(a) In implementing the program, the state board, shall develop a data collection and dissemination strategy for the program to facilitate informed decisionmaking by other state agencies and private sector financiers.

(b) The state board shall keep confidential all business trade secrets and proprietary information about fleets that it gathers or becomes aware of through the course of implementing and administering this article, including through applications for financial assistance. Business trade secrets and proprietary information obtained pursuant to this subdivision are not subject to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).

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(c) The strategy developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include data that is necessary to facilitate the financing of zero-emission vehicles in order to increase the scalability of financial tools and nonfinancial supports. These data include, but are not limited to, vehicle and battery performance, upfront and operational costs, residual values, operational revenues, and zero-emission vehicle miles traveled.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 14. (AB 211) Effective September 27, 2022.)