This document summarizes the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District's (SJVAPCD) Drive Clean! Rebate Program. The program provides rebates of $1,000-$3,000 for purchasing or leasing new low-emission vehicles to encourage reducing emissions. It was created by revising an earlier incentive program to streamline the application process based on collaboration with state agencies. The goals are to increase the use of electric vehicles and funding for associated charging infrastructure valleywide.

1. SJVAPCD
Drive Clean! Rebate Program
March 17, 2012
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2. Background
• Public health agency
• Formed in 1992
• Under a Governing Board
• Combination of strategies
– Over 500 regulations
– Voluntary Incentives
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3. Background
• Over 20 highly successful incentive
programs since 1992
• Awarded almost $400 million
• Reduced over 98,000 tons of lifetime
emission (NOx, ROG, PM)
• Regular audits by State, Federal, and
independent auditors
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4. Program History
• Current Light and Medium-Duty Vehicle
Incentive Program - 2001
– Encourage early adoption of clean vehicles
– Results
• Over $578,000 awarded
• Over 148 vehicles purchased
• Reduction of over 17 tons of lifetime emission
(NOx, ROG, PM)
– Introduction of new technologies
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5. Program Revision to Rebate
Program
• Reason for Revisions
– Low participation in local and State programs
– Lengthy application and contract process
– Confusion with State program
– Less efficient than other District programs
• Revision Process
– Governing Board approval
– Collaboration with State and other agencies
– Streamlined process
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6. New Drive Clean! Rebate
Program
• Eligibility
– SJVAPCD residents and businesses
– Purchase or 3-year lease a new vehicle
• Purchase/lease after March 15, 2012
• District’s Vehicle Eligibility List only
– Insure & register with DMV within SJVAPCD
• Requirements (3 years)
– Continue ownership/lease of vehicle
– Maintain DMV registration within SJVAPCD
– Minor annual reporting
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7. Drive Clean! Rebate Program
Vehicle Funding
• Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV)
– $3,000
• Partial Zero Emission Vehicles (PZEV)
– $2,000
• Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV)
– $1,500
• Zero Emission Motorcycles (ZEM) and
Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEV)
– $1,000
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8. Related Components Under
Development
• Residential & Personal Infrastructure
– Level 2 EVSE
– CNG home refueling appliance
– $1,000 rebate
• Community & Public Infrastructure
– Multi-unit EVSE
– DC Fast Charging EVSE
– Contract process
– Funding levels TBD
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9. Infrastructure and Deployment
Goals
• Valleywide Efforts Needed
• Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) and
Charging Infrastructure Readiness Plans
– Department of Energy (DOE)
• Statewide readiness plan, including specific regions
• $1,000,000 multi-agency collaborative grant
• $75,000 for the San Joaquin Valley District’s region
– California Energy Commission (CEC)
• Comprehensive Valley regional plan
• $200,000 award
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10. Listserv and Website
• Incentive Program Development E-mail
Notification List
– http://www.valleyair.org/lists/list.htm
• District website
– www.valleyair.org under Grants & Incentives
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11. Contact Information
David Lopez
(559) 230-5800
David.Lopez@valleyair.org
Colette Kincaid
(559) 230-5800
Colette.Kincaid@valleyair.org
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