Electric Vehicles International (EVI) is headed back to California and will be demonstrating its “Road Ready” commercial vehicle at Faster Freight – Cleaner Air (FFCA California), which is being held this week at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA. Having recently completed its launch into the U.S., EVI offers the first pure electric and hybrid electric Class 3-6 commercial trucks available in the U.S., which are in full compliance with stringent federal and state regulatory requirements for their respective weight classes.
The recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes a number of financial incentives for EVs that can range from $7,500 to $15,000 per vehicle. In addition, a number of other incentives and subsidies are available in California including the following:
- As funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and administered by the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE), up to $1.62 million will have been dispensed by March 31, 2009 for vehicle incentive rebates in the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Incentive Program;
- The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) offers an EV discount of $0.025/kWh for charging, and provides EV-infrastructure services to help customers determine applications for EVs in fleet operations, EV maintenance services and training.
In addition to being a sponsor at this year’s FFCA California, EVI is exhibiting and offering demos at Booth #123. On Tuesday, March 24 at 1:30pm PT, EVI will hold a press conference in Conference Room 102BC, which will be followed by a special “Ride and Drive” for members of the media. The 3-day conference and expo is being held at the Long Beach Convention Center adjacent to the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to showcase innovative programs, policies and technologies around the world to improve efficiency and reduce air quality impacts of the goods movement industry.
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