California awards €30.4 million grant funding to electric mobility projects
The CMO programme claims this new round of funding brings its total investment in mobility projects up to €61m ($66m). It states that projects in receipt of its Mobility Project Voucher must ‘directly’ benefit those in low-income or disadvantaged communities, particularly those in areas with low air quality.
In practice, the programme supports a range of e-mobility initiatives, including carsharing, electric school buses, rideshare services, on-demand shuttles and vans, as well as bike and scooter sharing. 17 communities in total have received funds, with many of them being new recipients of the voucher. Meanwhile, $3m of funding is going to eligible tribal governments.
“California is taking a holistic approach to helping communities access equitable, accessible clean transportation options,” said Hannon Rasool, director of the California Energy Commission’s Fuels and Transportation Division. “Community-based transportation equity projects like CMO are meeting community transportation needs as seen and interpreted by those who live there.”
This is just one of several public funding initiatives for electric mobility currently underway in California. In December, the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved $1.4bn worth of investment into charging infrastructure and hydrogen refueling stations across the state.
It forms part of a larger $48bn funding pot from the California Climate Commitment, which also includes $10bn of funding for ZEVs and ZEV infrastructure. Once the investments have been delivered, the state hopes to have installed 17,000 light-duty chargers in total – with the goal of developing 250,000 charging stations over the coming years.
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