The California Air Resources Board’s equity-focused light-duty electric vehicle incentive programs Driving Clean Assistance Program and…
The linked video and slides were presented to the California Air Resources Board’s 2025 Clean Transportation Equity Incentives Symposium. The talk used large CVRP and DCRP datasets to illustrate a…
Provides data characterizing the influence of state rebates on California EV consumers rebated for calendar-year 2022 purchases/leases:
This report updates estimates of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission impacts and cost-effectiveness of California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project using 2022 program data and inputs.
This report examines the preferences of Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) participants by analyzing CVRP Consumer Survey Responses from 2017-2020. We study (1) how responses have changed over…
Provides updated data characterizing EV adopters rebated for calendar-year 2021 purchases/leases:
CARB Work Group for Clean Transportation Equity and Light-Duty Vehicle Investments - Universal Dashboard
An updated* cost of ownership analysis for new and used electric vehicles relative to household income to assess to what extent EV incentives are helping make EVs affordable to car buyers in…
The CVRP projections covering years 2023–2024, now include rebate data through April 2023. The slides include estimates of rebate volume and rebate funding demand.
This report finalizes reporting on the greenhouse-gas (GHG) emission impacts and cost-effectiveness of California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project in 2020. Fuel-cycle GHG emission reductions are…
This paper and presentation for the November 2022 second reschedule of the International Energy Program Evaluation Conference build on prior work to create an initial, but more recent, picture of…
Work characterizing the influence of the federal tax credit on the purchase of electric vehicles is summarized in the following resources. These resources are presented in reverse chronological…
An analysis aimed to identify variables that improve the Center for Sustainable Energy’s predictions of light-duty vehicle market trends, allowing CSE to better forecast the Clean Vehicle Rebate…
The analysis conducted for this report is centered around identifying relationships between electric vehicle (EV) model price and CVRP applicant federal poverty level (FPL). The goal was to…
This presentation summarizes Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) participation in the CVRP for 7,632 rebate applications by those who acquired their vehicle between May 2016 and November 2020. FCEV…
Presented to the 35th International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS35), this research aims to inform incentive design by increasing understanding of who was, and who was not, influenced to adopt…
This paper, published by the 35th International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS35), aims to inform incentive design by increasing understanding of who was, and who was not, influenced to adopt an…
Analysis of affordable vehicle options at different income levels and incentive amounts.
October 31, 2022 update: Language on slide 15 revised to clarify used vehicles were filtered based…
Presentation for CARB’s Second Public Workshop on the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Update to the Three-Year Plan for Light-Duty Vehicles and Clean Transportation Investments.
Provides…
A summary of research characterizing consumers who found the U.S. federal tax credit extremely important in making it possible to purchase their plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Also provides…
Presents work characterizing consumers who found the U.S. federal tax credit extremely important in making it possible to acquire a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Provides policy and program-…
Video of a presentation given to CARB’s First Workshop on Updated Light-Duty Vehicle and Clean Transportation Investments Three-Year Plan (Feb. 2022):
The fifth update to the preliminary EV market forecasts and CVRP funding demand projections covering years 2021–2023, now including rebate data through December 2021. The slides include estimates…
This research builds on prior work to create a more detailed, more current, and two-state picture of fuel-cycle greenhouse-gas (GHG) emission impacts and cost-effectiveness of electric vehicle…
In this report, the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) identifies demographics that are underrepresented in the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program (CVRP) among those with low- to moderate-income (LMI…
A fact sheet which details changes in Clean Vehicle Rebate Project rebate amounts, consumer-income eligibility criteria, and program funding availability over time (updated September 2020).
The fourth update to the preliminary EV market forecasts and CVRP funding demand projections covering years 2021–2023, now including rebate data from June and July 2021. The slides include…
This work refines and updates estimates of the fuel-cycle greenhouse-gas (GHG) emission impacts of electric vehicles (EVs) rebated in California. Emissions are estimated using disaggregated data…
Provides updated data characterizing select CVRP outcomes for calendar-year 2019 purchases/leases:
Vehicles replaced by rebated EVs:
- 85% of rebated EVs replaced older, more…
Provides updated data characterizing EV adopters rebated for calendar-year 2019 purchases/leases:
The third update to the preliminary EV market forecasts and CVRP funding demand projections covering years 2021–2023, now including rebate data from May 2021. The slides include estimates of three…
Presented to CARB’s Public Work Group Meeting to Discuss the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, June 30th, 2021.
Provides updated data related to the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP…
The second update to the preliminary EV market forecasts and CVRP funding demand projections covering years 2021–2023, now including rebate data from April 2021. The slides include estimates of…
The market share of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) remains modest despite public and private investments to promote EV awareness and adoption. To expand EVs beyond enthusiastic early adopters,…
The first update to the preliminary EV market forecasts and CVRP funding demand projections covering years 2021–2023, including rebate data from Q1 2021. The slides include estimates of three-year…
An analysis comparing the annual income of CVRP rebate recipients with the after-rebate cost of their vehicles. The report shows the trends over time, as well as the average cost of vehicle…
Pronósticos preliminares del mercado de vehículos eléctricos y proyecciones de demanda de financiamiento CVRP para los años 2021-2023. Incluye estimaciones de la demanda de financiamiento de…
Preliminary EV market forecasts and CVRP funding demand projections covering years 2021–2023. Includes estimates of three-year rebate and rebate funding demand, estimated end of current remaining…
This ongoing research characterizes consumers that were the most highly influenced by the U.S. federal tax credit (FTC) for the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs). For this paper, survey…
Updated version of a poster presented at the Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. (January 14, 2020):
Uses CVRP program data to describe the older…
Updated version of a presentation given at the Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change Conference in Sacramento, CA (November 19, 2019):
Uses CVRP program data to describe the older…
Final capstone funding projections and analysis of program changes in support of the Proposed FY 2019–20 Funding Plan and related legislative reporting:
- Describes the latest method used…
A fact sheet which details changes in Clean Vehicle Rebate Project rebate amounts, consumer-income eligibility criteria, and program funding availability over time (updated October 2019).
Updated and corrected version of a presentation given at the Roadmap 12 Conference in Portland, OR (June 19, 2019):
Presentation given at the California Air Resources Board’s fourth CVRP Workgroup meeting for 2019–20 Funding Plan development (April 23, 2019).
Presentation given to the third CVRP Workgroup meeting for 2019–20 Funding Plan development (April 4, 2019).
Presentation given at the California Air Resources Board’s second CVRP Workgroup meeting for 2019–20 Funding Plan development (March 22, 2019).
Presentation given at the 22nd Annual Energy, Utility & Environment Conference in San Diego, CA (February 27, 2019):
CVRP distributed $127,810,300 rebate funds in fiscal year (FY) 2015–2016 to owners and lessees of 56,658 eligible…
Presentation given at the Transportation Resources Board’s 98th Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. (January 16, 2019)
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Described a preliminary but more detailed picture of CVRP’s…
This presentation to a public workshop held in El Monte, CA provides an update on emerging trends in the market for light-duty zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), which includes battery electric (BEV…
Presentation given at the California Air Resources Board’s Public Workshop on the Update to the Three-Year Plan for Light-Duty Vehicle and Transportation Equity Investments (December 4, 2018).…
- Summarizes responses provided by residents of Disadvantaged Communities to the CVRP Consumer Survey, 2013– 2015 edition
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Presentation given at the EV Roadmap 11 Conference in Portland, Oregon:
- Explores the impact of four statewide rebate programs for clean-vehicle adoption: Clean Vehicle Rebate…
Updates to the Presentation given at the Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change Conference 2017, found here:…
Presentation for the San Diego Association of Governments Regional Energy Working Group meeting on October 26, 2017:
- Provides an update on the latest changes to…
Presentation given at the Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change Conference 2017:
- Explores the impact of a statewide rebate program for clean-vehicle adoption
- Aims to inform…
The EV Consumer Survey (2013-2015 edition) collected data from 19,460 rebated consumers who purchased or leased their vehicles from September 2012 through May 2015. This summary documentation…
Using data from the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project’s Electric Vehicle Consumer Survey (2013-2015), this poster profiles two distinct electric vehicle market segments that may represent opportunities…
The EV Consumer Survey reflects data from consumers who: purchased or leased their vehicles from September 2012 through May 2015, received a rebate and responded to the voluntary EV Consumer…
Caracterización de los segmentos de consumidores de vehículos eléctricos de California
Póster presentado en la 96ª Reunión Anual de la Junta de Investigación del Transporte, que caracteriza a los segmentos de consumidores de vehículos eléctricos “esenciales para reembolsos” y “…
The CVRP distributed $114,641,650 in fiscal year (FY) 2014–2015 rebate funds to owners and lessees of 53,145 eligible vehicles in California.
This analysis used logistic regression to examine the relationship between consumer factors and the influence of CVRP on consumers’ acquisition decisions. Factors considered for inclusion…
Presented to Evaluation 2016, the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association:
- Characterizes participation in the CVRP by those who live in disadvantaged communities…
Presentation given at the California Fuel Cell Partnership Executive Board Meeting in Sacramento, CA (October 18, 2016):
This report summarizes the plug-in electric vehicle suitability assessments to eight public agencies in disadvantaged communities across California
This infographic summarizes the suitability assessments to eight public agencies in disadvantaged communities across California.
This infographic includes a summary of the consumers and their vehicles, primary motivations for PEV acquisition, workplace charging, and household demographics.
This brief assessed, primarily through extrapolation of real-world data, the funding requirements for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) for fiscal year 2016–2017 (FY 16–17) thru FY 18–19.…
These slides were presented by CSE staff at the California Air Resources Board’s Public Workshop on Development of a Long-Term Plan for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project and Light-Duty Vehicle…
The following summarizes participation in the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP), California’s state rebate program for plug-in and fuel-cell electric vehicles.
Over the first five years…
The CVRP distributed $81,044,756 in fiscal year (FY) 2013–2014 rebate funds to owners and lessees of 40,046 eligible vehicles in California.
From project inception through the end of FY…
El CVRP distribuyó $ 34,431,396 en fondos de reembolso del año fiscal 2012-13 a propietarios y arrendatarios de 17,422 vehículos elegibles en California.
The CVRP distributed $34,431,396 in fiscal year 2012-13 rebate funds to owners and lessees of 17,422 eligible vehicles in California.