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<p>In the state&#8217;s budget for the financial year 2022-23, <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California Governor</a> Gavin Newsom allocated $6.1 billion towards zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) acceleration.</p>
<p>The investment would include a General Fund of $3.5 billion, a $1.5 billion proposition, $676 million of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and a Federal Fund of $383 million.</p>
<p>With this, the Governor aims to bring the total investment of $10 billion in ZEV acceleration over the next six years to decarbonize California&#8217;s most polluting transportation sector.</p>
<p><strong>Low-income ZEVs and infrastructure</strong></p>
<p>The government plans to invest $256 million for low-income consumer purchases and $900 million to expand affordable and convenient ZEV infrastructure access in low-income neighborhoods. The investment will be used to deploy a range of charging options, including grid-friendly high-power fast chargers and at-home charging facilities, to support communities.</p>
<p><strong>Heavy-duty ZEVs and infrastructure</strong></p>
<p>Newsom allocated $935 million to add 1,000 zero-emission short-haul trucks and 1,700 zero-emission transit buses. The $1.5 billion Proposition will support school transportation programs, including advancing electric school buses in a coordinated effort between educational and energy agencies. The budget also factored in $1.1 billion for zero-emission trucks, buses, off-road equipment, and fueling infrastructure. Another $400 million will be invested to electrify ports.</p>
<p><strong>Zero-emission mobility</strong></p>
<p>The Governor granted $419 million to support sustainable community-based transportation equity projects in the budget. These projects would help low-income communities access zero-emission mobility. The investment includes clean mobility options, sustainable transportation, and equity projects.</p>
<p>The budget also incorporated  $200 million investment in demonstration and pilot projects in the high-carbon emitting sectors like maritime, aviation, rail, and other off-road applications and support vehicles&#8217; grid integration at scale.</p>
<p>Earlier in 2020, Newsom had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/california-to-be-zero-emission-by-2035/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> an executive order to phase out gas-powered cars and vehicles in the state by 2035 to tackle the climate change crisis.</p>
<p><strong>Clean energy technologies</strong></p>
<p>To combat the climate crisis and address the scale of California&#8217;s changing energy needs, $2 billion was allocated to deploy clean energy technologies in the energy system to achieve a diverse and reliable electric power source. The investment is expected to enhance the decarbonization of buildings, agriculture, and industry through new technologies to decrease consumer costs.</p>
<p>The state government is expected to invest $380 million General Fund over two years in long-duration storage projects to support grid reliability. The storage projects would help face emergencies like wildfires and internment renewables into the grid.</p>
<p>The General Fund of  $100 million is set aside to enhance the use and production of green hydrogen, in which electricity is used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.</p>
<p>The Governor earmarked $210 million to accelerate industrial sector decarbonization. The investment would provide a grant program to purchase and deploy commercially available advanced technologies and equipment to decarbonize industries while reducing criteria pollutants in disadvantaged communities.</p>
<p>The state government provided $45 million in the budget to advance the offshore wind energy program deployment in federal waters of the state.</p>
<p>For the decarbonization of buildings, the Governor announced a budget of $962.4 million. Of this, $622.4 million funds for over two years would be utilized to replace fossil fuel appliances with electric appliances, energy-efficient lighting, and building insulation and sealing.</p>
<div class="saboxplugin-wrap" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" itemscope itemprop="author"><div class="saboxplugin-tab"><div class="saboxplugin-gravatar"></div><div class="saboxplugin-authorname"><a href="https://cms.mercomindia.com/author/harsh-shukla/" class="vcard author" rel="author"><span class="fn">Harsh Shukla</span></a></div><div class="saboxplugin-desc"><div itemprop="description"><p><img class="alignleft" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Harsh-Shukla-293x300-1-new.jpg" width="99" height="102" /><a href="https://mercomindia.com/author/harsh-shukla/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong style="color: #00b451">Harsh Shukla</strong> </a>is a staff reporter at Mercom India. Previously with Indian Express, he has covered general interest stories. He holds a Masters Degree in Journalism from Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune.</p>
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