Governor Brown Signs EVCA Support Bills

At the end of August California wrapped up its 2018 Legislative Session and it was a busy year for Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Charging.
Here is a chart that lists all EV and EV charging station legislation from the 2018 legislative year as well as EVCA’s position and the current status of each measure.  In all there were 18 bills on EVs and EV Charging taken up by the Legislature. Last week Governor Brown signed multiple ZEV and Environmental bills that EVCA supported including: 

• SB 1016 (Allen) prohibits homeowner associations from unreasonably restricting an owner's ability to install or use an electric vehicle time-of-use meter and modifies current liability policies.  
• SB 1014 (Skinner) directs the state to develop emissions reduction targets for ride-hailing services, which represent a growing element of California’s transportation sector. This bill will help ensure that work the Governor has set into motion to increase adoption of zero-emission vehicles in public and private fleets throughout the state continues.   
• SB 1072 (Leyva) establishes a regional climate collaborative program to assist under‑resourced communities with accessing statewide public and other grant money for climate change mitigation and adaptation‑related projects. The bill also requires the Strategic Growth Council to develop technical assistance best practices that state agencies may use and identify state grants that could benefit from technical assistance best practices.

You can find the press release here.  In addition to the legislation EVs and EV Charging fared pretty well in the state’s budget:
EV Charging

• $135M to the Energy Commission's Advanced and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program for charging infrastructure.
  
• The Department of Transportation can also spend up to $20M on zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure (this includes hydrogen and charging) upon authorization from Department of Finance
  
• $245M was allocated to ARB to reduce criteria air pollutants or toxic air contaminants from mobile and stationary sources.  One of the eligible projects types with this funding is "zero-emission charging infrastructure with a priority towards infrastructure that supports medium- and heavy-duty vehicles".
  

EVs

• $200M to the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, of which $25M is for low-income customers
  
• $180M for clean trucks, buses, and off-road freight equipment
  
• $75M for light-duty equity projects, which includes Clean Cars 4 All, financing assistance, and more.