The program officially ended April 30, 2009 after awarding nearly $2.6 million to state residents and businesses who bought or leased 948 zero or near zero emission vehicles between February 2008 and April 2009. CCSE administered the statewide program for the ARB, providing rebates of up to $5,000 per vehicle using electric, compressed natural gas or fuel cell technology. Such vehicles are a key element of California's plan for attaining health-based air quality standards set by the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act requiring a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.