LCFS Credit & EV Revenue Calculator — Free Download

A ready-to-use Excel workbook from Crescendo Analytic that estimates how much LCFS credit revenue your California EV program could realistically capture.

What it is

• A free Excel workbook pre-loaded with current CARB regulatory inputs and a live model built around the actual LCFS credit formula

• Estimates credits and revenue based on your inputs — fleet volume, vehicle efficiency, VMT, electricity source, and credit price

The key thing to understand before you run it

LCFS credits don't flow automatically from EV sales.  What determines your revenue is your capture rate — the share of your fleet's California charging that actually runs through registered, metered sites you control.  An OEM that sells 20,000 EVs in California but hasn't registered a single charging site earns zero credits.  One with 5,000 EVs and a well-structured opt-in program can generate meaningful revenue.  Adjust the fleet volume input to reflect the EVs your program actually covers, not your total California sales figure.

What you can test

• How fleet volume, vehicle efficiency, and annual VMT drive total credit volume

• What WREGIS renewable certificate retirement does to your credit output vs. grid-average electricity

• Low, base, and high credit price scenarios ($41–$75/MT based on current OPIS ranges)

Cost: Free Solid numbers shouldn't be a barrier to planning your electrification strategy.  Download, adapt the inputs to your program, and see what a structured LCFS program could be worth.