This Alternative Fuel Vehicle Readiness Plan for the California Central Coast is intended to guide the development of alternate fuel vehicle readiness policies and infrastructure for the tri-County Central Coast region, including the counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. The development and deployment of alternative fuel vehicles-ready infrastructure, policies, and incentives on the Central Coast will encourage local residents and fleet managers to purchase and utilize alternative fuel vehicles with improved environmental attributes over conventional vehicles. Key benefits of adopting alternative fuel vehicles include improvement in local air quality, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions that impact climate change, increased use of local and renewable energy sources, including solar energy and sustainable biofuels, more efficient use of existing grid energy via off-peak plug-in-vehicle charging and energy storage, and increased energy security through reduction in the use of petroleum fuels.
