topic Clean Vehicle Deduction in Deductions & credits

Clean Vehicle Deduction

CAS20 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:55:57 GMT

We purchased a used 2015 Chevy Volt plug in hybrid in 2023. From everything I’ve read it should qualify for the deduction but TurboTax only lists 2023 - 2017. Why can’t I input 2015 vehicle year?

Re: Clean Vehicle Deduction

Vanessa A — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:31 GMT

The 2015 Chevy Volt will qualify under current tax laws. TurboTax is not fully updated yet. The update for the energy credits are expected to happen on January 24th. After that you should be able to select 2015.

Some other things to remember for the credit. The Used EV Credit is worth 30% of the purchase price up to $4,000. In order to qualify, you must meet the following criteria:

You must NOT be the original owner
You must NOT be claimed as a dependent on another persons tax return
You must NOT have claimed a used vehicle credit in the past 3 years
You must be the person who bought the vehicle for use and not for resale
Your AGI cannot be greater than:
- $150,000 for Married Filing Jointly
- $112,500 for Head of Household
- $75,000 for all other filers
  - You can use your AGI from the year you buy the vehicle or the year before if your income would qualify in one year but not the other.

For the vehicle to qualify the following has to be met:

At least 2 years older than the current model year (for 2023 Tax Season this means a 2022 model or older)
Must have a sales prices of no more than $25,000
Be used primarily in the US
Have a GVWR of less than 14,000lbs
Cannot have been used for a used vehicle credit previously
Bought from a dealer (cannot be a private sale)
The dealer must report certain information to you at the time of the sale

This Credit is Non-Refundable and cannot be carried forward.

Re: Clean Vehicle Deduction

DoninGA — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:05:03 GMT

The IRS Form 8936 Clean Vehicle Credits for tax year 2023 has not yet been finalized in TurboTax.

The form is scheduled to be available on 02/21/2024 in TurboTax.

Go to this TurboTax website for forms availability - https://form-status.app.intuit.com/tax-forms-availability/formsavailability?albRedirect=true&product=Turbotax_online&bu=cg

Re: Clean Vehicle Deduction

CAS20 — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 23:55:20 GMT

Still cannot select a date before 2017.