The staff draft report version of the 2025–2026 Investment Plan Update for the Clean Transportation Program is now available.
The California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program invests up to $100 million annually to accelerate the development of zero-emission technologies, providing support for projects including electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure, workforce training programs, and related efforts.
The Energy Commission is required to annually update an investment plan for the Clean Transportation Program. This staff draft report represents the next step in developing the 2025–2026 Investment Plan Update, following a guiding principles document published in spring 2025. The Investment Plan Update proposes funding allocations for the Clean Transportation Program based on identified needs and opportunities, with a focus on zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure.
Highlights of the 2025–2026 Investment Plan Update include:
- A multiyear spending plan, with $326.9 million in program funding for Fiscal Years 2025–2026 through 2027–2028, which includes a reallocation of $41.3 million from previous fiscal years.
- Funding support for ZEV infrastructure for all three vehicle classes: light-, medium-, and heavy-duty. Proposed allocations consider factors including how much past funding has gone to each category. Recent funding has focused heavily on medium- and heavy-duty ZEV infrastructure, with about $950 million allocated to these projects. The CEC currently has three open solicitations for medium- and heavy-duty ZEV infrastructure providing up to $120 million in funding. The CEC also received $38 million in the most recent 2025-2026 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund budget designated to support medium- and heavy-duty ZEV infrastructure.
- Proposed allocations for the current fiscal year of $22 million for hydrogen-specific infrastructure, $98.5 million for light-duty charging infrastructure, and $15 million for medium-duty and heavy-duty (MD/HD) ZEV infrastructure. This year’s proposed light-duty infrastructure allocation was calibrated based on previous years’ higher allocations to MD/HD and the currently open solicitations of $120 million available specifically to support MD/HD infrastructure.
- Total new proposed workforce funding through Fiscal Year 2027–2028 is $6 million to augment approximately $6 million in existing workforce funds.
The report will be the subject of a public meeting of the Advisory Committee for the Clean Transportation Program Investment Plan on October 27, 2025. See the meeting web page for more details. Based on feedback received on this staff draft report version, Energy Commission staff will develop and release a subsequent version of the 2025-2026 Investment Plan Update that may be considered for adoption at a future Energy Commission business meeting.