Innovative Small E-Fleet (ISEF) Program Update
Flexible Zero-Emission Truck Funding for Small Fleets with 20 Trucks and Fewer
Beginning Agosto 30, 2023, privately-owned or non-profit trucking fleets with 20 or fewer trucks and an annual revenue of less than $15 million can access flexible financing options for zero-emission trucks through the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) Innovative Small e-Fleet Pilot (ISEF). This funding allows small fleets to request enhanced vouchers for standard purchases or flexible financing, lease, rental, and truck-as-a-service options, and fueling support. Guidelines to participate in ISEF are now available through Appendix F of HVIP's Fiscal Year 2022-23 Implementation Manual.
Small Fleets Interested in Accessing Zero-Emission Trucks
Staff invite small fleets interested in accessing funding for class 2b-8 zero-emission vehicles to participate in an informational session on ISEF hosted by the project administrator CALSTART. The program will open for voucher requests on Agosto 30, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on the ISEF Purchaser Webpage. Eligible small fleets may request either a Standard Purchase Voucher, or an Innovative Solution Provider Voucher. Fleets must work with an approved ISEF Provider to apply for an Innovative Solution Provider Voucher to access zero-emission vehicles through a rental, lease, truck-as-a-service, or other agreement. Approved providers will work with eligible dealers to request the voucher on the participating fleet's behalf. ISEF aims to provide small businesses with flexibility, and thus fleets should explore the different options that will be offered by Providers upon approval.
Date: julio 19, 2023
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pacific
Recording
Dealers and Companies Interested in Participating as a Provider or Dealer
Staff invite dealers, their financing partners, leasing and rental companies, or truck-as-a-service providers to participate in a public webinar hosted by the project administrator CALSTART. Attendees will hear an overview of the ISEF program and updates to the guidelines. Innovative Solution Voucher Providers must complete a Provider Eligibility Application to request vouchers on behalf of their customers. Provider Eligibility Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, but Providers should submit by Agosto 15 to ensure their offering is approved prior to voucher requests opening on Agosto 30, 2023.
Date: julio 11, 2023
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Pacific
Recording
To participate in these webinars please register before the webinar start time. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information to join the webinar either through a computer, digital device or via conference line. Each meeting link in the confirmation email is unique so please do not share it with others. Every person that wishes to participate needs to register separately and use the unique link sent to them to access the webinar. Please note that there is no in-person attendance option for this webinar. This webinar will be recorded and will be emailed to attendees via email. The recording will also be available one week after the meeting date on CALSTART’s YouTube channel.
Background
The goal of the ISEF set-aside is to implement innovative solutions to assist small fleets in making the transition to zero-emission trucks, including, but not limited to, flexible leases, short-term rentals, truck-as-a-service, assistance with infrastructure, individual owner planning assistance, increased available funding, and other mechanisms. Barriers to zero-emission truck adoption, such as high upfront costs, limited financing & insurance options, and complex planning for fueling infrastructure present an even greater challenge to small fleets and owner-operators. By dedicating a portion of HVIP funds to small fleets, HVIP can position itself to better understand the specific needs of this traditionally underserved group and support their transition to zero-emission, especially for those subject to the Advanced Clean Fleets regulation.
The FY 2022-23 Funding Plan, approved by the Board on noviembre 17, 2022, allocated $1.7 billion to HVIP, of which $35 million will be allocated to ISEF.
For more information about the FY 2022-23 Funding Plan, please visit the Funding Plan Website. HVIP and ISEF are both part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment - particularly in disadvantaged communities with the greater economic and environmental challenges.
Contact
If you have questions regarding the program or webinar, please contact the ISEF team at [email protected].
Published julio 6, 2023
New Electric School Buses at No or Low Cost to You
It is official, the Public School Bus Set-Aside for Small and Medium Air Districts (Public School Set-Aside) will open on Marzo 30th as a part of HVIP! The California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) $122 million set-aside is intended to cover nearly, if not all, of the full cost of new electric school buses for eligible applicants.
All eligible applicants in small and medium air districts are encouraged to apply when HVIP opens, using an application linked in the Public School Bus Set-Aside section at californiahvip.org/purchasers. The link to the application will become available at 10 a.m. PDT on Marzo 30th.
Join us Mayo 5th for a ‘How to Participate” Workshop – see more information below!
Applicant Eligibility
All applicants in small and medium air districts must serve students at the K-12th grade level. Eligible applicants include:
- California Public School Districts
- California Public Charter Schools, as listed at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/si/cs/
- California Joint Power Authorities (JPAs)
- California County Offices of Education (COEs) Division of State Special Schools of the California Department of Education
- Division of State Special Schools of the California Department of Education
At the time of initial funding request (Application Part A), applicants will need to identify the bus(es) they wish to scrap, but do not need to know what bus(es) they potentially want to purchase. The old school bus(es) can be any internal combustion engine using any fuel type and does not need to be the same bus type or vehicle weight class as the new bus. The following are old bus eligibility requirements:
- The bus chassis must be a 2007 model year or older. The bus chassis age is verified by the model year listed on the DMV Registration Form.
- The bus must be applicant owned. The bus cannot have a lienholder listed on the DMV Registration Form.
- The bus must have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) greater than 14,000 pounds
- The bus must have a current California Highway Patrol Safety Certification (CHP 292 or equivalent)
- The bus must be compliant with the California Truck and Bus Regulation in order to receive a full voucher amount.
In order to receive funds from the Public School Bus Set-Aside, applicants will select an HVIP eligible vehicle with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) functionality. Recipients of the new bus(es) are not required to utilize V2G. Before HVIP opens, school buses eligible for the set-aside funds will be indicated in the HVIP Eligible Vehicle Catalog.
Timeline
The Public School Bus Set-Aside has a two-step application process. Application Part A is completed and submitted directly by the eligible applicant. After review of Application Part A, the HVIP Team will determine eligibility and, if eligible, advance the applicant to Application Part B. Applicants will select a V2G-capable HVIP Eligible Vehicle then communicate with an HVIP approved dealer selling the vehicle who will submit Application Part B on behalf of the applicant in the form of a HVIP voucher request. Applicants who are selected to move on to Application Part B will be contacted directly by HVIP staff and will have 30 calendar days to submit Application Part B.
Part A submissions will begin on Marzo 30, and during the first 90 days after that date, funds will be prioritized to applicants that are located in a Disadvantaged Community (DAC) and within a small-sized air district. At the end of the 90-day application window, the remaining funds, if any, will be allocated to requests that have been received during the 90-day window in the order described below:
- Applicants located in small air districts but not located in DACs, then
- If additional funds remain, requests from applicants located in medium-sized air districts and in DACs will be funded, then
- If additional funds remain, requests from applicants located in medium-sized air districts that are not in DACs will be funded.
Following the initial 90-day window, requests are first come first served for all eligible applicants in small and medium-sized air districts, pending funding availability.
Scrappage of the old bus can occur after Terms and Conditions have been executed and must occur within 365 calendar days of new bus delivery.
How to Prepare for Application Part A
Eligible applicants who want to participate can prepare for opening day by gathering this list of information for Application Part A:
- Applicant information – name, mailing address, air district
- Old Bus(es) information – make, model, model year, VIN, GVWR rating, engine serial number, name of DMV registered owner, CHP certification information
- Supporting documentation – Letter of Intent signed by an authorized applicant representative stating intent to participate.
Purchaser Workshop for the Public School Bus Set-Aside
Please join us at the ‘How to Participate Workshop’ at 10am PDT on Mayo 5th. Our goal is to help as much as possible, please come with questions!
Details of the Public School Bus Set-Aside, including the UPDATED Public School Bus Set-Aside Flyer, sample Letter of Intent, list of air districts by size, DAC qualifications, applicant instructions and more will be published at www.CaliforniaHVIP.org/Purchasers on Marzo 24th. Details are included in Appendix G: Public School Bus Set-Aside for Small and Medium Air Districts at www.CaliforniaHVIP.org/Purchasers and in the HVIP FY21-22 Implementation Manual.
Please reach out to [email protected] if you need any assistance or to subscribe to the Public School Bus Set-Aside updates.
This funding is part of CARB’s Hybrid and Zero Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP).
Posted 3/17/2022