California state agencies released a pathway to keep zero-emission vehicle targets on track after federal actions cut incentives. The recommendations include backfilling eliminated federal tax credits and potentially restoring state rebates for EVs, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Agencies heard public input proposing varied financial incentive designs, including income-targeted options and universal rebates. The report did not provide cost estimates for the proposed measures. State leaders emphasized the public-health stakes of clean-air policies and noted that ZEV adoption could be supported by the previous $7,500 incentive level or a lower amount.
Responding to recent moves by the Trump administration to hamstring California's aggressive plans to transition from gasoline-powered cars to zero-emission vehicles, the California Air Resources Board and five other state agencies on Tuesday released what they called a "pathway" to keep the state's targets on track. The report listed multiple recommendations for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature in Sacramento to consider, including backfilling federal tax credits that funded
"Clean air efforts are under siege, putting the health of every American at risk," Liane Randolph, chair of the California Air Resources Board, said in a media briefing. "California is continuing to fight back and will not give up on cleaner air and better public health - we have a legal and moral obligation." But the eight-page report did not estimate how much each or all of the recommendations would cost.
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