The California Air Resources Board has launched a $20 million “funding assistance program” aimed at spurring the purchase of hybrid trucks and buses. As usual with most CARB grant programs – the program is restricted to vehicles to be used in-state only.

CARB will hand out vouchers ranging from $10,000 to $45,000. The program is expected to put as many as 800 vehicles on the road. Vouchers will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

“Regardless of the size of their fleet, (each) is limited to a maximum of 100 vouchers,” a CARB statement read.

“This will accelerate our progress in cleaning up the air we breathe and reaching our climate change reduction goals,” CARB Chairman Mary Nichols stated.

Program participants must agree to register and operate the vehicle in California for three years.

For more information, visit californiahvip.org.