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May 12, 2023

Sacramento Clean Cities' goal is to reduce fossil petroleum consumption in the transportation and energy sectors.

In this May 12th eNewsletter from Sacramento Clean Cities

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

Presentation Slides and Recordings posted Here

Special Events

May 17 - Mobile Charging and Resilience Strategies

Instant Charging Infrastructure Anywhere, Sacramento

Drop in anytime between 9am and 2pm to view the technology and talk to technology providers

Provide charging where grid access is delayed or completely unavailable

Keep Electric Vehicles operational during brown-outs and power failures

Provide temporary charging for demos, short-term needs, emergency crew sites
Continuous Power – Wet hose on site (low-NOx, zero-PM, low-GHG, renewable propane genset)
Many more applications

June 1 - "Coast-to-Coast EV"

9:30: Register
10:00: ZEV Fleet Transition Planning Case Studies
11:30: Developing an ZEV Transition Plan for Your Fleet
12:00: Real world drive across the US in an EV
Inside Displays: Ford Lightning EV Pickup, SolecTrac EV Bucket Loader, Hertz’ Pole Star EV Sedan, Silverado EV Pickup
Outside Displays: Kenworth “K-Series” Box Truck EV, Pioneer Energy e-Boost Mobile EV Charging Trailer, DANNAR EV Mobile Power System (MPS), Volvo JL20 EV Bucket Loader & More Coming!

June 20 & 22 - Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation (ACF) Webinar

10am - 12noon

A webinar for government agency fleet managers and staff in California

Operational and Budgetary Impacts of the recently approved regulation
Presentation on June 20 will be repeated on June 22
Detailed review of the ACF requirements
Presentations by fleet managers with decades of alt fuel and zero-emission implementation experience

June 29 - Rosenbauer Electric Fire Truck Display

9am - Cal Expo Lot A

Electric Pumper with 10” to 19” adjustable ground clearance
Up to 1,500 GPM water pumping (backup power using BMW 6 cylinder clean diesel engine)
Standard or All Wheel Steering (Countersteering and Crab Steering)

Grants Accepting Applications

Sacramento Air District Incentive Programs Currently Open

Community CarShare Program (Car-sharing program to benefit disadvantaged communities in the greater Sacramento area)
Clean Cars 4 All ( Helping low-income Sacramento County residents get a new mobility option when they turn in an old vehicle for scrap)
Off-Road Equipment Replacement (Incentives to replace Tier 3 and older or gasoline off-road equipment with Tier 4 Final or zero-emission level equipment)
Incentives to help fund the new installation of charging infrastructure

Read more Here

EPA $4B Ports Infrastructure Funding

The US EPA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) as it prepared to develop a $4B plan to fund zero-emission trucks and supporting infrastructure at Ports.

Read more Here

EPA 2023 Clean School Bus (CSB) Grant Program

$400 million in competitive grant funding for zero-emission school buses, clean school buses, and EVSE.
Two grant categories: school district and Tribal applicants; and third-party applicants.
Priority given to replace buses serving high-need local education agencies, rural areas, Tribal school districts and public school districts receiving basic support payments for students living on Tribal land, and rural areas.
At least 40% of the funding will go to disadvantaged communities.
Grant deadline: Tuesday, August 22.

Webinar Info Here

Grant Info Here

EPA's Environmental Justice Small Grants Program

Eligible applicants are limited to federally recognized tribal governments;
Help communities understand and address exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks;
$1.6 million for up 16 to 20 grants of up to $100,000 each;
Applications are due by May 20

Read more Here

Federal Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program

$700M available in fiscal 22/23 with $2.5B over five years
Funding for Alt Fuel Infrastructure and EV Charging Infrastructure
Propane stations and propane genset powered microgrids and mobile EV Charging eligible
Applications due May 30

Read more Here

New Updates, Regulations, and Requirements

CARB CORE Workshop

May 18 - Virtual

Clean Off-Road Voucher Incentive Program (CORE)
Pre-solicitation Workshop

Read more Here

CARB MD/HD Charging Grant

May 18 - Virtual

Pre-application Workshop
Demonstrate innovative charging technologies and/or business models that for MD/HD vehicles and fleets

Zoom Link Here

CARB Meeting: Risk Reduction Strategies Deploying ZEV MD/HD Vehicles

May 22 - Virtual

Finance, lease, and insurance strategies
Vehicle residual values and other support mechanisms
Staff will solicit feedback and discussion

Read more Here

Coffee with a Researcher: Webinar Presentation on Integrating Micromobility with Transit and Other Modes

May 25 - 12noon - 1pm

Integrating transportation plans at different scales to reduce barriers to mobility;
Implementing human-powered, electric-assisted small vehicles to augment existing transportation options;
How e-cargo bikes are capable of meeting delivery or family use needs.

Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News

Ford Loses Money on Every EV Sold

Ford lost $34K on every EV sold in 2022 and has lost $66K on every EV sold in the first quarter of 2023. Factors pushing EV profits the wrong direction include Ford having to cut EV prices to remain competitive against Tesla price cuts, and battery costs that continue to rise.

Read more Here

Alternative Fuel Insight

Toyota Powers PACCAR ZEVs

Toyota’s fuel cell powertrains will power upcoming production models of the Kenworth T680 and the Peterbilt 579 Class 8 ZEV Truck Tractors.

Read more Here

Mini "Drop In" EV Conversion Kit

Electrogenic, a British EV tech company, will be introducing a direct “Drop in” EV conversion kit in Q3 this year for the classic Mini Cooper. The kit will come with a 20kWh battery, said to be good for 80 miles of range. The kit will sell for around $19K.

Read more Here

LCFS Renewable Fuel Pathways

California Average Grid Electricity Carbon Intensity: California average grid electricity used as a transportation fuel in California: 81.49gCO2e/MJ.

CARB Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Credits-$84.50

Several Central Valley Biodiesels

Check CARB CI Pathways Here

Conferences and Programs

Electric Truck DEPOT Bootcamp

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) is offering a free ten-session series of one hour webinars covering the requirements for electrifying a truck depot. The webinars will run from 10am - 11am every other Tuesday from April 25 through September 5.

Please register Here

FORTH Roadmap Conference

May 15 - 17, 2023

Portland

We are a proud Community Partner for the 2023 #RoadmapForth Conference!
Join 1k+ automakers, utilities, gov. agencies, NGOs & more May 15-17 for the nation's premier #electrictransportation conference.
The 2023 Forth Roadmap Conference Program is now available: program overview

Use code CPSAC for $75 off Presale Rates before 1/16 >roadmapforth.org