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With soaring sales of xEVs in California, rebates up 50% in 2018; workgroup to discuss impacts of program’s success on funding

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Electric vehicle rebates in California were 50% higher in 2018 than 2017. Electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars are now 7.8% of all new car sales in California, and some areas such as Sacramento and San Luis Obispo counties nearly doubled their EV rebates over this past year.

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California cap-and-trade spending doubles to $1.4 billion in 2018; xEV rebates, affordable housing, wildfire prevention, public transit

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From rebates for electric and plug-in vehicles to energy efficiency and solar installations that are reducing home energy costs, more than 125,000 individual projects were completed in 2018. billion in new funding last year went to projects across all of California’s 58 counties—almost double the $720 million spent in 2017.

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Plug In America training auto dealers in Eastern Washington

Plug in America

Plug In America has partnered with Avista, an electric utility based in Spokane, to bring our innovative PlugStar consumer and dealer engagement program to Eastern Washington. To date, Plug In America has created PlugStar programs in Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Boston, New Jersey, and St.

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Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan makes N. American debut at LA Auto Show; available in California late 2016; PHEV in 2018

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Honda also announced that the platform underpinning the Clarity Fuel Cell will also serve as the foundation for a next-generation Honda plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that will launch nationwide by 2018, with more than triple the 13-mile all-electric range of the Accord Plug-In Hybrid Sedan.

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Honda to begin leasing Clarity fuel cell vehicle in California by year end; targeting <$500/month

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Deliveries will begin through certified fuel cell vehicle dealers in Los Angeles and Orange counties as well as the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. Deliveries will begin through certified fuel cell vehicle dealers in Los Angeles and Orange counties as well as the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento.

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California ARB receives VW’s 1st $200M, 30-month ZEV investment plan

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This Consent Decree is intended to fully mitigate the calculated environmental harm done by VW’s 2.0L diesel cars. There are four elements of the Consent Decree, each described in a separate appendix. VW will implement these investments in four $200 million 30-month cycles. VW California ZEV Investment Plan: Cycle 1.

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Electrify America announces $200M additional investment for ZEV infrastructure and education in California

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Electrify America plans to invest $200 million in California Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure and education programs over the next 30 months. This represents the third of four investment phases as part of its 10-year commitment of $800 million in the state. Cycle 3 California investments. Source: Electrify America.

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