Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP)

Also written: HVIP · California HVIP · CARB HVIP · Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project · Clean Truck and Bus Vouchers

A point-of-sale voucher applied by an approved dealer on the purchase of a new zero- emission truck or bus. Run by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and administered by CALSTART, it is funded by state appropriations to CARB's clean transportation investments, historically from Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds.

$120,000

per Class 8 truckwhat this program pays toward one battery-electric tractor

This program’s headline amount for one truck; the amount may depend on the buyer’s circumstances. What is available now and the potential in California, for any Class 8 tractor, are on the California page (Grade A · 47 programs tracked).

Program signals

OPENOpen now — first come, first served while funding lasts.

TESLA SEMITesla Semi: listed as an eligible vehicle (checked August 17, 2026). Tesla Semi in California →

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Pro carries the rest of HVIP: current program dates, funding, eligibility, caps, stacking rules, and the source behind each figure, with an alert when the window changes.

Window	Who can apply	Trucks per fleet	Funding left	Stacks with	Source

HVIP in full, with every other program in California — in Pro

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What it pays per Class 8 truck
Open, upcoming or competitive
What the program is, its type, where it applies, and who runs it
Whether the Tesla Semi is admitted
Available now and potential per truck in California — the California page
Last verified date

Tracked · Pro

Complete Program Information — the window: when it opens and closes, with dates; how the money is awarded; and every other program in California that pays for a Class 8 truck
Applicant Eligibility — who can apply, how many trucks it covers, per-fleet limits and caps
How to Access the Money — what HVIP stacks with and in what order, and a cautious case
Funding remaining — what is left in the pot, as the program reports it
Program Radar — a heads-up before this window closes or the next round opens
Source Documents — the document behind every figure, so you can read it yourself

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