The California Air Resources Board recently announced that $2 million will be available for the California Energy Commission’s 2011 clean vehicle rebate program. Unfortunately for the LSV market, only vehicles that can carry four passengers and operate at highway speeds will be eligible for the rebates. Program managers report that in 2010 $1.4 million in vehicle rebates were distributed for 213 vehicles including:
- 108 Zero Emission Vehicles (LEAFs, Tesla Roadsters, and a handful of Honda Clarity fuel cell cars)
- 38 Commercial Zero Emission Vehicles (from Smith, Navistar, and EVI)
- 30 Neighborhood Electric Vehicles
- 37 Zero Emission Motorcycles