California Incentives and Laws
Listed below are incentives, laws, and regulations related to alternative fuels and advanced vehicles for California. Your Clean Cities coordinator at your local coalition can provide you with information about grants and other opportunities. You can also access coordinator and other agency contact information in the points of contact section.
Incentives and Laws
Information in this list is updated annually after California's legislative session ends.
Last Updated October 2011
State Incentives
- Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Career Training
- Hybrid Electric Vehicle Purchase Vouchers
- Plug-In Hybrid and Zero Emission Light-Duty Vehicle Rebates
- Alternative Fuel and Vehicle Research and Development Incentives
- High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Exemption
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) and Fueling Infrastructure Grants
- Emissions Reductions Grants
- Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Reduction Grants
- Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Home Fueling Infrastructure Incentive - South Coast
- Low Emissions School Bus Grants
- Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Research and Development
- Advanced Transportation Financing
- Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Tax Exemption for Transit Use
- Vehicle Emissions Reduction Grants - Sacramento
- Employer Invested Emissions Reduction Funding - South Coast
- Technology Advancement Funding - South Coast
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) and Fueling Infrastructure Incentives - San Joaquin Valley
- Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Vouchers - San Joaquin Valley
- Low Emission Vehicle Incentives and Technical Training - San Joaquin Valley
- Air Quality Improvement Program Funding - Ventura County
Utility/Private Incentives
- Propane Vehicle Rebates - Western Propane Gas Association (WPGA)
- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Incentive - Coulomb Technologies
- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Rebate - LADWP
- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Incentive - ECOtality
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (AFV) Insurance Discount
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Rate Reduction - SMUD
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Rate Reduction - LADWP
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Rate Reduction - SCE
- Clean Vehicle Electricity and Natural Gas Rate Reduction - PG&E
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle and Natural Gas Infrastructure Charging Rate Reduction - SDG&E
- Natural Gas Rate Reduction - SoCalGas
- Biofuel Volume Rebate Program - Propel Fuels
Laws and Regulations
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle Parking Regulation
- Electricity Provider Definition
- Common Interest Development Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Regulations
- Access to Plug-In Electric Vehicle Registration Records
- Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax Feasibility Evaluation
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Information Resource
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Evaluation
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Requirements
- Low Carbon Fuel Standard
- State Transportation Plan
- Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) Standards
- Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Production Requirements
- Regional Climate Change Initiative
- Alternative Fuel and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Retrofit Regulations
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle Retrofit Emissions Inspection Process
- Alternative Fuel Tax
- Fleet Vehicle Procurement Requirements
- Vehicle Acquisition and Petroleum Reduction Requirements
- Alternative Fuel and Vehicle Policy Development
- Hydrogen Fuel Specifications
- Heavy-Duty Truck Idle Reduction Requirements
- Idle Reduction Requirement at Schools
- Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations
- Mobile Source Emissions Reduction Requirements
- Tire Inflation Requirement
- Fuel-Efficient Tire Program Development
- Low-Speed Vehicle Access to Roadways
- Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) Access to Roadways
- Fleet Emissions Reduction Requirements - South Coast
Expired, Repealed, and Archived Laws and Incentives 
View a list of expired, repealed, and archived California laws and incentives.
Points of Contact
Get contact information for Clean Cities coalitions or agencies that can help you with clean transportation laws, incentives, and funding opportunities in California.
Clean Cities Coalitions
California is home to the following Clean Cities coalitions:
- Antelope Valley Clean Cities
- Central Coast Clean Cities
- Coachella Valley Region Clean Cities
- East Bay Clean Cities (Oakland)
- Long Beach Clean Cities
- Los Angeles Clean Cities
- Sacramento Clean Cities
- San Diego Regional Clean Cities Coalition
- San Francisco Clean Cities
- San Joaquin Valley Clean Cities
- Silicon Valley Clean Cities (San Jose)
- Southern California Clean Cities
- Western Riverside County Clean Cities