Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to send you all a note confirming that we have started the waiting list for CVRP rebates. We officially started the list this weekend. I am hesitant to give you all a exact time/date as it will shift slightly as we finish auditing the applicants we received over the weekend. That being said I thought I would give you an update about the waiting list and some future milestones coming up.
Waiting List
As the website has shown, we have run through our funding for FY 2010-2011. However, we are still accepting applications and following through with each step of the application process, with the exception of mailing out a check. So please do not wait to apply for your rebate. The more work we can do on the front end of this process, the faster we can get rebate checks out when FY 2011-2012 funding is allocated.
FY 2011-2012 Funding for CVRP
As I have mentioned in earlier posts, the Air Resources Board (ARB), the main funding agency for the CVRP has proposed a significant increase in funding for the CVRP in FY 2011-2012 to $15 million. This funding level along with the reduced rebate amounts (see below) will become official after the Board approves the Draft Funding Plan at their July 21 meeting.
If you want to read this plan, follow this link http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aqip/fundplan/proposed_aqip_fy2011_funding_plan.pdf.
You can also check out the meeting notice by clicking on this link, http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/nonreg/ab118aqip2011.pdf.
While I can't say for certain when FY 2011-2012 funding will be allocated, I can shed some light on the process which will hopefully give you an idea of how long this will be. After the Draft Funding Plan is finalized, ARB must wait until the state budget has been approved. As a state agency, ARB is not able to spend any money until this has been finalized. Once approved, ARB will then open up a competitive bidding process to organizations interested in administering the CVRP (i.e. CCSE), score the applications and award the grant to a successful organization. This process usually takes about a month and I would add a few weeks to process the paperwork and transfer funding from ARB to the administrating organization.
Rebate Amounts
As many of you have already heard, rebate amounts will be reduced when FY 2011-2012 funding is added. Again, the actual rebate amounts will be published once the Draft Funding Plan (see above) is finalized. That being said, the rebate amounts below are the proposed levels and will most likely be adopted after the July 21 meeting.
Rebate Amounts by Vehicle
Light-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle
Type II, III, IV, or V (e.g. Nissan LEAF) $2,500
Type I.5 (e.g. Azure Transit Connect) $2,000
Type I (range = or >50, <75 miles) $1,500
Light-Duty Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (e.g. Plug-in Prius) $1,500
Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (e.g. GEM) $900
Note: This is the maximum rebate amount, the actual rebate amount may vary depending on the MSRP.
Zero-Emission Motorcycles (e.g. Brammo) $900
As always, if you have any questions or need further clarification please reach out to us.
David Almeida
[email protected]
858.244.1190