The bulk (94%) of the $373 million—$350 million—comes from the funds in the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund dedicated to low-carbon transportation investments and supports a variety of programs for a wide range of cars, trucks and off-road equipment. The additional $23 million comes from the Air Quality Improvement Program under AB 8.

• $200 million is for light-duty vehicles, including the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, which provides incentives for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles.

• $167.5 million is dedicated to heavy-duty vehicle and freight-equipment projects, including vouchers to help support the purchase of hybrid and zero-emission trucks and buses. Among the heavy-duty vehicle investments are three new programs, including a trade-up pilot program to transition off-road agricultural equipment to cleaner technologies. (The remaining $5.5 million is held for administrative overhead and a reserve.)

The Funding Plan builds on last year’s investments that benefit disadvantaged communities, including innovative pilot programs to help owners of older vehicles move up to much cleaner, newer cars including electric vehicles. Over all, the Funding Plan dedicates 50% of the low-carbon transportation funds to benefit disadvantaged communities. Of those dedicated funds, 10% is to be invested directly in those communities.

Key Highlights of the funding plan include:

• $163 million for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, which offers up to $5,000 in vehicle rebates for the purchase or lease of new, eligible zero-emission and plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles. This allocation is expected to meet demand projected for the upcoming year and includes an income eligibility cap to exclude high-income consumers and higher rebate levels for lower income consumers.

• Increased Investments for Light-Duty Pilot Projects in disadvantaged communities including $20 million to expand air district administered retire-and-replace pilot programs that help low-income residents afford the cleanest cars.

• $12 million for HVIP (Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project) to encourage commercial deployment of hybrid and zero-emission trucks and buses.

• Expanded Investments in Large-Scale Commercialization Projects, including the addition of $20 million for pilot deployment of zero-emission trucks and $45 million for pilot deployment of zero-emission buses, to help these technologies become more cost competitive. This includes $5 million for school buses in rural school districts.

• $59 million for advanced technology demonstration projects for larger vehicles, building on demonstrations funded with last year’s appropriation.

• Continuation of the successful Truck Loan Assistance Program that provides credit to consumers upgrading their trucks.

• Additional investments in both on- and off-road advanced technologies.

The Funding Plan addresses two new statutory requirements: The first, SB 1275, authored by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León, established the Charge Ahead California Initiative with a goal of placing 1 million zero-emission and near-zero-emission vehicles in California by 2023, and increasing access to these vehicles by low-income consumers and consumers in disadvantaged communities.

SB 1275 also required ARB to establish an income eligibility limit for its existing Clean Vehicle Rebate Project.

SB 1204, authored by Senator Ricardo Lara, created the California Clean Truck, Bus and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program to fund the development, demonstration and early commercial deployment of zero- and near-zero-emission technologies with priority given to projects that benefit disadvantaged communities. Of the plan’s Low Carbon Transportation Investments, $148 million goes to support SB 1204 projects.