The new executive order on Zero Emission Vehicles includes the following directives to State Agencies:
- That all State entities work with the private sector and all appropriate levels of government to put at least 5 million zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030.
- That all State entities work with the private sector and all appropriate levels of government to spur the construction and installation of 200 hydrogen fueling stations and 250,000 zero-emission vehicle chargers, including 10,000 direct current fast chargers, by 2025.
- That all State entities continue to partner with regional and local governments to streamline zero-emission vehicle infrastructure installation processes wherever possible. As part of this effort, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development shall publish a Plug-in Charging Station Development Guidebook and update the 2015 Hydrogen Station Permitting Guidebook.
Specifically, state agencies are directed to:
- Update the 2016 Zero-Emission Vehicle Action plan to help expand private investment in zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, particularly in low income and disadvantaged communities.
- Recommend actions that boost zero-emission vehicle infrastructure to strengthen the economy and create jobs in the State of California.
- Recommend ways to expand zero-emission vehicle infrastructure through the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program.
- Support and recommend policies and actions that make it easier for people to install electric vehicle chargers in their homes and businesses.
- Ensure electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling are affordable and more accessible to all drivers.
Many of these actions will have a direct impact on your properties and we will be working with regulatory agencies to make sure we provide input to plan regulations that will assure this infrastructure gets installed in a manner that benefits all involved.
The $1.25 billion climate investment plan can be found here.
