Californian Governor Jerry Brown has signed a package of bills for lifting the electric cars market, including a process to make EVs more affordable for low-income citizens.
The bill, the Charge Ahead California Initiative presented by Sen. Kevin de León drives an aim of launching 1 million zero-emission vehicles and near-zero-emission vehicles on Californian road by Jan, 2023.
The state Air Resources Board has been directed as part of the measure to draft a financial plan with a goal of putting 1 million vehicles on the road keeping the factor in mind that disadvantaged communities can also take part.
California leads in the number of EVs on road, helping to tackle pollution and this legislation will further that effort, said, Jim Evans, a spokesman for Governor.
The board is planning to revise its clean-vehicle concession program to provide an extra credit for low-income drivers. Car-sharing programs will also be provided as assistance to low-income groups in addition to EV charging station installation in buildings for those communities.
In addition, low-income customers who are willing to scrap older cars will get extra clean-vehicle rebates for ditching smog-producing vehicles under SB 1275.
With this bill, California is driving towards a clean-air future that benefits everyone, not just the wealthy, informed, De León.
Moreover, Brown has signed a proposal to increase the number of plug-in vehicles that can be used at carpool lanes. This initiative aims to lift the cap on the Green Sticker program, which allows electric vehicles to use carpool lanes regardless of the number of occupants in the vehicle from 55,000 to 70,000 new cars.
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