The California Air Resource Board (CARRB) money has run dry and Californians who buy electric vehicles will no longer be eligible for any kind of state level rebate. As you can see by the brilliant CARB pie chart above, the amount of money left to pay Californians for buying an eco-friendly vehicle is exactly zero. While CARB states that it is hopeful that additional resources will be made available later, California’s money troubles are well known so buyers may have reason to be skeptical.

Not to worry though since the largest tax credit is still available through the federal government and it will save you up to $7,500 so hopefully this will keep people buying electric vehicles as much as possible.

California dump truck owners of California apparently have their own association (CDTOA) and they are apparently hauling a whole load of anger towards the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

They are calling into question the legality of CARB’s new requirement that truck and bus owners install their vehicles with diesel exhaust filters in the short-term and that they will have to replace any engines built prior to 2010 with engines that comply with their new emission guidelines.

Their lawsuit claims that CARB’s emission regulations are unconstitutional since the cost of compliance will put the majority of dump truck owners out of business.

For its part, CARB has some solid reasons for wanting the drastic changes as it claims that the regulations will reduce diesel emissions by 68% by 2014. The CDTOA isn’t having it though and points to the damage the regulations will cause including escalating construction costs and increased unemployment rates which will have a significant negative impact on the Callifornia’s economy.

Nissan is getting a slap on the wrist from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the form of a $4.4 million fine since more than 450,000 Nissan vehicles don’t light up the “check engine” light when their emissions get too high.

The cause is faulty tailpipe diagnosis equipment in 2005-2007 Nissan models.

The $4.4 million is apparently an out of court settlement. According to Mary Nichols, CARB chair, “Nissan has been cooperative during this investigation, and we are confident that the design process changes they implemented will prevent future problems.”

Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, Nissan is receiving from, rather than giving to, government agencies. Nissan was recently granted several million pounds from the government in order to retool a factory in the UK to build electric vehicles. The investment will also create approximately 4,000 new jobs.

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