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 2009
State Incentives
- 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
- Lower Emission School Bus Grants
- Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Research and Development
- Vehicle Emission Reduction Grants - Sacramento
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Parking Incentive - Sacramento
- Employer Invested Emission Reduction Funding - South Coast
- Technology Advancement Funding - South Coast
- Low Emission Vehicle Incentives and Technical Training - San Joaquin Valley
- Air Quality Improvement Program Funding - Ventura County
- Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle and Infrastructure Incentives - Vacaville
- Clean Vehicle Parking Incentive - Hermosa Beach
- Clean Vehicle Parking Incentive - San Jose
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Parking Incentive - Santa Monica
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Parking Incentive - Los Angeles Airport
Utility/Private Incentives
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (AFV) Insurance Discount
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Rate Reduction - SMUD
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Rate Reduction - LADWP
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Rate Reduction - SCE
- Clean Vehicle Electricity Rate Reduction - PG&E
- Electric Vehicle (EV) and Natural Gas Infrastructure Charging Rate Reduction - SDG&E
- Natural Gas Vehicle Home Fueling Infrastructure Incentive - South Coast
- Low Emission Taxi Incentives - San Francisco
- Employee Vehicle Purchase Incentives - Riverside
Laws and Regulations
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Evaluation
- State Transportation Plan
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Requirements
- Low Carbon Fuel Standard
- Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) Standards
- Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Production Requirements
- Regional Climate Change Initiative
- Alternative Fuel Vehicle Retrofit Regulations
- Alternative Fuel Tax
- Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Tax Exemption for Transit Use
- Fleet Vehicle Procurement Requirements
- Vehicle Acquisition and Petroleum Reduction Requirements
- Alternative Fuel and Vehicle Policy Development
- State Biofuels Development Plan
- Hydrogen Energy Plan
- Hydrogen Fuel Specifications
- Heavy-Duty Truck Idle Reduction Requirements
- School Bus Idle Reduction Requirement
- Mobile Source Emissions Reduction Requirements
- Fuel Efficient Tire Program Development
- Low-Speed Vehicle Access to Roadways
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Promotion - Bay Area
- Alternative Fuel Promotion - San Jose
- Heavy-Duty Idle Reduction Requirement - Sacramento
- Fleet Fuel Use and Vehicle Acquisition Requirements - San Francisco
- Public Agency Fleet Emissions Reduction Requirements - South Coast
- Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) Access to Roadways - Placer and Orange Counties
Expired Laws and Incentives 
View a list of expired 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
- San Francisco Clean Cities
- San Joaquin Valley Clean Cities
- Silicon Valley Clean Cities (San Jose)
- Southern California Clean Cities
- Western Riverside County Clean Cities