Publication: San Francisco Chronicle
Drivers looking to buy electric cars or other zero-emission vehicles in California will get less financial help from the state than many had hoped.
Lawmakers have killed San Francisco Assemblyman Phil Ting’s bill that could have tripled the state’s rebate for drivers who buy electric or hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. His proposal sought to increase a typical consumer’s rebate to as much as $7,500 and provide a stable pot of funding for the payments.
The Senate Appropriations Committee rejected Ting’s bill, AB1046, without any public discussion in late August.
Ting, a Democrat, said there’s no chance the measure can be revived before lawmakers adjourn for the year on Friday. He said California’s existing rebate program for zero-emission cars isn’t working.