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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 June 23rd 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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June 29 - Rosenbauer Electric Fire Truck Display |
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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 (Counter-steering and Crab Steering)
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Grants Accepting Applications |
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Sacramento Air District Incentive Programs Currently Open |
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- 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
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DOE "Ride & Drive Electric" $51M FOA Funding |
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- 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
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Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling, Reprocessing, and Battery Collection DE-FOA-0002897 |
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- $125 million;
- Funding projects focusing on recycling of electronics batteries and battery-containing devices;
- Increasing consumer participation in the recycling of batteries and battery-containing devices;
- Concept Papers Due 8/17, Full applications due 11/29
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EPA 2023 Clean School Bus (CSB) Grant Program |
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- $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.
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New Updates, Regulations, and Requirements |
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CEC & Caltrans 2023 NEVI Update Workshop |
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Virtual
June 29, 10am - 1pm
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CARB Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) 2023 Launch |
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- $182M Available
- Manufacturers & Dealers Encouraged to submit for equipment verification by June 15
- Fleet applications accepted beginning July 18
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Another Side of Climate Change from International Economist Bjorn Lomborg |
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- The annual number of hurricanes that make landfall in the U.S. since 1900 is slightly declining, not increasing.
- Total hurricane energy worldwide between 1980 and 2022 is decreasing, with 2022 being the second lowest in recorded history.
- Satellite data shows a dramatic decline over the past 25 years in global wildfires.
- Every dollar the EU spent on climate has led to a reduction of three cents in worldwide climate-caused damage (i.e. damage from floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, heat waves, etc.). Humans would have benefited more by spending those funds on directly improving people’s lives.
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On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Test Device |
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CARB has approved a new On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) Test Device that meets the data submission requirements for the Clean Truck Check program.
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Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News |
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NGVI is offering their NGV Essentials and Safety Practices course for free when bundled with their CNG Fuel System Inspector Training E-Learning and an online CNG Fuel System Inspector Certification Exam.
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CTA - Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation Presentation |
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June 30 - Visalia
- How private fleets will be impacted
- How to prepare for implementing the regulation
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California Trucking Association (CTA) Members Only
CTA Members - Contact CTA for more information
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EV Brake Lights with Regen |
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Consumer Reports is reporting that the brake lights on some EVs (Genesis, Hyundai, Kia, and Mercedes-Benz) do not activate when the regenerative braking mode is engaged, meaning that the car can be essentially “braking” without the tail lights indicating that the car is slowing.
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30kWh Charge in Six Minutes |
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A UK startup, Nybolt, using a new battery technology (niobium anode technology) claims to be able to provide very fast charging rates with much smaller and lighter weight batteries.
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EV Buyer Interest Flattens |
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In 2022, 49% of auto buyers expressed interest in EVs, an increase of 36% over buyers in 2021, but new buyer interest has declined slightly in 2023, especially among younger buyers, with major concerns expressed over battery life and overall affordability.
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Hyundai Ioniq6 Wins World Car of the Year |
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The IONIQ6 has won three World Car of the Year Awards because of exceptional range and driver assistance systems.
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Texas Mandates NACS Chargers |
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The state of Texas will require all state-funded chargers to have the North American Charging Standard (NACS - the “Tesla” standard) connectors.
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More OEMs Adopt Tesla's NACS |
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Rivian, Hyundai and Stellantis have all indicated that they will adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS), the standard used by Teslas. These OEMs join Ford and GM, OEMs that have already adopted the NACS.
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LCFS Renewable Fuel 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.
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CARB Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Credits-$78.50 |
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Chevron Renewable Diesel: Chevron’s El Segundo facility using natural gas, steam, grid electricity and hydrogen to make renewable diesel.
Check CARB Carton Intensity (CI) Pathways Here
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Electric Truck DEPOT Bootcamp |
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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.
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Green Transportation Summit and Expo "Accelerate to Zero" |
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August 22 - 24 - Tacoma, Washington
- West Coast’s Premier Fleet Modernization & Sustainable Transportation Event
- Networking, Information Sessions, Workshops, Vehicle Walk-throughs
Register Here (Use Discount Code SACRAMENTO-CC-30 for a 30% Discount)
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"ZEB Con" Zero Emission Bus Conference |
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Sept 26-28 San Diego
- Site Tours of Electric Bus Deployments
- ZEB 101 Course
- Charge Management
- Hydrogen Fueling
- ZEB Depot Planning
- Financing
- Workforce Development
- ZEB Transition Planning
- Microgrids
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October 30 & 31 - Long Beach
- Transportation, Aviation & Logistics Professionals
- Latest on Emerging Technologies
- Workforce Education
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Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition | 916 - 622 - 8433 |
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