Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Program

This page last updated August 30, 2018

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.

Highlights:

• CARB has posted the presentation for the August 30, 2018, Sacramento workshop on zero-emission vehicle requirements for public and private fleets. This effort is the first step in response to a letter from Governor Brown directing CARB to assess the viability of new regulations to increase zero emission vehicle adoption in fleets.

• Updated Zero Emission Vehicle Regulation factsheet now available.

• 2018 Annual Evaluation of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Deployment and Hydrogen Fuel Station Network Development

• 2016 ZEV credit balances

• CARB Releases Major Report on the Future of Ultra-Clean and Zero-Emission Vehicles

• ACC Midterm Review Report Released along with the new ZEV Calculator

• California's 2016 ZEV Action Plan

• The 2016 ZEV Tutorial recording and materials

• Learn about California's collaboration on ZEV planning

• ARB's Hydrogen Infrastructure Assessments & CHIT Tool

	ZEV Regulations			Zero Emission Vehicles
	2015 Regulatory Activities 2014 Regulatory Activities 2013 Regulatory Activities 2012 ZEV Regulation Activities (includes 2010-2012) 2009/2010 ZEV Review Current ZEV Regulations and Reviews Portal ZEV Credits			Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEV) California's PEV Resource Center CEC "Drive" Program EV Info California PEV Collaborative Hydrogen Electric Vehicles California's Hydrogen Initiatives CaFCP Station Map CEC "Drive" Program H2 Info DriveClean.ca.gov - H2 fueling Hydrogen Quality Regulation Infrastructure ZEV Infrastructure PEV Infrastructure
	Related Regulations/Policies			Drive Clean - Buying Guide for Clean and Efficient Cars
	Advanced Clean Cars Carpool Lane/HOV Lane Access ZEV Planning Collaboration Clean Car Standards - Pavley AB 1493 Clean Fuels Outlet Regulation Climate Change Program (AB32) Environmental & Energy Standards for Hydrogen Production Environmental Performance Label Low Carbon Fuel Standards Low Emission Vehicle III (LEV III) Renewable Energy Standards Zero Emission Buses			Plug-in Electric Vehicle Resource Center Compare Environmental Impacts of Cars Search by Year/Make/Model Search Cars by Category/Type Search for Vehicle Incentives Learn About Technologies & Fuels Certified Battery Electric Vehicles Certified Hybrid Vehicles Certified Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Certified Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

	Certification and Test Procedures			Related Links/Resources
	Evaporative Emissions/ORVR Exhaust Test Procedures Hybrid Conversion Certification On-Road Certification			ARB's Fuels Program Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) California Fuel Cell Partnership Clean Vehicle Rebate Program Electric and Hydrogen Fuels and Vehicles Hydrogen Quality Regulation - CFDA