The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Proposes $500  million to support the remainder of the planned $1.25  billion CalFire backfill. ZEV Incentive Program. Proposes $115  million to create a new light ‑duty ZEV incentive program . (The Governor also proposes providing $85 million from the Air Pollution Control Fund—similarly freed up from undoing the previously‑approved MVA fund transfer—to support this new ZEV program, for a total of $200 million.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Governor’s Proposal Proposes $200   Million and Budget Trailer Legislation to Create New ZEV Incentive Program. The Governor proposes $200  million on a one ‑time basis ($115  million from GGRF and $85  million from APCF), along with associated budget trailer legislation to create a new incentive program for light ‑duty ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2026 - In this piece, we review the Governor's proposal to provide $200 million to create a new point-of-sale incentive program for light-duty zero-emission vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5140

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - The budget proposes $200  million on a one ‑time basis ($115  million from GGRF and $85  million from the Air Pollution Control Fund [APCF]) to create a new incentive program for light ‑duty vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116