California's $1 billion clean truck and bus voucher program faces fraud probe and low-mileage questions, L.A. Times finds; Metro and LADOT buses among them
California's $1 billion clean truck and bus voucher program faces fraud probe and low-mileage questions, L.A. Times finds; Metro and LADOT buses among them The program covers up to 90% of the cost of cleaner trucks and buses. One $630,000 LADOT electric bus has logged 555 miles since June 2024, the Times reported. By Alberto Zamudio | The Southbound 105 | Oct. 18, 2026 California has spent more than $1 billion in public money helping businesses and transit agencies buy cleaner trucks and buses. A new Los Angeles Times investigation says the program now faces accusations of fraud, waste and poor oversight, and some of the clearest examples are right here in L.A. The Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project, known as HVIP, covers up to 90% of the cost of hybrid and zero-emission vehicles. State officials say it has helped put nearly 12,000 trucks, buses and vans on California roads, the Times reported. A fraud probe The state attorney general's office has been investi...