Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - This might occur, for example, with a consumer that is specifically interested in reducing his/her “carbon footprint ” but where the ZEV price is too high without the rebate. In such cases, the rebate does have the effect of encouraging a new ZEV purchase, but the net reductions associated with buying a ZEV rather than a highly fuel ‑efficient vehicle might not be that significant.
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