SACRAMENTO – (INT) - The California Air Resources Board on Thursday approved a $373 million funding plan that covers all investments in advanced technologies, from zero-emission heavy-duty trucks and buses to rebates for low- and zero-emission passenger vehicles.

The investments are pivotal to meeting California’s ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, deploy zero-emission vehicles and reduce petroleum dependency by accelerating the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies.

The bulk of the $373 million, $350 million, comes from the funds in the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund dedicated to low-carbon transportation investments and supports a variety of programs for a wide range of cars, trucks and off-road equipment.

The Funding Plan builds on last year’s investments benefit disadvantaged communities, including innovative pilot programs to help owners of older, dirty vehicles move up to much cleaner, newer cars including electric vehicles.

Story Date: June 26, 2015