2021–2023 Investment Plan Update for the Clean Transportation Program

The 2021–2023 Investment Plan Update for the Clean Transportation Program (previously known as the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program) guides the allocation of program funding for Fiscal Years 2021–2023. The California Energy Commission (CEC) reviews the proposed allocations annually and makes adjustments as needed.

This 2021–2023 investment plan covers the thirteenth year of the program and reflects laws, executive orders, regulations, and other funding programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, petroleum dependence, and criteria pollution emissions for all Californians. Program priorities are determined with input from stakeholders, the Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group, the Clean Transportation Program Advisory Committee and by CEC analyses such as the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Assessment and the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Assessment-Analyzing Charging Needs to Support Zero-Emission Vehicles in 2030. These priorities are consistent with the overall program goal “to develop and deploy innovative technologies that transform California’s fuel and vehicle types to help attain the state’s climate change policies.”

This 2021–2023 investment plan establishes funding allocations based on identified needs and opportunities, including a focus on zero-emission vehicles and infrastructure. The investment plan also prioritizes jobs, economic stimulus, and equity in light of the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. This revised draft staff report represents the next step in developing the 2021–2023 Investment Plan Update. Before adoption of the report at a CEC business meeting, the CEC expects to release a Lead Commissioner report later in the year, as well as convene a second advisory committee workshop September 16, 2021.

This revised draft staff report represents the next step in developing the 2021–2023 Investment Plan Update. Before adoption of the report at a CEC business meeting, the CEC expects to release a Lead Commissioner report later in the year, as well as convene a second advisory committee workshop September 16, 2021.