New York Electric Vehicle Purchase Rebate Applications from 2017

NYSERDA's Drive Clean Rebate dataset contains completed applications for point-of-sale rebates on new electric vehicle purchases and leases. The program offers up to $2,000 per vehicle, with the rebate amount determined by the vehicle's battery-only range. Data is provided by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and includes applications from 2017 onward.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between Rebate Amount (USD) and EV Type (e.g., BEV, PHEV) to assess program cost distribution.
• Model geographic adoption patterns by joining County and ZIP code data with vehicle Make and Model.
• Forecast Annual GHG Emissions Reductions (MT CO2e) and Annual Petroleum Reductions (gallons) based on historical Submitted Date trends.
• Cluster vehicle purchases by Transaction Type (purchase/lease) and correlate with consumer demographics inferred from County data.

Strengths

• Includes multiple environmental impact metrics: Annual GHG Emissions Reductions and Annual Petroleum Reductions.
• Data covers a multi-year period beginning in 2017, allowing for longitudinal analysis.
• Contains specific financial (Rebate Amount) and vehicle specification (Make, Model, EV Type) fields.

Limitations

• The total number of rows (applications) is unknown, making sample size assessment impossible.
• Data freshness is unclear as the 'Data through Date' is a column, not a metadata guarantee; the last platform update was 2026-04-01, which may be a placeholder.
• Potential for geographic bias, as data is limited to New York State participants.

Provenance

Source

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), published via data.ny.gov.

Collection Method

Aggregated from completed rebate applications submitted by enrolled dealers after point-of-sale transactions.

Time Range

Beginning 2017.

Freshness

Platform last updated 2026-04 01, but actual dataset currency depends on the 'Data through Date' column value.

Geography

New York State, United States.