Clean-Air Vehicles at a Fraction of the Price
The medium and heavy-duty vehicle market is transforming.
By slashing purchase costs, HVIP helps you be part of the transformation. HVIP’s streamlined approach means you see the discount immediately at the point of sale. In most cases, no scrappage and first come, first served. Dealers learn the voucher processing system, so there’s less paperwork for you.
How to Participate
Get in on base vehicle price breaks from $20,000 to $240,000, depending on the vehicle you purchase. Whether you operate one vehicle or hundreds, HVIP dealers are ready to work with you. Individual owner-operators, small businesses, corporate leaders, school districts, and municipal fleets are all eligible. Select a funding type below.
Provider Directory Resource
Innovative Solution Providers are listed below; these companies offer options which are not typically offered in HVIP like Truck-as-a-service, short term rentals & leases.
Previously, small fleets were able to purchase vehicles through ISEF. As of 11/17/2023, all standard purchases formerly made through ISEF will now be funded through Standard HVIP, and all existing ISEF standard purchase vouchers will be automatically adjusted to reflect the new HVIP small fleet incentive levels. The base voucher will be doubled for small public and private fleets submitting new voucher requests on or after 11/17/23 in Standard HVIP, the Drayage Truck Set-Aside, or the Public Transit Set-Aside, for any HVIP-eligible vehicles.
Fleets looking for guidance, please contact Cal Fleet Advisor www.calfleetadvisor.org.
Dealers and provider questions can be directed to [email protected].
Provider eligibility application is open year round, only required for Innovative Solution Providers, no longer required for HVIP dealers.
Provider | Dealer | Vehicles | Type | Contact | Description |
Cal Pacific Truck Center | Cal Pacific Truck Center, LLC | International eMV | Rental and Lease | Mark Yragui | Cal Pacific Truck Center offers the eMV on a rental basis for up to 36 months. Charging can be accomplished on a daily basis at the Cal Pacific Truck facility in Rancho Bernardo on a first come, first served basis. Cal Pacific Truck Center currently has two eMV box trucks and is expanding to 5 units as demand permits. |
Crown Motors LLC | Crown Motors LLC | Ford Transit T-350 BEV | Lease | Bill Dawson | Crown Motors offers the complete lineup of Transit BEV vans. We are a dealer who looks at the complete electric vehicle experience with an emphasis on viability, charging strategy, and financing. |
Custom Truck One Source | Custom Truck One Source | Battle Motors LNT 4×2 BEV Battle Motors LET2 4×2 BEV Battle Motors LNT 6×4 BEV Battle Motors LET 6×4 BEV Peterbilt 220EV 4×2 |
Rental and Lease | Taylor Redman | Custom Truck One Source is the largest single-source provider of commercial trucks and equipment. We have 39 locations in the U.S. and Canada, of which 5 are dealers for Battle Motors including Bakersfield, CA. We can up-fit OEM chassis to any vocational truck needed to maximize your fleets EV operations. We offer purchase, rental, or lease options. |
EcoChargeX LLC | TEC of California, Inc | Volvo VNRe Battery Electric Truck | BAAS and TAAS | Yong Shu | EcoChargeX offers a Mobile as a Service (MaaS) platform with autonomous battery swapping and rapid exchange capabilities. We provide CAAS, BAAS, and TAAS solutions to meet our customers’ needs. |
Einride Inc | BYD Motors | BYD 8TT Battery Electric Truck | TAAS | Shahrukh Ahmed | Switch to sustainable freight without complexity or costly overhead investments. Einride handles all facets of electrification including trucks, charging hardware with installation, operational support, vehicle uptime guarantees, all vehicle maintenance with applicable warranty claims, and our software platform through a monthly as-a-service model. |
Electric Vehicle Choice | Cenntro Logistar 400 EV Evolectric Conversion Kit CEV-EVO-2-0 Battery Electric Conversio Hyzon HyHD8-110 Hyzon HyHD8-200 Phoenix Motorcars E450 Battery Electric Vehicle Phoenix Motorcars E450 Cargo/Flatbed/Utility Battery Electric Vehicle SEA Electric 5E EV SEA Electric Ford F59 EV |
Christine Ostrander | Electric Vehicle Choice, an ISEF Provider and HVIP Dealer offering a vast selection of approved, all-electric battery vehicles, features zero emissions vehicles available for purchase with 60-month or 72-month terms as low as 6.99% APR upon approved credit score with a 10% down payment. A Level 2 Charger is included with every purchase along with full infrastructure charging support. EVC includes telematics battery health monitoring and repair as needed for 3 years under the vehicle manufacturer’s warranty. | ||
Electus Energy Corp | Tom’s Truck Center | Nikola Tre FCEV | TAAS | Preston Hayes | The Electus all inclusive (truck + maintenance + fuel) TAAS model allows you to get behind the wheel of a new fuel cell electric truck without an upfront investment. Eligible customers can take delivery of a truck as early as January 2024 and pay-as-they-go on a $-per-mile basis for as long as they would like (subject to a minimum 6 month commitment). Fuel is included during the initial TAAS term and customers will also have a long-term membership to Electus’ hydrogen fueling network, which is expanding real-time and will provide members preferred hydrogen fuel pricing across California. |
Fam Vans | Fam Vans | Rizon e16L | Rental, lease and TAAS | Saif Malley | FAM Vans is offering leases and short-term rentals on Rizon medium-duty electric trucks. FAM Vans will also be offering overnight charging at our facility. |
Forum Mobility | TEC Equipment, Volvo Tom’s Truck Center, Nikola, VVG, Kenworth, BYD, Rush Enterprises |
Nikola TRE, Volvo VNRe, eCascadia- FTL (Class 8), |
Truck-as-a-Service | Robert Kelly | Forum is an electric truck and charging provider, serving the drayage industry and heavy-duty fleets. Forum offers competitive leasing for new zero-emission electric trucks that includes charging and servicing, all for a fixed rate with no up-front cost. Forum’s service includes access to our network of depots for safe and secure daytime and over-night charging. Forum’s charging depots can be accessed along drayage routes and close to distribution centers in Northern and Southern California. |
Gateway EV Fleets | Xos Golden Gate Truck Center BrightDrop |
Stepvan Daimler-Freightliner / FCCC MT50e BrightDrop Zevo 600 |
TAAS | Bruce Pflaum | Gateway is an innovative electric vehicle leasing and charging company, dedicated to empowering small and medium fleet owners with efficient and cost-effective operations. By providing cutting-edge electric vehicle truck leasing on long-term contracts, fleet owners can streamline operations while reducing costs. Gateway provides comprehensive charging solutions to ensure vehicles are always powered, maximizing productivity and driving sustainability. |
Green Commuter | Brightdrop | Brightdrop ZEVO 400AWD | Rental | Naveed Eghterafi | We are offering a long term/flexible rental option for small fleets who want to try an electric medium duty shuttle. |
Mitra EV, Inc | BrightDrop Greater Los Angeles | Brightdrop Zevo 600 | Rental/TAAS | Galina Russel | Mitra EV offers innovative solutions for fleet operators to shift to commercial electric vehicles. Our comprehensive transportation-as-a-service (TaaS) package allows customers to enjoy instant savings while avoiding steep initial expenses. |
Golden Gate Truck Center / California Truck Leasing | Golden Gate Truck Center | Freightliner, eCascadia, Em2, Mt50e | Rental, TAAS, Lease | Ernesto Contreras | Golden Gate Truck Center / California Truck Leasing offers competitive lease and rental options for small fleets with a variety of charging solutions. |
Lodon | Lightning eMotors Gibbs Int Inc Brightdrop Greater Los Angeles |
Lightning ZE4 with 16′ Box*
International eMV607 SBA (MV60E)with 24′ Box* GM BrighDrop Zevo eAWD400* |
TAAS | William Cordray | Lodon provides Owners and operators the ability to purchase EVs with refrigeration electrification without sacrificing range, and can build on premise DCFC systems to take advantage of the lowest electricity rates. MDHD-EV+RE with ISEF offers cost competitive purchase or finance pricing for ICE alternatives and DCFC incentivized infrastructure is paid back for with 2-3 yr terms through the additional fuel savings and revenue stream realized by new DCFC charging station(s). |
Mitra EV, Inc | BrightDrop Greater Los Angeles | Brightdrop Zevo 600 | Rental/TAAS | Galina Russel | Mitra EV offers innovative solutions for fleet operators to shift to commercial electric vehicles. Our comprehensive transportation-as-a-service (TaaS) package allows customers to enjoy instant savings while avoiding steep initial expenses. |
NuGen Mobility | Velocity, BrightDrop and Others | RIZON e18L, Brightdrop 400 &n 600, Sea Electric 5e, Workhorse, Ram Promaster EV | Lease | Michael Baer | We offer tailored leasing solutions for ISeF and other projects in California, providing both standard and customized options (3-5 years) to meet unique financial and operational needs. With flexible terms, competitive rates, and the ability to include electricity, charging, and insurance, we ensure a seamless process to maximize the success of your initiatives. |
Pape Kenworth San Leandro | Kenworth | T680E K270E K370E | Lease & rental | Luis Calderon | The Kenworth T680E helps you achieve your sustainability objectives, while leveraging the excellent performance, reliability and cab comfort of our classic T680 on-highway model. The zero emission Kenworth T680E has an estimated operating range of 150 miles, depending on application. As you look for ways to meet increasingly stringent urban restrictions on noise and emissions, we have a solution: Kenworth K270E Class 6 and K370E Class 7 battery-electric trucks. These popular – and proven – platforms combine fully-integrated, state-of-the-art electric powertrains with superior visibility, maneuverability and driver comfort. |
Penske Truck Leasing | FTL and VOL | eCascadia- FTL (Class 8) eM2- FTL (Class 6 and Class 7) VNRe- VOL (Class 8) |
Lease & rental | Elizabeth Albertson | Penske offers competitive lease and rental options for small fleets with a variety of charging solutions. |
Peterson Trucks, Inc | Peterson Trucks, Inc. | International eMV | Rental, Lease, Purchase, TAAS | Duane Welty | Sales and consulting on the TCO business case ROI, regulatory compliance, charging infrastructure, analytics, training, funding & finance resources, among other customer needs. |
Revel Energy | Tom’s Truck Center | FORD Transit E-350, GREENPOWER EV Star, NIKOLA TRE (BEV & FCEV) | Truck Rental+Chargers+Solar+ESS | Mehmet Cercioglu | Revel Energy provides a comprehensive Small Fleet solution that integrates EV fleet chargers, solar energy systems, and energy storage solutions. Our offering addresses infrastructure challenges and mitigates high energy costs associated with EV implementation. By leveraging our expertise in commercial solar and energy storage, we ensure a seamless transition to sustainable transportation, enhancing energy efficiency and reducing operational expenses. With Revel Energy, small fleets can enjoy reliable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly energy solutions tailored to their specific needs. |
Roundtrip EV Solutions Inc. | BYD Dobbs Truck Center Velocity Truck Centers |
Battle LET Class 8, Battle LNT Class 6/7, BYD 8R Class 8, BYD 6R Class 6, Peterbilt 520EV Class 8 | TAAS | Sunil Kurien | Roundtrip EV Solutions (REVS) provides electric trucks as a service for the refuse industry. We cater to small and medium sized haulers, municipalities and large corporate fleets and help them transition their fleets to electric. REVS provides the electric truck, the charger, the infrastructure, maintenance and repair, a customized refuse specific portal and other value-added services. |
Ryder Truck Rental, Inc | Brightdrop Greater Los Angeles Daimler Midway Ford Truck Center |
BrightDrop ZEVO 600 Battery Electric Vehicle, Class 3 BrightDrop ZEVO 600 Battery Electric Vehicle, Class 2b Freightliner eCascadia Freightliner eM2 Ford T350 Van 2WD |
Lease | Julia Montgomery | Ryder offers a comprehensive fleet solution that navigates the electric vehicle (EV) landscape for you and provides electrification advisors, vehicles, chargers, telematics, and maintenance all for one lease price, from one point of contact. |
Skycharger | Velocity Truck Center, Penske | Class 8 and Drayage | Lease, Lease to Own, TAAS | Andy Karetsly | Skycharger’s fleet offering is focused on IOOs and Small Fleet owners who frequent the California ports and distribution centers. We offer leasing, lease-to-own, and TaaS services for Drayage, Day Cabs and Overnight Cabs. We are committed to making the transition to electric trucks a smooth one. |
TCI Transportation | Tom’s Truck Center Lonestar Truck Group |
Ford T350 |
Lease & rental | Mike Macias | “Electric Truck lease or rental at 50% of Diesel”. Truck lease or daily rental offering with support for charger & zero down. Fixed monthly lease price. The goal is to ensure a financial offer that will be a benefit for the fleet below a diesel comparison vehicle. EV driver proficiency and technical training will be incorporated into the fleet education. |
TerriCorp Inc dba Kingsburg Truck Center | Kingsburg Truck Center | W4cc, W56, W750 | Rental | Tatum O’Nan | Kingsburg Truck Center, located in Kingsburg CA, provides class 4 and 6 electric vehicles for the Central Valley. Kingsburg Truck Center will be offering short term rental options, and the ability to assist customers outside of standard offerings. In addition, Kingsburg Truck Center will offer standard insurance, with the option to bundle. We aim to offer affordable 0-emission working class vehicles to the California communities around us in an effort to reduce emissions and place EV vehicles into the hands of customers and companies who may not be able to afford them otherwise. |
Transco Leasing Co (TEC Leasing) | TEC Equipment | Mack MD Electric | Rental & Lease | David Holzberg | TEC Leasing offers a wide range of rental and leasing trucking options including electric trucks. With multiple locations in California we can support your fleet needs across the state. |
Tom’s Truck Center Leasing and Rentals |
Tom’s Truck Center, Inc.,
Tom’s Truck Center North County, LLC Tom’s Truck Center-South County, Inc.
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Nikola TRE
Ford T350
Nikola TRE Fuel Cell
Cab Chassis
GreenPower EV Sar
Isuzu NRR EV
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Lease and Rental | Jennifer Luis | Rent-to-own is focused on breaking down the barrier between small fleets and EVs due to a lack of experience and knowledge of EVs. Many fleets are hesitant to purchase an electric truck without first experiencing how they perform, and how they will provide benefit and ROI. Tom’s Truck Center Leasing and Rentals will provide an electric vehicle fleet where customers can demo (daily/weekly/monthly) an EV to experience the features, advantages and benefits. Their cost to rent an EV will be below the cost to rent a diesel truck. This, coupled with no cost to charge and no cost for maintenance, product insurance as well as bumper to bumper product warranty will be included. We intend to assist the customer in obtaining an HVIP voucher so they can purchase an EV once they see the benefits, and overcome range/charge anxiety. |
Velocity Truck Rental & Leasing | Velocity Truck Rental & Leasing | Rizon 16M, 16L, 18M & 18L | Rental & Lease | Andy Lewis | Velocity Truck Rental & Leasing is at the forefront of cutting-edge electric vehicle technology, offering a diverse range of light, medium, and heavy-duty electric vehicles which complements our extensive charging network of 51 chargers in Southern California. We offer short term rentals from 1 day to 1 year & full-service leases from 1 to 5 years designed to provide eligible customers with increased flexibility. |
Velocity Vehicle Group | Velocity Truck Centers | Freightliner eCascadia, eMr, Rizon, MT50e | Lease | Danny Ruano | Velocity Vehicle Group, or VVG, stands at the forefront of cutting-edge electric vehicle technology, offering a diverse range of light, medium, and heavy-duty electric vehicles. Our extensive North American dealer network boasts 31 high voltage (HV3) technicians and professionals ready to guide you seamlessly through your purchase. We offer a tailored 24-month lease option designed to provide eligible customers with increased flexibility in lease durations. Also, VVG is the exclusive dealer in Southern California for Rizon, offering unparalleled expertise and availability in the market. |
Volvo | Vanguard Truck Center Mack Trucks Corporate Gateway Truck & Refrigeration Nextran Truck Centers Orlando Watsonville Fleet Group Affinity Truck Center TEC of California, Inc. |
All Volvo and Mack Electric Vehicles | Truck-as-a-Service, Purchase, Lease |
Logan Andrew | Offers included but not limited to: – Purchase: Own with loans in a variety of structures & down payment amounts. – Lease: Limited risk approach with an option to walk away at the end of term. – Equipment as a Service: Complete finance solution where customers pay for miles driven with a minimum monthly commitment. Offer includes the electric vehicle, all maintenance (preventive and corrective), roadside assistance, battery monitoring, physical damage insurance, flexible term options, possibility to apply federal and/ or state incentives, route planning, infrastructure expertise, and more!” This option is currently only available for the Mack MD Electric. |
Walnut Services, Inc | BrightDrop Greater Los Angeles | BrightDrop Zevo 400, BrightDrop Zevo 600 | Rental & Lease | Ben Nussbaum | We provide short and long-term rentals to eligible small fleets to make the transition to go green less costly. Rental periods are flexible between 3 and 12 months, while rental periods with longer terms may be available on a per customer basis. Get started today in a new EV for similar pricing to what you would pay for a comparable ICE vehicle. |
WattEV | TEC Equipment, Volvo Tom’s Truck Center, Nikola |
Volvo VNRe ; Nikola TRE ; Navistar |
Truck-as-a-Service | Salim Youssefzadeh | WattEV’s unique Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) provides users all-inclusive access toheavy-duty (HD) battery electric trucks without the risk. Our monthly price includesmaintenance, miles, refueling, registration, backup vehicle access, collision insurance,and access to the largest publicly accessible heavy-duty truck network in the U.S. |
Workhorse Group | Workhorse Group | C-650, C-1000, |
Purchase, Truck-as-a-Service, Rental |
Brendan Blomfield | Workhorse Group offers 100% Electric Class 4 Vehicles for a variety of industries. 150+mile range, 2 hour charging capabilities (AC & DC & Wireless DC), drone compatible.Up to 7,000 payload, 1000+ cubic ft. cargo*, 44+ MPGe, Real-Time Telematics (500+data points (accessed remotely) and low step vehicle entry. |
XOS Trucks | Xos Services | Stepvan, Medium Duty and Heavy Duty | Rental & Lease | Sundiata Bahati | Xos Services small fleet offering includes leases, loans, and purchases of the Xos SV. Xos provides turnkey charging infrastructure solutions directly to customers through our internal Xos Energy Services team. Customers can contact Xos by phone, text, and through our proprietary fleet management platform, the Xosphere. |
Zeeba Automotive Group, Inc. | BrightDrop Xos |
BrightDrop Zevo 400/ 600 Stepvan |
Rental, Lease | Seb | Zeeba is providing automotive solutions including electric vehicles, electric vans, electric trucks, cargo vans, box trucks, passenger vans for businesses of all sizes from local shops and small businesses, to large corporate enterprise clients. |
Zeem Solutions | Tom’s Truck Center TEC Equipment BrightDrop XOS |
Nikola TRE Ford E-Transit Volvo VNRe BrightDrop ZEVO 600 XOS SV |
TAAS | Don Peer | Pioneering the “e-fleet-as-a-service” concept, Zeem offers electric vehicle leases, charging, and fleet management services that enable commercial fleets to transition to the zero-emission future easily and affordably. We build and operate zero-emission vehicle depots for commercial fleets throughout the country near ports, airports, and warehousing & distribution centers. |
Zero-Emission School Bus and Infrastructure (ZESBI)
The Zero-Emission School Bus and Infrastructure (ZESBI) grant project pairs zero-emission (ZE) school bus vehicle incentives through the California Air Resources Board (CARB), with charging infrastructure incentives through the California Energy Commission (CEC). A total of $500 million is appropriated from Senate Bill (SB) 114 for ZESBI for Fiscal Year 2023-24. Of that, $375 million is allocated to support purchases of qualifying ZE school buses and $125 million is allocated to support infrastructure and associated cost incentives.
FY 22-23 Public School Bus Set-Aside - Maximum Voucher Amounts
School Bus Type | Without a wheelchair lift | With a wheelchair lift |
Type A | $285,000 | $310,000 |
Type C | $350,000 | $375,000 |
Type D | $370,000 | $395,000 |
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FAQs
Fleets / purchasers do not apply for HVIP vouchers directly. HVIP-eligible dealers are responsible for securing HVIP voucher funding through the online Voucher Processing Center. A purchaser should connect with an HVIP-approved dealer to acquire their vehicle and the dealer will take it from there to acquire the voucher. If you have a trusted dealer relationship or already have a vehicle in mind, connect us with your dealer and we can help them become HVIP-eligible.
Yes, there are different requirements depending on fleet size, effective January 1, 2023, including flexibility for stacking with other state incentive programs, exceptions to the manufacturer soft rolling cap, reserved funds, bulk purchase requirements, and voucher adjustments. Additional fleet size requirements will take effect starting January 1, 2024. See the Funding Updates page and HVIP FY23-24 Policy Changes and Funding announcement for more details.
For ISEF, fleets must contain 20 or fewer trucking operating in California and less than $15 million in annual revenue. Please check Appendix F for more details on eligibility requirements.
Starting January 1, 2024, consistent with the Advanced Clean Fleet Regulation, HVIP’s fleet size definition will include ALL vehicles owned directly or under common ownership, including those domiciled or operated outside of California.
Yes. Fleets may request up to 30 vouchers per calendar year. The cap for drayage fleets is set at 50 voucher requests per year, and starting in 2024, public transit fleets and fleets purchasing refuse vehicles will each have an annual voucher cap of 50, in line with the existing cap for drayage purchasers. Requests that are redeemed within the same year they are requested do not count against the cap.
HVIP does not require scrappage of an old vehicle except for the Public School Bus Set Aside for Small and Medium Air Districts and does not have any requirements about what happens to replaced vehicles. For more information about truck replacement, visit CARB’s One Stop Truck site.
HVIP eligible vehicles can be found in our Eligible Catalog. You can filter and search by vehicle type, manufacturer, vehicle size, and more. Incentive amounts per vehicle are the discount that a purchaser would receive. To know what the TOTAL price of the vehicle will be, contact one of our approved dealers. Our approved dealers will work out a price with you and then on your purchase order, there will be the HVIP incentive amount subtracted from the price that was negotiated.
The HVIP vehicle catalog only publishes the incentive amount per vehicle; the total cost of the vehicle will be determined between you and your dealer and noted in your Purchase Order.
HVIP was created to reduce price barriers, enabling fleets to adopt more clean heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Created by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in 2009, HVIP provides point-of-sale discount vouchers that reduce the purchase cost of vehicles operated in the State of California. HVIP vouchers make zero-emission and Low NOx buses and trucks as affordable as their traditional fossil-fueled counterparts at point of sale and reduce prices for medium- and heavy-duty hybrid vehicles. Funded vehicles include parcel, beverage, and food-distribution trucks, transit buses, shuttle buses, and more.
The goal of HVIP is to accelerate and facilitate the adoption of low-emitting hybrid, low NOx, and zero-emission trucks and buses. These vehicles are relatively new technologies and are therefore more expensive than traditional vehicles, especially in the early market years when production volumes are low. CARB recognizes that these vehicles have the proven ability to reduce criteria and greenhouse gas (GHG) pollutants in California and aims to accelerate the penetration of these cleaner vehicles to help meet state clean air regulations and climate change goals. HVIP is part of the California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that invests Cap and Trade dollars.
For standard HVIP and the drayage and transit set-asides, vouchers are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis unless a randomization process is needed if funds are subscribed within the first 24 hours that HVIP is open only.
The Public School Bus Set-Aside for Small and Medium Air Districts has different rules; please contact [email protected].
Funding status is confirmed shortly after submission with no uncertainty regarding securing funding, and no lengthy application or bid process. HVIP is a streamlined funding mechanism that is set up for ease of use by end-users. Dealers, not purchasers, are responsible for securing HVIP funding – fleet owners do not need to gain an understanding of the voucher process to receive the full benefits of HVIP funding. A list of participating dealers can be found in the HVIP Eligible Vehicles Catalog.
Sign up for the California HVIP e-mail list by filling out the form: Contact Us.
Please email [email protected] or call the HVIP toll-free hotline at 888-457-HVIP.
After the first 24 hours of HVIP opening, the Available Funding table on the website lists how much money is available. This reflects the funds based on the vouchers requested to-date as long as funds remain. All voucher participants will be notified of which funding pots are open through the website, email, and VPC notifications.
All HVIP-eligible vehicles can be found in the clean vehicle catalog. If you think a vehicle is eligible, but do not see it listed, please send an email to [email protected].
CARB recognizes that battery size is the largest determinant of battery-electric vehicle cost, therefore HVIP has simplified the voucher tables to one single voucher table based on vehicle weight rating. The incentive amounts are accompanied by voucher modifiers to support unique fleets (public transit and school districts) as well as costlier vehicle bodies.
HVIP vouchers may be combined or “stacked” with other eligible public incentives (and other types of discretionary funding), with the provision that HVIP will only fund the remaining cost up to the maximum voucher amount after the other incentives have been applied at their maximum allowable amounts.
Specifically, for privately owned vehicles, the total voucher amount including HVIP Base Vehicle Incentive plus voucher enhancements, plus all other eligible public incentives – or other discretionary public funding such as grants — may not exceed 90 percent of the total vehicle purchase price (excluding taxes and fees). For publicly owned vehicles, including public school buses, public transit buses, and municipal vehicles, the sum of HVIP and other eligible public funding may not exceed the full vehicle cost excluding taxes and fees.
Local incentives that may be combined with HVIP include programs administered by local air districts or local municipalities that are locally funded. AB 923 funds administered by local air districts may also be combined with HVIP for school buses only. Examples of programs funded by local air districts and not the State that CAN be stacked with HVIP include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD’s Sacramento Emergency Clean Air & Transportation (SECAT) Grant Program
- South Coast AQMD’s Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) grants
- Bay Area AQMD’s Mobile Source Incentive Fund and Transportation Fund for Clean Air
- San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District’s Heavy-Duty Truck Replacement Program
- San Diego County Air Pollution Control District Zero Emission Truck Pilot Project
Federal incentives may be combined with HVIP vouchers, including funding provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other federal agencies.
Small fleet stacking:
Small fleets of 20 or fewer vehicles can stack with state incentive programs, so long as the other program allows stacking, each incentive program is not paying for the same incremental cost, and the non-HVIP incentive program is not required to generate greenhouse gas emission reductions. Programs that can now be stacked with HVIP for small fleets ONLY include but are not limited to:
- CARB Truck Loan Assistance Program
- Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program (Prop 1B Program)
- The Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Moyer): The Moyer Program may be stacked for small fleets scrapping and replacing their heavy-duty trucks through the On-Road Heavy-Duty Voucher Incentive Program AND through Moyer Chapter 4: On-Road Heavy-Duty Vehicles for transit, but not for other vehicle types. The Moyer award must be confirmed before applying for HVIP, because HVIP requires a binding P.O. in order to submit a voucher request, while Moyer does not permit a P.O. to be placed until AFTER the Moyer award is issued.
For fleets with more than 20 vehicles, stacking HVIP with State-funded incentives is prohibited, with the exception of public transit buses and the Clean Mobility Options program as described below.
Transit stacking:
Transit buses operated by or on behalf of a city or county government; a transportation district / transit district; or a public agency, including paratransit and microtransit services, may stack State-funded incentives with HVIP regardless of fleet size, with the provision that HVIP will only fund the remaining cost up to the maximum voucher amount after the other incentives have been applied at their maximum allowable amounts. Examples of State programs that can stack for transit:
- Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP)
- Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) For school/shuttle bus VW funds, administered by SJVAPCD, the VW award must be confirmed before applying for HVIP, because HVIP requires a binding P.O. in order to submit a voucher request, while VW does not permit a P.O. to be placed until AFTER the VW award is issued.
- Zero-Emission Class 8 VW funds are administered by SCAQMD. This category includes trucks with a GVWR greater than 33,000 lbs (Freight Trucks, Drayage Trucks, Refuse)
Other stacking:
- The Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW) may be stacked with HVIP for fleets of any size for eligible vehicles in VW’s Zero-Emission Transit, School, and Shuttle Bus and Zero-Emission Class 8 Freight and Drayage Trucks categories. VW has a scrap requirement, requiring applicants to scrap a 2012 or older model year engine.
- HVIP may fund or co-fund vehicles that are part of CARB’s Clean Mobility Options (CMO) program, at CARB’s sole discretion. Please contact [email protected] for more information. HVIP’s contribution will not exceed the total of the voucher amount for each eligible vehicle.
Prohibited from stacking:
State-funded incentive programs that MAY NOT be combined with HVIP for any vehicle types include:
- Low Carbon Transportation Investments, except for CMO as indicated above
For stacking requirements for ISEF and ZESBI, see Appendices F and G respectively, at www.californiahvip.org/im.
No, they are not. The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project provides incentives for the purchase or lease of new, eligible zero-emission vehicles, including electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and fuel cell vehicles.
A DAC is a Census-designated area that is especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change because of socioeconomic and geographic factors. HVIP provides increased incentives for fleets domiciled within disadvantaged communities. The value of this “plus up” varies by vehicle type and increases for larger vehicles, and there are other requirements as listed in the “Community Specific Incentive” space on this page.
Effective 7/21/23, HVIP defines DAC eligibility as a vehicle domicile address in any of the following areas of the map at https://webmaps.arb.ca.gov/PriorityPopulations/:
- Disadvantaged Communities (Yellow area on map legend)
- Disadvantaged and Low Income Communities (Green; yellow AND blue area on map legend)
- Low Income Communities within ½ mile of a Disadvantaged Community (Crosshatched purple area on map legend) and
- Low Income Households within ½ mile of a Disadvantaged Community (Crosshatched grey area on map legend)
Answers to frequently asked questions for the current fiscal year can be found in the HVIP FAQs.
The HVIP Public School Bus Set-Aside & EnergIIZE – Joint Application closed on December 15, 2023 at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Funding for zero-emission school buses is still available through Standard HVIP.
Public school districts in California that own their own school buses are eligible to participate in the Public School Bus Set‐Aside. This includes public school districts that own their school buses but contract with a County Office of Education or private contractor for maintenance and operations. Where two or more public school districts have formed a Joint Powers Authority (JPA), and the JPA holds ownership of the school buses, the JPA is eligible to participate. Public charter schools that own their own school buses and County Offices of Education that own their own school buses are also eligible to participate.
All applicants must serve students within the K-12th grade levels.
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
Private schools are not eligible applicants.
The old school bus can be any internal combustion engine using any fuel type. The following are the old school bus eligibility requirements:
- The school bus chassis must be a 2010 model year or older. The school bus chassis age is verified by the model year listed on the DMV Registration Form.
- The school bus must be applicant owned. The school bus cannot have a lienholder listed on the DMV Registration Form.
- The school bus must have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) greater than 14,000 pounds. School bus(es) with a GVWR of exactly 14,000 pounds or less than 14,000 pounds are not eligible.
- The school bus must have a current California Highway Patrol Safety Certification (CHP 292 or equivalent).
- The diesel-fueled school bus(es) must be compliant with the California Truck and Bus Regulation in order to receive a full voucher amount. In cases where the old school bus is not compliant, a $20,000 voucher deduction will be applied.
A lienholder will not prevent an eligible applicant from applying, however it can slow down the approval process significantly and, in some cases, can even prevent an applicant from receiving funding. If possible, it is best to remove lienholders before applying. Removing the lienholder can be a time-consuming process. Please refer to the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles website to learn more.
The old school bus(es) is required to be California Highway Patrol Safety Certified (CHP 292 or equivalent) at the time of Application Part A and remain certified until Terms and Conditions (funding contract) have been fully executed.
It is imperative to the success of your project to provide timely responses to the HVIP Public School Bus and EnergIIZE Teams. The quicker applicants can resolve questions and/or document corrections, the quicker projects can move forward. Applicant correspondence from the HVIP Public School Bus Team can be sent from the HVIP Voucher Processing Center ([email protected]) or CALSTART School Bus Team ([email protected]). Please make sure to add these contacts to your email to ensure you do not miss any correspondence.
If at any stage in the Public School Bus Set-Aside application or funding process, an applicant ceases to respond to CARB or its administrators regarding missed deadlines, for a period beyond 30 days, funding may be cancelled and reallocated to another applicant.
Eligible applicants who apply for the HVIP Public School Bus Set-Aside & EnergIIZE – Joint Application will be eligible for two awards, one through the HVIP Public School Bus Set-Aside for new zero-emission school bus(es) and one through EnergIIZE for the charging infrastructure and construction costs.
Per the FY22-23 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives, V2G functionality, or bi-directional charging, will be required on all HVIP battery electric school bus vehicle eligibility applications submitted to the California Air Resources Board on or after January 1, 2024. Applications are found in the Manufacturer Resources section at californiahvip.org/sellers. Specifically, all new battery electric school buses must comply with ISO 15118-20 Road Vehicles, vehicle to grid communication interface, Part 20: 2nd generation network layer and application layer requirements. OEMs must self-certify as to this capability on their school bus vehicle eligibility applications. The V2G requirement was initially introduced to the HVIP Vehicle Catalog as a requirement for the Public School Bus Set-Aside in 2022.