The State of Connecticut has extended a cash rebate program for municipalities, businesses, and residents to purchase electric vehicles (EVs). The state will provide an additional $2.7 million in new funding for the rebate program.
State regulators in Pennsylvania and California have introduced new assistance programs to create wider adoption of alternative fuel vehicles and technology, the states announced separately.
Florida’s House of Representatives passed HB 579, which promotes the use of natural gas fuels in Florida, with a 116 – 2 vote on May 2, 2013. The bill provides a mix of incentives and tax breaks for commercial fleet use of natural gas vehicles and fuel.
LOS ANGELES – A low-emission model of the 2012 Chevrolet Volt electric car is now available in California, where customers will be allowed to drive solo in the state’s carpool lanes.
SACRAMENTO, CA - California's $5,000 rebate offered for the purchase of a qualifying electric car may turn out to be a short-lived incentive, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
SACRAMENTO, CA - California fleets can now receive rebates on new zero-emission and electric vehicles of up to $5,000 per vehicle as part of the new Clean Vehicle Rebate Project. Certain zero-emission commercial vehicles are also eligible for rebates up to $20,000.
STOCKTON, CA - The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved Electric Vehicles International's (EVI) fully electric return-to-base medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services announced its Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Vehicles Rebate Program processed more than $2.5 million in rebates for customers in 2009.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services' rebate program is designed for customers that make significant investments in new technology to improve their environmental performance.
IRVING, TX – ExxonMobil's Fleet Program offers businesses with fleet vehicles a way to control fuel costs with rebates of up to 5¢ per gallon on all Exxon and Mobil fuel purchases.