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newsrel -- Air Resources Board unveils $3.7 million in rebates for clean vehicles

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 15:00:13
Incentives speed the introduction of advanced technology. 

Release 10-25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 17, 2010 	
	
Mary Fricke
(916)322-3220
www.arb.ca.gov

Air Resources Board unveils $3.7 million in rebates for clean
vehicles
Incentives speed the introduction of advanced technology

SACRAMENTO – Today the California Air Resources Board announced
$3.7 million in rebates for zero-emission and plug-in hybrid
vehicle rebates for California drivers as part of an overall
$42.3 million program that Governor Schwarzenegger approved in
2007 to spur technological innovation in the transportation
sector.

The rebates offer up to $5,000 for the purchase of zero-emission
and plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles and up to $20,000 for the
purchase of ARB-certified or approved zero-emission commercial
vehicles on a first-come, first-served basis.  Funding for the
program comes from a dedicated revenue stream that draws from
smog abatement, vehicle registration, and vessel registration
fees. 

“These rebates will make cleaner cars more affordable for
California consumers and give businesses and local governments an
incentive to add advanced vehicles to their fleets,” said ARB
Chairman Mary D. Nichols. “The monies get innovative vehicle
technologies on the road more quickly so California can meet its
clean air and climate change goals.”

Rebates are available to individuals, business owners and
government entities in California that purchase or lease new
eligible zero-emission or plug-in hybrid electric light-duty
vehicles now. Eligible vehicles are cars, trucks, commercial
medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, motorcycles or neighborhood
electric vehicles. 

In October 2007, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 118
which provides approximately $200 million annually through 2015
to the California Energy Commission, the Bureau of Automotive
Repair and the ARB to fund air quality improvement projects that
will accelerate clean engine technologies.  ARB was appropriated
approximately $42.3 million to fund air quality improvement
programs that will pay for cleaner equipment such as hybrid truck
and buses, zero-emission and plug-in hybrid cars, and
motorcycles. The amount of funding available to pay for these
technologies is dependent on the amount of revenues generated
from vehicle and smog abatement fees.

Cars and trucks account for over half of the emissions that
contribute to ozone and particulate matter as well as about 30
percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in California. 
Zero-emission vehicles and near-zero emission vehicles are a key
element of California's plan for attaining health-based air
quality as required in the federal Clean Air Act.

Exhaust from cars and trucks have been known to exacerbate a
variety of conditions such as lung and heart disease, and asthma,
and even contribute to premature death.  Cleaner vehicles reduce
California smog and climate change emissions, and save consumers
money.

A complete list of eligible vehicles, application and rebate
instructions can be found at: http://cvrp.energycenter.org

To learn more about what you can do to reduce your individual
greenhouse gas emissions, visit ARB’s carbon calculator at
http://www.coolcalifornia.org

The Air Resources Board is a department of the California
Environmental Protection Agency.  ARB’s mission is to promote and
protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through
effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and
considering effects on the economy.  The ARB oversees all air
pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain
health based air quality standards.

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