Use CARS to purchase a vehicle for your agency

The CARS application makes building a quote and ordering a vehicle for your agency easy. 

• Use CARS to build a quote or buy a vehicle.

Learn how to use CARS

• Read our complete purchaser instructions for using CARS (PDF, 523.75 KB)
• Watch a short overview video of how to use CARS

Approval requirements for non-battery electric vehicles (BEV)

Executive and small cabinet agencies requesting a non-battery electric vehicle must obtain approval from the State Efficiency Environmental Performance (SEEP) office prior to purchase. A copy of this approval from SEEP must be turned in alongside the Passenger Vehicle Request form to vehicleapprovals@des.wa.gov.

• View the non-BEV purchase exemption criteria and process.

Coordinate with your Agency Transportation Officer (ATO) and complete a passenger vehicle purchase request.

Find out how to purchase transit buses

If you're looking to purchase transit buses, learn how to use our FAST Act compliant transit bus contract to buy buses.

Fuel information for purchasers

• See current state contract fuel prices.
• Find locations for alternative fuel stations.
• Read fuel economy information from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).