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Electric Mobility

Discover resources to help you start using electric cars, bicycles, scooters, and adaptive vehicles.

Electric-powered cars and bikes, and shared services such as scooters and adaptive vehicles provide convenient and environmentally-friendly ways to get around. Find resources on this page to help you electrify your transportation, and reduce your emissions and dependence on fossil fuels.

Berkeley is making it easier to transition to electric vehicles by:

  • Streamlining the permit process for installing electric vehicle charging
  • Requiring installation of electric vehicle charging in new buildings

Learn more about the City of Berkeley’s vision for electric mobility in the Electric Mobility Roadmap.

Find public electric vehicle charging stations:

  • PlugShare
  • Alternative Fuels Data Center

Electric vehicle resources:

  • Ride & Drive Clean: Webinars, car shows, ride & drive events, seasonal discount programs, and consumer resources
  • California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project: EV savings calculator, state rebate program, and consumer resources
  • DriveClean California: Resources for shopping, incentives and charging
  • PG&E EV Resources for Residential Customers 
  • PG&E EV Resources for Non-Residential Customers
  • Federal, State and Utility Tax Incentives & Laws
    • Federal Tax Credit for New & Used Clean Vehicles

Additional electric vehicle resources for income qualified drivers:

  • Access Clean CA: One-stop shop for resources for clean energy vehicles, charging, discounts, public transit, car sharing and home solar
  • CA State Clean Vehicle Assistance Program: Statewide program provides grants and loans for purchase of new or used hybrid or plug-in vehicles, and free installation of home charging stations
  • Clean Cars for All: Bay Area scrap and replace program for gas cars; provides grants for purchase or lease of a new or used hybrid or plug-in vehicle, eBike or transit pass, and rebates for home charging

Resources for electric bicycles, scooters, and more:

  • ClimateAction Center: Find eBike incentives, buyers’ guides, and policy and program resources
  • City of Berkeley shared electric mobility resources: electric scooters, adaptive electric vehicles and more
  • Ride & Drive Clean: eBike webinars, in-person events and seasonal discount programs

 

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