California Hybrid Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project
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Hybrid Truck & Bus Voucher Incentive Project
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Three Steps to Becoming an Eligible Vehicle/System Maker

Step 1
Manufacture hybrid trucks or buses

Step 2
Hybrid medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that are ARB-certified are automatically eligible for HVIP voucher funding, provided they meet all other applicable program requirements. Note this is hybrid vehicle certification, not heavy-engine certification. The vehicle must be ARB certified.

Step 3
Vehicles listed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as eligible for a federal tax credit pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
The current IRS list of Qualified Heavy Hybrid Vehicles is found at: www.irs.gov/businesses/article/0,,id=175456,00.html. For these vehicles additional exhaust temperature profile data must also be submitted to the ARB. Only vehicles which can demonstrate that the vehicle hybrid platform, engine, and after-treatment devices will continue to function as required and that the vehicle’s air quality benefits are achieved will be approved for HVIP funding eligibility. Please see the application form here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aqip/hvip_vehicle_eligibility.htm


 
 

This project sponsored by the California Air Resources Board and implemented by CALSTART.