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Mileage Smart program drove 1,277 used‑vehicle incentives; state funding exhausted in fall 2024
Summary
VTrans and Capstone Community Action told the House Transportation Committee that the Mileage Smart program issued 1,277 incentives through fall 2024, spent roughly $5.7 million and capped eligible vehicle purchase price at $40,000; program rules and incentive amounts were adjusted in 2024 to stretch funding.
Andrea Wright, environmental policy manager at the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), told the House Transportation Committee on March 13 that the Mileage Smart program — created by the legislature under Act 59 (2019) and codified in Act 62 (2023) — issued incentives to help low‑income Vermonters purchase fuel‑efficient preowned vehicles from October 2020 through fall 2024.
Wright described eligibility and program mechanics: recipients must be Vermont residents at least 18 years old, hold a Vermont driver’s license, and have household adjusted gross income below 80 percent of state median income; the program limited one incentive per individual and required a minimum 12‑month ownership period. “To be eligible for the Mileage Smart program, participants have to be a Vermont resident, at least 18 years of age and have a valid Vermont driver's license,” Wright said.
Capstone Community Action served as the program’s administrator in partnership with VTrans. Phil Cicchini, Capstone’s weatherization business manager, said outreach used the Community Action (CAP)…
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