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California state agencies today published a report in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order on zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) deployment. The report, developed with input from the public, charts a path to expand clean and ZEV adoption across all vehicle types, protect public health, and maintain the state’s momentum in the face of federal rollbacks. The report builds on California’s inarguable longstanding leadership in clean transportation. California has already surpassed its initial goal of deploying 2 million ZEVs and leads the nation in ZEV manufacturing jobs and infrastructure.*
“Cleaner vehicles will also save Californians billions of dollars in fuel, maintenance and healthcare costs as the state pushes for the cleanest, most affordable ways to travel,” the agencies said.
Signed on 12 June 2025, Executive Order N-27-25 directs the California Air Resources Board (CARB), California Energy Commission (CEC), Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), and Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) to recommend strategies that make clean transportation more affordable, reliable, and accessible.
Key Aspects from the Report
- Private Investment: Emphasizes the importance of sustaining the Low Carbon Fuel Standard program to maintain private investment in the ZEV market.
- Incentives: Proposes considering funding, contingent upon the availability of resources, to replace expiring federal tax credits and expand access to ZEVs for low-income consumers and small businesses.
- Infrastructure: Prioritizes reliable EV charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure, including reducing barriers, streamlining permitting and continued support for charging and fueling infrastructure.
- Fuel Pricing: Recommends strategies to reduce EV charging costs, including leveraging the California Climate Credit and advancing energy market regionalization.
- Regulations: Calls for new consumer protection rules and a statewide indirect source rule to reduce emissions from high-impact areas.
- Procurement: Directs state agencies to lead by example through ZEV-first purchasing policies and support for local government fleet electrification.
To form the recommendations, state agencies hosted public dialogue sessions in Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, and online. They gathered input from community members, tribal leaders, environmental advocates, and industry stakeholders. More than a thousand Californians took part and ~200 more provided written comments and suggestions.
The report emphasizes delivering benefits to communities who suffer from the highest levels of air pollution in the state, ensuring that those communities are prioritized in the transition to clean transportation.
California has made major progress on air quality, but its geography and persistent pollution challenges mean the work isn’t over. The state must continue cutting vehicle emissions to meet national air quality standards, fulfill state goals, and fight climate change.
- Transportation is responsible for ~40% of greenhouse gas emissions and ~60% of the state’s criteria and smog-forming pollutants.
- California has 5 of the 10 most polluted cities in the U.S.
- Ten million Californians in the San Joaquin Valley and Los Angeles air basins currently live under what is known as “severe non-attainment” conditions for ozone. People in these areas suffer unusually high rates of asthma and cardiopulmonary disease.
- 10 million Californians live with air that U.S. EPA previously determined is among the worst in the nation.
- People who live in these areas suffer unusually high rates of asthma, heart and lung disease and often die prematurely.
Clean cars and trucks are a critical part of the plan to protect Californians. If upheld, President Trump’s illegal rollback of the state’s waivers would cost Californians an estimated $45 billion in health care costs. If implemented, CARB’s programs would provide $91 billion in cumulative net relief and economic benefits to Californians between next year and 2040.
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About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
California Movies Ahead as Fed Agencies Retreat on Clean Air
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California state agencies today published a report in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order on zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) deployment. The report, developed with input from the public, charts a path to expand clean and ZEV adoption across all vehicle types, protect public health, and maintain the state’s momentum in the face of federal rollbacks. The report builds on California’s inarguable longstanding leadership in clean transportation. California has already surpassed its initial goal of deploying 2 million ZEVs and leads the nation in ZEV manufacturing jobs and infrastructure.*
“Cleaner vehicles will also save Californians billions of dollars in fuel, maintenance and healthcare costs as the state pushes for the cleanest, most affordable ways to travel,” the agencies said.
Signed on 12 June 2025, Executive Order N-27-25 directs the California Air Resources Board (CARB), California Energy Commission (CEC), Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), and Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) to recommend strategies that make clean transportation more affordable, reliable, and accessible.
Key Aspects from the Report
To form the recommendations, state agencies hosted public dialogue sessions in Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, and online. They gathered input from community members, tribal leaders, environmental advocates, and industry stakeholders. More than a thousand Californians took part and ~200 more provided written comments and suggestions.
The report emphasizes delivering benefits to communities who suffer from the highest levels of air pollution in the state, ensuring that those communities are prioritized in the transition to clean transportation.
California has made major progress on air quality, but its geography and persistent pollution challenges mean the work isn’t over. The state must continue cutting vehicle emissions to meet national air quality standards, fulfill state goals, and fight climate change.
Clean cars and trucks are a critical part of the plan to protect Californians. If upheld, President Trump’s illegal rollback of the state’s waivers would cost Californians an estimated $45 billion in health care costs. If implemented, CARB’s programs would provide $91 billion in cumulative net relief and economic benefits to Californians between next year and 2040.
*AutoInformed on
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.