energy technology, such as a residential battery or electric heat pump (water or space heating), the TOU-D-Prime rate may be the best fit for you. The TOU-D-Prime rate offers our lowest off-peak rates and is designed exclusively for high-energy-use households with EVs or other clean-energy technologies. You can get more information to help decide which rate plan may work best for you and sign up at sce.com/rateplantool.

If you are a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) customer, please contact your CCA to learn which rate plan may be best for you.

SCE's new TOU-D Prime rate is a Time-of-Use (TOU) rate plan that may help you save money based on the time of day you charge your EV. TOU-D Prime can help you keep costs down if you avoid charging between 4p.m. and 9p.m. For details, visit sce.com/rateplantool.

You’re eligible for TOU-D Prime if you own or lease one or more of the following technologies and charge at home:

• A BEV or PHEV
• An energy storage system
• An electric heat pump for water or space heating

To find out if TOU-D Prime may be a good fit for your household, visit sce.com/rateplantool.

SCE Charge Ready Home program offers eligible customers up to $4,200 to upgrade their home’s electrical panel. Learn more about eligibility requirements at evhome.sce.com/residents. If you were approved for the $4,000 Rebate Plus, you may provide your application number and approval letter as proof of eligibility for the Income-Qualified rebate.

You can stay up to date on current SCE resources and incentives for EV owners at sce.com/ev.

Additional incentives for California EV owners, by ZIP Code, may be found at DriveClean, Electric for All, and PlugStar. Each program has different eligibility requirements, so be sure to confirm eligibility prior to purchasing your vehicle.

The SCE Pre-Owned EV Rebate program is funded through SCE’s participation in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program, which is operated by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The Pre-Owned EV Rebate is an important part of our effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by incentivizing the purchase or lease of clean electric vehicles.