Note: See list organized by year here
Transit service, bikability, and first/last mile connections
- Local government commitments to shared mobility services (2020-21): More than 50 towns throughout California initiated new equity-based shared mobility projects that included local co-investment through the Clean Mobility Options (CMO) project under California Air Resources Board (CARB). CALSTART administered the program.
- Statewide e‑bike purchase incentives (2021): California appropriated $10 million to CARB to launch a statewide point‑of‑purchase e‑bike incentive program. CALSTART supported.
- Transportation revenue package with transit and active transportation augmentation (2017): California enacted SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act. CALSTART supported.
- Ride‑hailing emission reductions and mode shift to zero‑emission/shared trips: California enacted SB 1014 establishing the framework for a Clean Miles Standard (CMS) to reduce GHG emissions by ride-hailing services (2018). CARB then adopted the CMS requiring TNCs to cut per‑passenger‑mile GHGs and reach 90% ZEV VMT by 2030, with credits for pooled and first/last‑mile connections. CALSTART supported both.
Zero‑emission bus and truck industry
- Statewide strategy to cut truck and bus pollution and accelerate ZEVs (2019): California enacted SB 44 directing CARB to develop and regularly update a comprehensive strategy for medium‑ and heavy‑duty vehicles. CALSTART sponsored.
- Transit agency transition to 100% zero‑emission buses on a fixed timeline (2018): CARB adopted the Innovative Clean Transit rule requiring all new bus purchases to be zero‑emission by 2029 and full fleet transition by 2040, with limited zero‑emission mobility credits. CALSTART supported.
- Investor‑owned utility rate‑based investments in medium‑/heavy‑duty charging (2018): CPUC approved major transportation electrification programs by PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E to rate‑base “make‑ready” infrastructure for zero‑emission trucks and buses—about $738 million statewide. CALSTART supported.
- Manufacturer zero‑emission truck sales requirements (2020): CARB adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks rule requiring increasing ZEV sales for Class 2b–8 trucks beginning with Model Year 2024. CALSTART supported with market analyses and OEM/fleet convenings.
- Additional 2,000‑lb weight allowance for zero‑/near‑zero‑emission trucks: AB 2061 enacted (2018) allowing the extra weight to account for batteries or fuel systems; California aligned with federal allowance (2019). CALSTART sponsored.
Strategic transportation technologies
- Heavy‑duty truck emissions inspection program: California enacted SB 210 directing CARB to develop and implement a comprehensive heavy‑duty inspection and maintenance program and the nation’s first ever smog check system for big rigs. (2019). CALSTART sponsored.
- Autonomous vehicle statewide policy task force (not enacted, 2019): California considered SB 59 to establish a statewide AV policy task force; the bill did not become law but the process clarified contested positions about the crucial concept of “vehicle miles traveled.” CALSTART sponsored.
Zero‑emission vehicles broadly
- Electric vehicle and transit investments (budgets): FY 2021–22 ($1.5B), FY 2020–21 ($28.6M AQIP), FY 2019–20 ($485M), FY 2018–19 ($455M), FY 2017–18 ($895M), FY 2016–17 ($363M) for CARB’s Low Carbon Transportation/AQIP programs funding point‑of‑sale incentives for light‑, medium‑, and heavy‑duty ZEVs. CALSTART supported.
- Statewide EV charging infrastructure assessment and plan (2018): California enacted AB 2127 requiring the CEC to regularly assess and plan for statewide charging needed to meet ZEV goals. CALSTART supported.
- 100% clean electricity by 2045 (2018): California enacted SB 100, foundational for transportation electrification. CALSTART supported.
- Cap‑and‑trade extension through 2030 (2017): California enacted AB 398, sustaining a key revenue source for clean transportation incentives. CALSTART supported.
- Expanded state‑fleet zero‑emission vehicle purchasing (2017): California enacted AB 739 (heavy‑duty) and SB 498 (light‑duty) to increase ZEV procurement. CALSTART supported.
- Retention of the $7,500 federal plug‑in vehicle tax credit (2017): Congress maintained the credit during the 2017 tax overhaul; CALSTART helped organize industry support.
- 2030 greenhouse‑gas reduction target of at least 40% below 1990 levels (2016): California enacted SB 32. Set California’s 2030 GHG target (40% below 1990 levels). CALSTART supported.
- Readoption and strengthening of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS): Reaffirmation of CARB’s authority to continue the LCFS beyond 2020 with SB 32 (2016). Development of measures to enable electrification pathways for the LCFS by CARB (2017), CALSTART supported while providing the lead voice of support for companion rulemaking by CARB that included over 100 signatories.
