Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Program

The ARB has been a leader in developing programs designed to reduce emissions from mobile sources. Mobile sources account for well over half of the emissions which contribute to ozone and particulate matter and nearly 40 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions in California. In order to meet California's health based air quality standards and greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, the cars we drive and the fuel we use must be transformed away from petroleum.

ARB has adopted a new approach to passenger vehicles – cars and light trucks -- by combining the control of smog-causing pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions into a single coordinated package of standards. The new approach also includes efforts to support and accelerate the numbers of plug-in hybrids and zero-emission vehicles in California. Find out more on the Advanced Clean Cars web portal.

News:

• Visit California's new Plug-in Electric Vehicle Resource Center
• Governor signs Executive Order B-16-2012 regarding ZEVs.

• Documents are now available on the 2012 ZEV Regulatory Activities page that support the Notice for the March 22, 2021 Hearing.

• The California Air Resources Board approves Advanced Clean Cars rules.

• The Formal Regulatory Documents for the January, 2012 Board Meeting are now available.

• The AB 1085 web site is available with all of the Emissions Data, Economic Data and Health Impacts Data

• Feds, CA share timeline for clean cars 2017-2025 - Timeline announced for next generation clean cars