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Sacramento Clean Cities' goal is to reduce fossil petroleum consumption in the transportation and energy sectors. |
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In this February 2nd eNewsletter from Sacramento Clean Cities |
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Upcoming Grants - Funding for a wide range of transportation and energy programs and projects
Upcoming Workshops - Participate in the decision making process
New Updates, Regulations & Requirements - Regulations and requirements that may affect your operations
Alternative Fuel & Zero-Emission Insights - Learn what’s new and what’s coming soon
Conferences, Programs - Educational, networking and presentation opportunities
Presentations Slides and Videos from Previous Sacramento Clean Cities Webinars
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Presentation Slides and Recordings posted Here
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Grants Accepting Applications |
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VW Zero-Emission Freight and Marine (ZEFM) Grant Fund Open |
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- $20M Available
- Stacking with CORE Allowed
- Eligible equipment includes forklifts (>8,000#) Airport GSE, Terminal Tractors, Ferries/Tug Re-powers, Shore Power & More
- First-come, First-served basis until funding is exhausted
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Innovative Small E-Fleet (ISEF) Funding |
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- $83M set aside for ISEF within the HVIP Program
- Incentives for small fleets that seek to deploy battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell trucks
- Fleets with < 20 trucks and <$15M annual revenue (NGOs are exempt from the revenue cap)
- Program runs until all funds are allocated
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CEC Funding Announcement - Charging Infrastructure For Government Fleets |
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- GFO-23-606 $30 million for EVSE for light-duty government fleets
- Pre-application webinar January 10, 2024
- Applications due April 5, 2024
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EPA $4.6B for Climate Reduction Act Grants |
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CEC GFO-23-607 - Tribal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Planning, and Workforce Development |
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- The purpose of this solicitation is to provide funding for Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Tribally-owned businesses for:
- Project Activity 1 – EV Charging Infrastructure: installing charging infrastructure for passenger and medium- and heavy-duty (MDHD) EV charging equipment, supporting infrastructure, and associated resiliency technologies.
- Project Activity 2 – EV Infrastructure Planning: activities to support tribal participation in future EV funding opportunities and to enable tribes to plan for EV adoption.
- Project Activity 3 – EV Workforce Training and Development: activities that support careers in EVs, EV infrastructure, and EV-related technologies.
- $400,000 - $3,000,000 per award ($10,000,000 total)
- SUBMISSION DEADLINE April 24, 2024
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EPA $2B Environmental and Climate Justice |
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- Support for community-driven projects
- Environmental and Climate Justice grants
- Grants targeting clean energy and resilience including low- and zero-emission technologies and workforce development supporting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
- Applications reviewed on a rolling basis for one year, closing on November 21, 2024
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Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News |
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Guardian Yards Introducing EV Charging Stations at Metro Air Park |
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Guardian Yards, an industrial outdoor storage and truck parking yard operator, has announced it is introducing electric vehicle charging stations for truck fleets at its 25-acre truck parking depot adjacent to Sacramento’s Metro Air Park. Guardian Yards welcomes potential EV Charging partners to contact them.
Contact Guardian Yards Here
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The "Mullen THREE" Class 3 EV Truck Receives CARB Certification |
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After HVIP & Tax Credits, net cost $20K
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Ford is discounting the MachE by $7,500 for state and local government customers on orders received by April 30.
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DOE Reports Annual New Light-Duty EV Sales Topped 1 Million in 2023 |
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Annual sales of EVs more than quadrupled from 2020 to 2023, with more than one million EV sales in 2023. Cumulative sales of new light-duty plug-in electric vehicles since 2010 reached 4.7 million.
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The US Postal Service will add six right-hand drive Canoo LDV 190 BEV vans to their growing fleet of electric postal delivery vehicles. The LDV 190 has a range of 200 miles.
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After several years of saying PHEVs were not viable, GM is apparently planning on bringing plug-in hybrids back, based on CEO Barra’s presentation to stockholders.
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In January, the DOE has announced $960M in total funding for projects to expand equitable clean transportation, deploy EV charging infrastructure, accelerate EV battery research, and boost the battery supply chain
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China Coal Uses Increases |
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China’s 2023 use of coal increased 2.9% over 2022, marking the third consecutive year of increase coal burning.
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SAMSARA Gets BAR Approval |
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SAMSARA Telematics has been approved to participate in the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) Continuous Testing Program (CTP) allowing enrolled vehicles to bypass smog emissions testing.
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IRS EVSE Tax Credits Expanded |
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The IRS has announced new guidance that expands the EVSE tax credit to sites catering to motorcycles, e-bikes and e-trikes. The tax credit now applies to each charger at a site instead of to the overall site, and eligible census tracts can be in either low-income communities or non-urban areas.
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PepsiCo's Tesla Semi Trucks in Sacramento |
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PepsiCo operates 21 Tesla all-electric Semi trucks out of their Sacramento Distribution Center, where they also have 750kW chargers for their trucks.
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LCFS Renewable Fuels Pathways |
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California Average Grid Electricity Carbon Intensity: California average grid electricity used as a transportation fuel in California: 79.43 to 81.49gCO2e/MJ.
Check CARB Carton Intensity (CI)I Pathways Here
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Recent LCFS Filings
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Current LCFS Credit Value $61.32 |
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March 5 - 8 - Indianapolis
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March 6 - State Capitol Building
- Showcase of hydrogen vehicles and equipment
- Talk to owners, operators and manufacturers
- Public welcome
- 9am - 3pm
Sponsorships or Inquiries Here
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Sustainable Facilities Forum |
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May 9 - Scottish Rite Masonic Center, Sacramento
- Global Warming: Materials and Manufactured Equipment
- CalGreen Code Updates
- Whole Building Lifecycle Analysis
- Power Budget Alternatives 2025
- Fleet Electrification | Zero Emission Fleets
- Waste Diversion | Organic Waste Recycling
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Deadline for submitting proposals - Feb 23 Here
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Major Vehicle OEMs and Suppliers
Technology, Fuel and Sustainable Transportation Presentations
May 20 - 23 - Las Vegas Convention Center
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Green Technology Summit & Expo |
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Green Technology Summit & Expo - August 20-22, 2024 in Tacoma, Washington
"Accelerate to Zero"
The Green Technology Summit and Expo (GTSE) is now accepting proposals to join our program. Major presentation categories include:
- Fleet Sustainability & Decarbonization
- AI / Drone Technology Advancements
- Cybersecurity
- Workforce Development
- Renewable Fuels & Technologies
- Heavy Duty & Medium Duty Decarbonization
- Energy Resilience
- Developing Zero Emission Infrastructure
- Utility Programs & Policy
- Transportation Policy and Incentives
- Environmental Justice
- Navigating Road Blocks in Sustainable Transportation
- Transportation Hubs
- Hard to Decarbonize Sectors
- Technical Training
Submission Deadline: February 25th, 2024
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Forth Electric Transportation Conference |
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September 24-26, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan
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Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition | 916 - 622 - 8433 |
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