HVIP has funded more 9,000 clean trucks and buses.
The California Air Resources Board and CALSTART reopened incentives for clean trucks and buses today with more than $400 million now available to speed California’s move to zero-emission vehicles.
This is the biggest funding round in the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) to date. Launched by the California Air Resources Board in 2009, HVIP provides for first-come, first-served incentives that reduce the incremental cost of commercial vehicles. The project is administered by CALSTART.
CALSTART is a national non-profit association with offices in New York, Michigan, Colorado and California and partners worldwide. CALSTART works with more than 280 company and agencies to “build a prosperous, efficient and clean high-tech transportation industry. We knock down barriers to modernization and the adoption of clean vehicles.”
“HVIP is the leading incentive funding project in California for heavy-duty fleets that seek to transition to zero-emissions vehicles,” said John Boesel, President & CEO at CALSTART. “We hope that other states will continue to build upon the example we’ve set to pursue their own clean air commitments.”
To date, HVIP has funded more 9,000 clean trucks and buses – 60% of which are located in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental pollution. With this year’s investment, HVIP’s cumulative impact since its inception has spent $1 billion to put cleaner vehicles on the road.
HVIP is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment – particularly in disadvantaged communities.
The reopening offers $196.6 million in standard HVIP funding for California-based businesses and other organizations transitioning their fleets to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). HVIP vouchers reduce the purchase cost of advanced-technology vehicles to reduce emissions and air pollution, with increased incentives for vehicles in disadvantaged communities or purchased by tribal entities.
In addition to the standard HVIP voucher funds, the program also makes available funding to support the deployment of more than 1,000 zero-emission public transit buses, 1,000 zero-emission drayage trucks, and 1,000 zero-emission school buses. Today, the program launched the initial round of funding to support these large-scale deployments, including:
- $65.5 million for public transit buses
- Approximately $40 million for drayage trucks
- $122 million for public school buses
Once the drayage, public transit and public-school bus set-asides are fully requested, HVIP will continue to allow standard voucher requests for these vocations while funding is still available. An additional $23.4 million set-aside for the Innovative Small E-Fleets program is set to open later this spring.
“California has always led the charge in putting more of the cleanest heavy-duty clean vehicles on our roads and highways. This important voucher program plays a critical role in supporting Governor Newsom’s vision for all medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to transition entirely to zero-emission by 2045,” said CARB Chair Liane Randolph.
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HVIP has funded more 9,000 clean trucks and buses.
The California Air Resources Board and CALSTART reopened incentives for clean trucks and buses today with more than $400 million now available to speed California’s move to zero-emission vehicles.
This is the biggest funding round in the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) to date. Launched by the California Air Resources Board in 2009, HVIP provides for first-come, first-served incentives that reduce the incremental cost of commercial vehicles. The project is administered by CALSTART.
CALSTART is a national non-profit association with offices in New York, Michigan, Colorado and California and partners worldwide. CALSTART works with more than 280 company and agencies to “build a prosperous, efficient and clean high-tech transportation industry. We knock down barriers to modernization and the adoption of clean vehicles.”
“HVIP is the leading incentive funding project in California for heavy-duty fleets that seek to transition to zero-emissions vehicles,” said John Boesel, President & CEO at CALSTART. “We hope that other states will continue to build upon the example we’ve set to pursue their own clean air commitments.”
To date, HVIP has funded more 9,000 clean trucks and buses – 60% of which are located in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental pollution. With this year’s investment, HVIP’s cumulative impact since its inception has spent $1 billion to put cleaner vehicles on the road.
HVIP is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment – particularly in disadvantaged communities.
The reopening offers $196.6 million in standard HVIP funding for California-based businesses and other organizations transitioning their fleets to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). HVIP vouchers reduce the purchase cost of advanced-technology vehicles to reduce emissions and air pollution, with increased incentives for vehicles in disadvantaged communities or purchased by tribal entities.
In addition to the standard HVIP voucher funds, the program also makes available funding to support the deployment of more than 1,000 zero-emission public transit buses, 1,000 zero-emission drayage trucks, and 1,000 zero-emission school buses. Today, the program launched the initial round of funding to support these large-scale deployments, including:
Once the drayage, public transit and public-school bus set-asides are fully requested, HVIP will continue to allow standard voucher requests for these vocations while funding is still available. An additional $23.4 million set-aside for the Innovative Small E-Fleets program is set to open later this spring.
“California has always led the charge in putting more of the cleanest heavy-duty clean vehicles on our roads and highways. This important voucher program plays a critical role in supporting Governor Newsom’s vision for all medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to transition entirely to zero-emission by 2045,” said CARB Chair Liane Randolph.
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