Chad Smith of Ridgefield, WA won the 2024 Toyota Tacoma Off-Road at this year’s Oregon International Auto Show. The Oregon Auto Dealers Association, in conjunction with the Pacific Northwest Toyota Dealers, provided the prize truck with an MSRP of $50,803. Four finalists got a chance to open the truck and Chad was the lucky winner.

Oregonians, if you’ve been considering buying or leasing an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid, now may be the time. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will reopen the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program for a short window of time – April 3rd through June 3rd. Until funds are depleted, Oregon residents, businesses, non-profits, and government agencies can apply for one or both of the following: You’ll have up to six months from the date of purchase or lease to apply for rebates, but when funds are depleted, applications will go on a waiting list until after DEQ receives its next financial allotment in early spring of 2025. You can visit the Available Rebate Funding webpage to see the fund balance when the