1. Overview: This Chiba Prefecture program supports regional transport, logistics, car-sharing, and rental-car operators that introduce next-generation vehicles and related equipment in order to decarbonize the transport sector. Eligible vehicles include electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel-cell vehicles used as buses, taxis, trucks, car-sharing vehicles, and rental cars. The program also covers related infrastructure such as EV chargers, hydrogen supply equipment, storage batteries, and solar carports. 2. Eligible applicants: For buses, taxis, and trucks, eligible applicants include passenger and freight transport operators with an office or business site in Chiba Prefecture, registered community paid passenger transport operators, and vehicle leasing businesses that lease next-generation vehicles to those operators. For car-sharing and rental-car projects, applicants are corporations or sole proprietors operating those businesses in Chiba Prefecture, or leasing companies that directly lease vehicles to them. Public corporations and entities funded by national or local governments are excluded, and applicants must comply with laws, avoid public-order concerns, and not mainly conduct religious or political activities. 3. Eligible costs: For vehicles, the eligible cost is the body price of a vehicle that is also eligible for a national subsidy. The first registration date must fall from April 1, 2026 to February 26, 2027, and the vehicle's base of use on the inspection certificate must be in Chiba Prefecture. For related equipment, eligible costs are equipment purchase costs for EV chargers, hydrogen supply equipment, storage batteries, and solar carports. Construction costs, options, and consumption tax are excluded. Storage batteries generally require installation of solar power equipment at the relevant office or site by project completion. 4. Rate, caps, and schedule: Vehicle grants are generally calculated as one half or one quarter of the national grant amount, capped so that national and prefectural grants do not exceed eligible costs. Equipment caps include 1.5 million yen per charger or hydrogen unit, 400,000 yen per storage battery, and 1 million yen per office or site for solar carports. The overall clear cap is 20 million yen per business operator. Vehicle applications are accepted from May 1, 2026 to March 5, 2027, while equipment applications close on December 24, 2026. The prefecture may close earlier once the budget is exhausted.