'Plus-Up> plugin incentives for price-pinched CA households'
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-blows-up-a-cadillac-as-a-greet-to-california-senators-green-car-bill-video-96121.html Arnold Schwarzenegger Blows Up a Cadillac as a Greet to California Senator’s Green Car Bill - Video by Ionut Ungureanu 1st June 2015 [image http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news-314/arnold-schwarzenegger-blows-up-a-cadillac-as-a-greet-to-california-senators-green-car-bill-video-96121-7.jpg videos flash ] We’re no experts in politics, but we know this much: the state of California has been trying to become a leader when it comes to its environmental bills. Luckily, some of the reforms Hollywood icon Arnold Schwarzenegger made produced a starting point for other politicians to follow. Take President Pro-Tem of the California State Senate Kevin de Leon, who has been pushing forward a bill that apparently comes to the likes of the actor. To understand how blowing up an old Cadillac with a grenade launcher helps the environment we first need to look at the bill California senator has been pushing forward. Long story short, the point is the State is helping low-income families save money with fuel-efficient and ultra-clean cars. The pilot project is called the Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program (EFMP) and is currently running in the Greater Los Angeles area and San Joaquin Valley. According to the California Environmental Protection Agency, the program works by providing increasingly larger cash payments for the lowest-income families to move up to the very cleanest cars. “Under this program, for example, it is possible for a family that meets the income guidelines to receive $12,000 toward the purchase of an electric car,” the bill is described. But like any other pilot program, the best way to get acknowledgment is to be creative, to come up with bold ideas people will remember. So what did de Leon do? He destroyed a car in public while making sure the press was watching. According to Biz Journals, he said something about California leading a green revolution. Then, while holding a small girl in his arms, he cheered alongside a small army of environmental advocates and watched how an old Ford Ranger was being crushed. Here’s where Schwarzenegger comes in. The Terminator star posted a 60-second video in which he’s thanking de Leon for his efforts to put more green cars in the hands of those who will actually use it. Whether or not he knew about the little car-crushing the Senate's leader did, we don’t know. But one thing is clear, the two share the same views on making a green reform look mean. [© autoevolution.com] ... https://www.yahoo.com/autos/arnold-schwarzenegger-shows-politician-the-best-120619638477.html Arnold Schwarzenegger Shows Politician The Best Way To Terminate Old Cars Alex Lloyd June 3, 2015 http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098510_california-helps-low-income-drivers-switch-to-electric-cars California Helps Low-Income Drivers Switch To Electric Cars By Bengt Halvorson May 29, 2015 ht2 Brian Henderson [image http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/info-sheet-for-california-efmp-plus-up-clean-vehicle-incentive-pilot-program_100511995_l.jpg Info sheet for California EFMP Plus-Up clean-vehicle incentive pilot program ] California is introducing a new ‘Plus-Up’ pilot project that should make plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles a lot more affordable. Considering recent news that prices on used electric cars are on a downward spiral, and with families potentially eligible to receive as much as $12,000 toward the purchase of an electric car (used is fine)—plus up to $2,000 for a charging unit—some households could land an electric vehicle at net-zero cost. If you live in California and think this is great news, it is. But hold on before you head to the dealership. To qualify, you have to live in one of two problematic air-pollution zones: either the South Coast Air Quality Management District (covering some of Greater Los Angeles) or the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. Specifically, within those regions, you must reside in “a zip code that contains a disadvantaged census tract,” as the Air Resource Board explains (this document, with a series of localized maps, helps clarify that). Cleaner transportation for price-pinched households Simply put, buyers with the lowest incomes, purchasing the cleanest vehicles, are eligible for the highest incentive amounts—provided as “cash payments.” Retirees in gated subdivisions and households in other affluent communities probably won’t qualify for this one. Those who are considered by the program to be Low Income (225 percent of the federal poverty level or less) qualify for a hybrid that’s rated higher than 35 mpg, or $9,500 toward a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle. Meanwhile, Moderate Income households (226 to 300 percent of the poverty level) qualify for $5,000 toward those hybrids, or $7,500 toward a plug-in hybrid or EV, and those who are considered Above Moderate Income (up to four times the federal poverty level) can get $5,500 toward a plug-in hybrid or EV. That all applies not just to new vehicles but to used vehicles less than eight years old—which could make some plug-in vehicles and electric cars very, very affordable. New vehicles may also be eligible for a $1,500 rebate for PHEVs and a $2,500 rebate for EVs. The incentives actually apply to non-hybrid, gasoline-engine vehicles, too. In that case you don’t even have to be in one of those disadvantaged tracts, but you still need to live in the air-quality districts. It even covers going carless And if you’re thinking of going carless, you’re also in luck there. The program doesn’t even require you to buy a replacement car. Instead, depending on your income level, you could, in return, get public transit passes worth between $2,500 and $4,500. You might say that the program resembles the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), or Cash for Clunkers, as it was far more widely termed. That program was national in reach and retired more than 690,000 vehicles, incentivizing their replacement with more fuel-efficient new vehicles. For more information and to clarify eligibility, call the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, at 559-230-6000, or the South Coast Air Quality Management District, for the Greater LA region, at 909-396-2647. [© greencarreports.com] ... http://www.autoevolution.com/news/low-income-drivers-in-california-can-get-12000-to-buy-new-or-used-evs-96025.html Low-Income Drivers In California Can Get $12000 to Buy New or used EVs May 29, 2015 Honestly, it doesn't surprise us a bit that authorities governing the Golden State started a pilot project aimed to make plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles a lot ... 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