Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000

E-mail: greenh@sce.com
Web: www.sce.com
Southern California Gas Company
Phone: (800) GAS-2000
E-mail: selfgeneration@socalgas.com
Web: www.socalgas.com
VEHICLES
HOV Access by Ultra Low Emission Vehicles
www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/carpool/carpool.htm
www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21655_9.htm
California Assembly Bill 2628, signed into law in 2004, allows single-occupant use of
HOV lanes by the cleanest alternative fuel, hybrid, and full-electric vehicles. Use of these
lanes with only one occupant requires an identification sticker issued by the California
Department of Motor Vehicles. Not all hybrid vehicles meet the requirements of AB
2628. Eligible automotive makes and models are listed on the California Air Resources
Board’s web site. The following fuel cell vehicles, operating on hydrogen, were listed as
eligible for the program as of early 2006:
• 2003 and 2004 Honda FCX
• 2003 through 2006 Toyota FCHV.
Additionally, in the nine-county Oakland/San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, owners of
qualifying hybrids will also have to prove that they own a "FasTrak" pass and
transponder for their vehicle, which allows them to drive by toll booths without having to
stop and pay--a process that adds to air emissions and pollution.
Contact:
California Air Resources Board
Public Information Office
1001 "I" Street
P.O. Box 2815
Sacramento, CA 95812
Phone: (800) 242-4450
E-mail: helpline@arb.ca.gov
Web: www.arb.ca.gov
Motor Vehicle License Fee Incremental Costs Exemption
www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgibin/waisgate?WAISdocID=3449442919+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
California Revenue and Taxation Code exempts from the determination of market value
the incremental costs of new light-duty motor vehicles propelled by alternative fuels.
The vehicle must be certified by the California Air Resources Board as producing
emissions that meet the emission standard for ULEVs or lower. This exemption applies
to the subsequent payments of the vehicle license fee. "Incremental cost" means the
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