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May 26, 2023

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

In this May 26th 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

June 1 - "Coast-to-Coast EV"

California Automobile Museum, 2200 Front Street, Sacramento

LD & HD EV - Technician Training Announcements

9:30: Register & Welcome
10:00: ZEV Fleet Transition Planning Case Studies
David Renschler, Fleet Manager, City of Fairfield
Ron Wirth, Assistant Fleet Manager, County of Sacramento
11:30: Developing a ZEV Transition Plan for Your Fleet
Chris White, Senior Program Manager, Frontier Energy
12:00: Real world drive across the US in an EV
Congresswoman Doris Matsui, Federal Support for National EV and EVSE Implementation
John Marine, Director, Electric Vehicle, Van & Truck Sales, Hertz
Daphne Dixon, Director, Connecticut Southwestern Area Clean Cities Coalition
Inside Displays: Ford Lightning EV Pickup, Solectrac EV Bucket Loader, Hertz’ Bolt EV Sedan
Outside Displays: International Class 6 Box Truck EV, Pioneer Energy e-Boost Mobile EV Charging Trailer, DANNAR EV Mobile Power System (MPS), Volvo JL20 EV Bucket Loader, Viatec ZE Upfit on a Terex Bucket Lift, Bobcat Skid Steer EV Loader

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

10am - 12noon

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

SAVE THE DATE - Details will follow

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 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

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

DOE Funding Announcement $99M

DE-FOA-0002893
Areas of interest include: Reduction of weight and cost of batteries, reduction in life cycle emissions of advanced lightweight materials, reduced costs and advanced technologies for both on- and off-road vehicle charging and infrastructure, innovative public transit solutions, and training to increase deployment of these technologies among diverse communities
Concept Papers Due 6/26/23, Final Submissions Due 8/11/23.

Read more Here

DOE "Ride & Drive Electric" $51M FOA Funding

Resilience strategies and plans for EV charging networks to ensure adequate and equitable access to reliable EV charging services;
Projects that will assess, develop, and/or test business models that integrate EV and/or charger deployment in ways that deliver mobility, economic, or other benefits to Justice40 and underserved communities;
Developing a diverse and highly skilled workforce within the electrified transportation industry to support the deployment and maintenance of EV charging related equipment including equipment;
Establish teams to assess the performance, reliability, and usability of AC Level 2 charging and/or DC fast charging (DCFC) stations across the United States.
Applications due 7/28/23

Read more Here

New Updates, Regulations, and Requirements

Pre-Solicitation Meeting for HVIP

May 30 - Virtual

2022/2023 HVIP Voucher Program Administrator

Read more Here

Administration Puts Additional $51 Million in EV Charging Network

Increase reliability of chargers through validating and testing charging equipment
Advance new business models for electrified shared mobility and fleet-based services
Increase opportunities for underserved communities through new jobs and training resources

Read more Here

CARB HD Truck Emission Testing Programs

Clean Truck Check reporting and compliance requirements Clean Truck Check
Periodic Smoke Inspection Program Remains in effect Periodic Smoke Inspection Program

Read more about CARB Testing Programs Here

Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News

Silverado 450 Mile Range

Chevy has announced that the 2024 Silverado EV work truck “WT” model will have an estimated EPA range of 450 miles.

Read more Here

Alternative Fuel Insight

Toyota Fuel Cell Repower Kit for Diesel Semis

CARB has approved a Toyota fuel cell repower kit that Toyota developed in partnership with Kenworth, powering 10 Kenworth T680 tractors running drayage out of the Port of Long Beach for over a year. The kit contains the fuel cell stack, battery pack, electric motors & transmission plus hydrogen fuel tanks.

Read more Here

Honda Developing Fuel Cell Truck

Honda has announced plans to develop a fuel semi in partnership with Isuzu, with plans to have commercial sales of the vehicles by 2027. Honda will then join all the major truck OEMs along with traditional car OEMs Toyota and Hyundai making fuel cell trucks.

Read more Here

NERC Warns of Summer Electrical Shortages

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has published a warning that generator retirements have outpaced new electrical generation, placing most of North America at risk for significant energy shortfalls this summer.

Read more Here

EVs Shorter-Lived in Fleets

A study by S&P Global Mobility shows that although EV sales are increasing, EVs remain in the vehicle fleet a much shorter time than conventional vehicles. Much higher insurance rates may be a factor, since EVs are “Totalled” by insurance companies when battery boxes are damaged or when even modest flood damage occurs.

Read more Here

Destroying Habitat for Renewable Energy

Major solar and wind projects in the desert are destroying fragile habitats, creating killing zones for desert animals and removing major carbon sequestration sinks.

Read more Here

China Dominates EV Resources

“In 2020, China controlled about 92 percent of the global NdFeB magnet and magnet alloy market [neodymium-iron-boron]…58 percent of the rare earth mining market, 89 percent of the oxide separation market, and 90 percent of the metallization market.” Commerce Department, September 2022. (Note: NdFeB magnets are essential for EVs and wind turbines.)

Read more Here

Hyundai Dominates Fuel Cell Car Market

Hyundai has 55% of the hydrogen fuel cell car market, with Toyota second. Honda has announced a joint venture with GM to mass produce a fuel cell crossover SUV based on the Honda CR-V.

Read more Here

DOE LightMAT

Funding now open for for Lightweighting Vehicles

LightMAT seeks proposals to identify key technical challenges limiting the use of lightweight materials
Selected projects will receive up to $500,000 of LightMAT technical assistance
LightMAT anticipates selecting four new projects as part of this funding opportunity

Read more Here

LCFS Renewable Fuel Pathways

California Average Grid Electricity Carbon Intensity: California average grid electricity used as a transportation fuel in California: 79.43 to 81.49gCO2e/MJ.

CARB Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Credits-$85.50

Renewable Fuels from Outside the US

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