The Clean Cars For All program in the Bay Area provides grants for income-qualified Bay Area residents to retire their older car and replace with a battery-electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), hybrid-electric (HEV), or fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV), or receive a Clipper Card for public transit. Additionally, applicants can get up to $2,000 for the purchase and installation of a Level 2 charger with the purchase of a BEV!

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Funding for Individuals & Families
Get up to $7,500 to purchase or lease a new plug-in hybrid, battery electric, or fuel cell electric vehicle. CVRP is available to income-eligible California residents. Increased rebates for low-income applicants available! To apply for a CVRP rebate and for additional eligibility information visit the official CVRP program page.

Businesses, Nonprofits, and Federal Entities
Get up to $4,500 for the purchase or lease of one eligible zero-emission and plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles. For more information on CVRP opportunities and additional eligibility guidelines, visit the Businesses, Nonprofits, and Federal Entities webpage on the official CVRP program page.

Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) for Public Fleets
Local, State, and tribal government entities can get up to $7,000 to purchase or lease new advanced light-duty technology vehicles, including plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), battery electric (BEV), and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) - up to 30 rebates per year.
For more information on CVRP for public fleets, and eligibility guidelines visit the Public Fleets webpage on the official CVRP program page.

Testimonial Video

Clean Vehicle Assistance Program – CVA Program (Statewide)
The CVA Program is administered by the Beneficial State Foundation (BSF) and offers eligible applicants price buy-down grants of up to $7,500 and affordable financing opportunities (≤ 8% interest) towards the purchase of eligible clean vehicles, including up to $2,000 for a Level 2 home charger installation for eligible vehicle purchases or a $1,000 prepaid charge card and a free portable Level 1 charger. For more information on the CVA Program grant and loan application information, please visit the official CVA Program page.

Driving Clean Assistance Program (Regional – Bay & Santa Cruz Areas)
The Community Housing Development Corporation (CHDC) runs the regional Driving Clean Assistance Program that offers financing assistance towards the purchase of battery-electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), hybrid-electric (HEV), or fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) for residents in disadvantaged communities throughout the Bay Area and Sacramento. The program provides eligible residents a buy down opportunity of up to $7,500, low-interest loan opportunities, and up to $2,000 for a Level 2 home charger installation for eligible vehicle purchases or a $1,000 prepaid charge card and a free portable Level 1 charger, and additional financial and advanced technology education training. To verify program eligibility please visit CHDC's Driving Clean Assistance Program Eligibility webpage.

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• Testimonial Video - Oakland
• Testimonial Video - Richmond

Loan assistance is available to qualified trucking fleets with 10 or fewer heavy-duty vehicles. Additional program criteria requires that an eligible trucking company meet basic requirements by qualifying as a small business (fewer than 100 employees), generate less than $10 million in annual revenue, and operate primarily in California.

Loan assistance is available for:

• Used and new trucks with 2010 and newer model year engines CARB-certified to 2010 and later model year emission standards.
• The engines can use diesel fuel, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), or other fuels including zero-emission technology.
• Trailers may be eligible for financing only in conjunction with an eligible tractor.

To apply to this program:

• The borrower applies for a loan at a participating CalCAP lender by filling out the Borrower Eligibility Criteria and Self-Certification Form (Sample Form). CalCAP lenders and truck dealerships may be able to assist the borrower in completing this form. In addition, the borrower completes the lender’s required loan application forms.
• If the borrower qualifies based on the lender’s loan underwriting standards, loan documents are prepared and signed by the borrower and lender.
• Lender disburses funds to the borrower.

Statewide program provides vouchers for California purchasers of up to $175,000 for zero-emission buses, up to $300,000 for fuel cell buses and Class 7 and 8 trucks, and up to $45,000 for Low NOx 11.9 liter natural gas engines. The program helps offset the higher costs of clean vehicles and additional incentives are available for providing disadvantaged community benefits.

For more information visit California HVIP website

The Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) is intended to accelerate deployment of advanced technology in the off-road sector by providing a streamlined way for fleets to access funding that helps offset the incremental cost of such technology. CORE targets commercial-ready products that have not yet achieved a significant market foothold.

For more information visit CORE website

The Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) Program provides funding through local air districts for agricultural harvesting equipment, heavy-duty trucks, agricultural pump engines, tractors, and other equipment used in agricultural operations.

For more information visit FARMER website

Program Administrator CALSTART, $37,000,000 (CARB Contribution)

Voucher-based funding for eligible disadvantaged communities, as well as eligible tribal governments and affordable-housing in low-income communities.

• Funded projects are responsive to community-identified needs and funds zero-emission shared and on-demand services such as carsharing, ridesharing, bikesharing, and innovative transit services
• Two voucher types offered to eligible nonprofits, local governments, transit agencies, and Native American tribal governments:
  • Up to $1,000,000 for Mobility Projects Vouchers
  • Up to $50,000 for Community Transportation Needs Assessment Vouchers
• A total of $21.15 million is currently being distributed to communities:
  • 2020 Mobility Project Awardees ($20 million)
  • 2020 Community Transportation Needs Assessment Voucher Awardees ($1.15 million)

For more information visit Clean Mobility Options website

Multiple grantees, $19,500,000 (CARB Contribution)

Funding for low-income, tribal, and disadvantaged communities

• A new transportation equity pilot that aims to address community residents’ transportation needs, increase access to key destinations, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by funding planning, clean transportation, and supporting projects.
• Funds include zero-emission carsharing, bikesharing, public transit and shared mobility subsidies, urban forestry, new bike paths, community transportation needs assessments, and active transportation education and outreach events. All projects incorporate significant community engagement during all phases of project planning, development, and implementation.
• In 2020, CARB awarded 11 grants totaling $19.5 million to community-based organizations and local governments across California
  • 2020 Mobility Project Awardees ($20 million)
  • 2020 Community Transportation Needs Assessment Voucher Awardees ($1.15 million)

For more information visit STEP Project website

Community Bridges, $515,819 (CARB Contribution)

Serves the disadvantaged community of Watsonville, California in Santa Cruz County

• First all-electric paratransit vehicles in Santa Cruz County
• Replaced three existing gas-powered shuttles with two 16-seat and one 14-seat electric shuttles equipped with wheelchair lifts and installed two public-accessible level 2 charging stations
• Offers free rides to low-income elderly and disabled passengers in need of door-to-door transportation to medical appointments, meal sites, etc.

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Metropolitan Transportation Commission, $2,250,000 (CARB Contribution)

Affordable Housing Developments in Richmond, Oakland, and San Jose

• Carshare and mobility hub services are in the design phase of development and focused on better understanding residents’ clean transportation and mobility needs, travel behavior, and related concerns in their communities.
• Community transportation needs assessments were completed at each housing development in the summer of 2019 to ensure the selected mobility mix addresses the unique needs of residents. The project team produced a Community Transportation Needs Assessment Report to document the needs assessment process in detail, summarize key findings, and share lessons learned.
• A COVID-19 travel behavior assessment was conducted in early 2021 to gather community data on how the pandemic and economic downturn may have shifted transportation needs to allow for carshare and mobility investments to better serve residents.
• Carshare and supporting services are anticipated to launch in 2021 and will provide community mobility hubs with tailored clean transportation and mobility options such as electric vehicle carsharing, bikesharing, e-scooter sharing, and free transit passes based on needs assessment findings.

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California Vanpool Authority (CalVans), $6,000,000 (CARB Contribution)

Agricultural Workers in low-income and disadvantaged communities statewide

• Deployed 154 new,15-passenger hybrid conversion vans that provide clean transportation to agricultural job sites in the San Joaquin Valley and other low-income agricultural areas in California
• Expanded CalVans San Joaquin Valley fleet by 60 percent (or 77 vans), for a total of 188 vans serving agricultural workers in eight counties
• The remaining 77 hybrid conversion vans funded serve other low income and disadvantaged agricultural areas in the state, such as the Coachella Valley and Salinas Valley

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Center for Transportation and the Environment Fuel Cell Bus Project - $22.3 million
Project proposes to build twenty (20) fuel cell electric buses to operate in Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (25 routes) in the Bay Area and the Orange County Transportation Authority (5 routes) in Southern California. The first bus arrived in Summer 2018.

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Battery Electric Drayage Truck Demonstration - $23.7 million
A statewide demonstration of forty-four (44) zero-emission battery electric and plug-in hybrid drayage trucks serving major California ports, including the Ports of Los Angeles and Oakland. The Class 8 trucks and charging infrastructure will be used in five air districts (South Coast, Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley, Sacramento, and San Diego) providing emission reduction benefits in key areas of California. The first trucks began operation early in 2018 with a second wave of deployments starting in 2019.

• This is the first large-scale demonstration of zero-emission Class 8 trucks that involves major manufacturers, including BYD, Kenworth, Peterbilt and Volvo
• Freight transport in California is a major economic engine for the state but also accounts for about half of toxic diesel particulate matter (PM 2.5), 45 percent of the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) that form ozone and fine particulate matter in the atmosphere, and 6 percent of all GHG emissions in California

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Zero-Emission Hydrogen Ferry Demonstration Project - $3 million
This project will deploy a zero-emission hydrogen fuel ferry potentially providing cargo transportation, excursion cruises, and possibly passenger service, serving the Port of San Francisco, Port of Oakland, Port of Redwood City and the City of Martinez.

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Sustainable Terminals Accelerating Regional Transformation - $50 million
The project will demonstrate what sustainable supply chains of the future can look like: containers delivered by the world’s cleanest vessels, loaded onto zero-emission yard tractors, handled by zero-emission top handlers and rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes, transferred to zero-emission trucks headed for an off-dock cargo-handling facility. Vehicles/Equipment Funded:

Port of Long Beach (All Battery-Electric)

• 33 Yard Tractors
• 1 Top Handler
• 9 Rubber-Tired Gantry Cranes
• 5 Class 8 Drayage Trucks

Port of Oakland (All Battery-Electric)

• 5 Yard Tractors
• 1 Top Handler
• 10 Class 8 Drayage Trucks

Port of Stockton (All Battery-Electric)

• 34 Forklifts
• 1 Rail Car Mover

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