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Sacramento Clean Cities' goal is to reduce fossil petroleum consumption in the transportation sector. |
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Upcoming Clean Cities Webinars |
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Fleet ZEV Transition Planning |
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Courses:
- 10/27/21 10am: Planning EV Infrastructure for Your Fleet
- 11/3/21 10am: Fleet Data Collection
- 11/10/21 10am: Medium-duty and Heavy-duty Transition Planning
Instructors:
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Chris White, Senior Program Manager, Frontier Energy
- Mike Usen, Electromobility and Resiliency Lead, DKS Associates
Registration is NOT required. Join at 10am (Pacific Time) on this LINK
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Light-Duty EVs: Basic Maintenance and Troubleshooting |
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11/17/21 10am Basic Maintenance & Troubleshooting
Topics:
- General maintenance for EVs
- Solving charging issues
- Diagnosing regen braking issues
- Maximizing battery health
Presenter:
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Aashish (Ash) Dalal, BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering from UCD
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20 Years of EV, PHEV and ICE Technician Experience
- Owner “Ohm Electric” (Diagnose, Repair, Upfit EVs)
- Custom EV Builder
Registration is NOT required. Join at 10am (Pacific Time) on this LINK
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Fleet ZEV Transition Regulations |
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Topics:
- 12/1/21 10am CARB Advanced Clean Fleet Rule
- All Public Agencies in California with one or more vehicles 8,501+ GVWR
- All Fleets in the US with 50 or more vehicles 8,501+ GVWR that enter CA
- All Fleets in the US with $50M+ in Gross Annual Revenue
- 12/15/21 10am: CARB Heavy-duty Enhanced Inspection & Maintenance Rule
Applies to all vehicles with internal combustion engines registered in or operating CA
Presenter:
- David Renschler, Fleet Division Manager, City of Fairfield & MEMA NorCal Vice Chairman
Registration is required and is available for Fleet Managers Only. Registration coming soon.
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The HVIP Program will open to new voucher requests at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 28, 2021, with $62M on a first-come, first-served basis.
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The US Senate infrastructure bill would allocate $8 billion over four years for the DOE to develop at least four clean hydrogen hubs, a network of regional suppliers and consumers, and the infrastructure necessary to connect them.
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New Updates, Regulations, and Requirements |
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CARB Board Approval of the Mobile Source Strategy |
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The CARB Board will meet on October 28 at 9am, and the agenda will include approval of the multi-pollutant strategy to accomplish the requirements of California’s numerous goals and targets as well as the governor’s Executive Order N-79-20 to achieve 100 percent of California sales of new passenger cars be zero-emission by 2035, that all drayage trucks be zero-emission by 2035, all off road equipment be zero-emission where feasible by 2035, and the remainder of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles be zero-emission where feasible by 2045.
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CARB will conduct a public workshop on the Proposed FY 2021-22 Funding Plan on November 19, 2021 at 9am.
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CARB Enhanced HD I/M Regulation |
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CARB will hold a hearing on the adoption of an enhanced Heavy-duty Inspection and Maintenance regulation on December 9 at 9am. The Enhanced HD I/M Regulation would require periodic testing of HD vehicles with internal combustion engines operating in California, including out-of-state vehicles, to ensure their emissions control systems are functioning properly. |
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Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News |
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SRECTrade Manages LCFS Credits for Lazer Spot |
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SRECTrade, the largest agent manager of LCFS credit assets for any size operator of electric vehicles, has signed an agreement to manage LCFS credits for Lazer Spot, a major supplier of yard trailer management services with over 400 sites under contract.
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Nikola Leases Fuel Cell 100 Trucks |
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Nikola has signed a letter of intent to lease 100 fuel cell Class 8 trucks, the “TRE,” to PGT Trucking. The lease will include all scheduled maintenance and hydrogen fueling.
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Cummins 15L Natural Gas Near-Zero Emission Engine |
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Cummins is introducing a 15L Near-Zero Emission (NZE) natural gas engine. Ratings will be up to 500 hp and 1,850 lb-ft torque. The engine will be 500 pounds lighter than comparable diesel engines, there won’t be any DPF or DES to manage, and the engine will meet the 2024 emission standards.
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Toyota Moving to US Battery Manufacturing |
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Toyota has announce plans to invest $3.4B by 2030 to make batteries in the US. Toyota previously announced plans to reduce battery cost by 50% and improve efficiency by 30%.
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OpenGrants has a number of freelance grant professionals in a searchable database listing their skills and experience from research and writing, accounting, project management, etc.
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Lucid’s “DreamDrive” EV will be the first car in North America that incorporates LIDAR, and Lucid’s advertising indicates they will have the most technically advanced autonomous systems.
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At the Tesla shareholders meeting on October 7 in Austin, Elon Musk announced the deployment of the Tesla Semi will begin in 2023.
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Michigan Pilots a Wireless Charging Road |
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The state of Michigan has issued an RFP for a one-mile pilot demonstration roadway in Detroit for wireless charging of EVs driving on the road. A UC San Diego professor compliments the pilot project but warns that equipping cars for wireless charging may make them prohibitively expensive.
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The LCFS Credit for 1 MT of CO2 is $172.00
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Sierra Business Council, a group committed to Economic Empowerment, Regional Advocacy, and Climate Action in the Sierra Nevada region is hosting a webinar on October 26th, 12:30-1:30 on implementing EVs and EV Infrastructure with speakers from CalStart, Southern California Edison, Sacramento PEV Collaborative and PG&E. Registration is encouraged.
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Green California Schools Summit |
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The Green California Schools Summit will be held in Pasadena on November 4th, and will have a virtual online presence. Join in on the informative education program which features segments on EV infrastructure, facilities, funding and an exhibits
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The Fleet Forward Conference, FFC21, focused on educating fleet operators on a broad range of electrification, autonomous vehicles, telematics and more, in San Jose, November 10 - 12.
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Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition | 916 - 622 - 8433 |
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