Get ZEV Ready for Advanced Clean Fleets with Merchants’ End-to-End Solutions
Merchants is helping clients unlock the full potential of green initiatives for their fleets, through the use of grants, incentives, and tax rebates. Download this presentation to learn about some of the strategies we use to help clients navigate the complexities of the application process, as well as insights into where to find funding opportunities, and the kinds of documentation required to build a strong application. Contact us today to learn more about how our grants & incentives program can help move your electrification projects forward.
ACF Friendly ZEV
Fleet Vehicles
Merchants Fleet makes it easy to comply with the new ACF regulation. This carefully vetted list of vehicles is a perfect fit for vocational fleets and can be ordered today for lease with production in 2024. Some models are also available for immediate delivery and/or with the option for short–term rentals.
*Ford F-150 Lightning requires the extended range battery for ACF compliance.
Total Cost of Ownership
Reduced maintenance requirements, fuel savings, and grants & incentives generally lead fleets to receive long-term TCO savings when comparing EVs to their gasoline-powered equivalent!
Lease & Rental Options
From traditional leases to long term rentals and programs that allow you to flex in between.
Open-End Leasing
Open-End Leasing
Complete Lease Structure Flexibility while Retaining Vehicle EquityRentals & Short-Term Leasing
Rentals & Short-Term Leasing
Meet Your Short-Term Needs with Flexible Terms Starting at 3 Mos.Customized EV Charging Solutions
Futureproofed Workplace Charging Deployments for Fleets
Simplify the charging infrastructure installation process at your workplace from start-to-finish with the trusted EV experts at Merchants Fleet. With decades of electrification experience, Merchants helps organizations of all sizes streamline the complex process of planning and deploying EV infrastructure. Choose from three program levels to align with your fleet’s operations:
EV Home Charging Made Simple
ClearCharge Home is an easy, end-to-end service for employee home charger installations and accurate energy reimbursement reporting. Merchants streamlines the process by ensuring charger compatibility for your fleet, coordinates installation through a licensed installer network, and provides fleet managers with electricity expense data for straightforward reimbursements. The result: home charging is finally simple enough to make fleet electrification accessible.
Grants & Incentives
Leverage Merchants’ knowledge in federal, state, and utility grants & incentives to ensure your fleet takes advantage of these financial benefits.
Rebate
A third party payment after purchase, often offered by utilities and states for EV charging costs and certain EVs
Incentive
A financial enticement to encourage investment in EV adoption or EV charging, that typically needs to be pre-approved
Federal Tax Credit
Federal income tax credit of up to $7,500. All-electric and plug-in hybrid cars may be eligible
Federal Grant
Government funds project proposals to provide public services and stimulate the economy
Foundation & Corporate Grants
Foundation or corporation funds charitable activities in alignment with their respective mission
IRC & 45W offers federal tax credits based on weight of commercial fleet vehicles. Up to $7,500 if under 14,000 lbs. and up to $40,000 for Class 4-8.
Contact us to leverage Merchants Consulting and Electrification teams to review applicability and options to leverage these incentives.