EV Mower
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California CORE program makes $27 million in incentives available in discount vouches to California-based small landscape business for zero-emission lawn mowers, leaf blowers and other equipment.

The California Air Resources Board today announced the opening of a new funding category offered through its Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE), which will make point-of-sale discount vouchers available for zero-emission professional landscape service equipment. This new funding category, administered by CALSTART, has an allocation of over $27 million of voucher funds for professional landscapeContinued

Zero Emission Powertrain Certification
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What Is ZEP Certification And Do You Need It?

The Zero-Emission Powertrain Certification Regulation (ZEPCert) is one of several programs the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has developed to help advance California’s transition to zero‑emission technologies. ZEPCert was developed to support current and future advanced‑technology measures applicable to medium‑ and heavy‑duty vehicles, by helping ensure that zero‑emission technologies being deployed are able to meetContinued

MS Invoicing Portal
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Volvo Mitigation Funds
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Volkswagen Mitigation Funds Available Statewide for Zero-Emission Class 8 Freight and Port Drayage Trucks

Accepting Applications Beginning 1:00 PM on August 9, 2022 Starting August 9, 2022, applications will be accepted statewide for replacement of eligible Class 8 trucks with zero-emission technology. Approximately $9 million is available on a first-come, first served basis to eligible applicants throughout California from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust for Class 8 zero-emission freightContinued

CARB eFile
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CARB DMS officially shut down, CARB-eFile launches on August 1st

“CARB DMS” was the electronic document management system used by manufacturers to submit application documents and supporting documents for CARB certification staff review and approval. CARB DMS was terminated on July 27, 2022. “CARB-eFILE” hereafter referred to as “eFILE” is the electronic document management system that has replaced “CARB DMS”. If you’re having issues withContinued

CARB enforcement report
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The CARB 2021 Annual Enforcement Report

The CARB 2021 Annual Enforcement Report​ The CARB annual enforcement report has been published and available to download here. The 106 page report is a 50/50 mix of deep dives into programs CARB spearheads and an extensive appendix of compliance penalties and statistics. In 2021, the total number of closed enforcement actions 2,746 with totalContinued

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CARB Headquarters
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CARB’s New Southern California Headquarters

As the state’s leading center for assessing the environmental impacts of motor vehicles and other mobile equipment, CARB’s new laboratory will now take its place as one of the premier vehicle emissions testing facilities in the world. The new lab will accommodate testing for passenger cars, motorcycles, trucks and buses, lawn and garden equipment, smallContinued

CARB Cert Fees
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Part 1: Understanding The New CARB / Mobile Source Certification & Compliance Fees

On April 1, 2022, new and modified mobile source certification and compliance fees (MS Fees) will be due upon submittal of the application for mobile source certification. The Mobile Source Certification Fee Regulation was approved by the Board in April 2021 and will be implemented beginning April 1, 2022. The regulatory support documents for the MobileContinued