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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