Search Energy Center

Get EV chargers where they’re needed with data-driven strategy and execution

With the Caret® suite of software-enabled services, you can make efficient, effective use of EV charging infrastructure funds through a 3-step data-driven process customized to your needs. Learn More

The Center for Sustainable Energy® (CSE) is launching a dynamic, data-driven software platform to enable decision-makers to calculate the mix of incentives that will most cost-effectively and rapidly accelerate adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) to reach emission-cutting goals.

In 2016, the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) introduced income-based eligibility requirements in an effort to increase affordability of clean plug-in, battery and fuel cell vehicle. Since the introduction of this income cap, the percent of eligible vehicles rebated – also known as the rebate rate - has decreased by 20%.

The Clean Vehicle Rebate Program (CVRP) offers interactive access to program data dating back to the program’s inception in 2010.

As we transition to a cleaner, sustainable and resilient energy system, equity and environmental justice principles must be at the forefront of our decision-making. In California, the growing number of locally controlled, nonprofit energy providers, known as community choice aggregators (CCAs), can play a key role.

As more states seek to advance environmental, health and equity goals, we expect many will pursue policies to promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). To help state policymakers create successful, cost-effective incentive programs tailored to their unique circumstances, the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) has developed model EV incentive legislation.

Building codes and standards are the principal regulatory mechanisms available to state and local governments to decrease energy use in residential and commercial buildings and continue to reduce U.S. carbon emissions.

This is one of the few studies that examines the impact of the US Federal Tax Credit (FTC) on the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs). To better understand the role of the FTC, this research analyses survey responses from 3,452 recipients of California’s state-wide EV rebate (CVRP) who purchased a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) from November 2016…