September 15, 2022 Sacramento Clean Cities' goal is to reduce fossil petroleum consumption in the transportation sector.

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Upcoming Grants Community Reinvestment Act Clean Energy Fuels $50K/Truck Grants CORE Off-Road Equipment Voucher Program (CORE) CARB’s Innovative Small E-Fleet (ISEF) SMUD “Shine Awards” For Incorporated Nonprofit Organizations PEV DAC Call For Projects SACOG Active Transportation Program Upcoming Workshops September 19 - AB 2127 Assessment Workshop September 22 - CARB’s Climate Action Team (CAT-PHWG) September 22 - CALGreen EV Workshop October 6 - CEC Clean Transportation Program’s Advisory Committee Workshop/Meeting October 4,5,6 - Decarbonizing the Built Environment, PG&E October 12 - CARB Emission Factor Model (EMFAC) Workshop, Virtual September 29 - Getting to Know Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEV), Webinar New Updates, Regulations & Requirements October 27, CARB Advanced Clean Fleet Rule (ACF) Adoption Hearing Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News Ford & Nissan Bi-Directional Charging Upcoming SMUD-Sponsored Electric Vehicle Ride & Drives Alt Fuels Insights Phillips 66 Renewable Diesel Production & Distribution CNG Fuel Savings Landi Rezo Upfits 200 SoCalGas Trucks For RNG Chevy Equinox EV in Q4 2023 Rolls-Royce Renewable Diesel Marine Engines Honda EV Motorcycles - Solid State Batteries  LCFS Renewable Fuel Pathways:  California Grid CI Sampling of Renewable Propane CI Pathways Current LCFS Credit Price Conferences, Programs September 20-21, NAFA Fleet Legislative Summit - Washington, DC September 23 - October 2, National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) October 18, Green California Schools and Community Colleges Summit - Pasadena November 9 - 11, Fleet Forward Conference - Santa Clara June 11 - 14, 2023 - EVS36 “Driving the Transition to E-Mobility”, Sacramento Convention Center - Call for Papers Open Now

Upcoming Clean Cities Webinars

Presentation Slides and Recordings posted Here

Grants Accepting Applications

Community Reinvestment Act

Community-based nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply Grants are targeted for communities disproportionately affected by past federal and state drug policies Proposed projects may include: Job placement, Mental and Substance Abuse treatment, Assistance accessing Legal, Medial and Social Services Grant Submittal Deadline is 9/15/22 Read more Here

Clean Energy Fuels $50K/Truck Grants

Clean Energy Fuels provides grants up to $50K/truck NG trucks are Clean, Quiet, and Environmentally Friendly Using Renewable NG can have NEGATIVE GHG emissions HD NG Truck Opportunities $50K/NG Truck Purchase Incentive from Clean Energy Fuels

CORE Off-Road Equipment Voucher Program (CORE)

CARB's CORE program currently has $23M available for: Large Forklifts. Airport Ground Support Equipment & Railcar Movers and Switch Locomotives. Categories that are oversubscribed include: Terminal Tractors, TRUs & Construction Equipment. Read more Here

CARB's Innovative Small E-Fleet (ISEF)

$23.6M in vouchers for small fleets and owner-operators Funding for battery-electric and fuel cell electric trucks Read more Here

SMUD "Shine Awards" For Incorporated Nonprofit Organizations

Spark Level - up to $10K with 25% Match Required Amplifier Level - $10K - $50K with 50% Match Required Transformer level - $50K - $100K with 100% Match Required Applications may be submitted up to August 12 at 5pm Application workshops have been scheduled  Read more Here

PEV DAC Call For Projects

The Plug-in Electric Vehicle Collaborative’s Disadvantaged Communities Committee (PEV DAC) has published a grant application template and called for regional projects to be submitted. The template contains: The 7 criteria that must be met, information about the applicant and project site Additional information is also available to assist applicants: Read more Here

SACOG Active Transportation Program

Due September 29 $45.5M  Biking & walking (can include eBike, potentially eTrike) Read more Here

Upcoming Workshops

AB 2127 Assessment Workshop

September 19 CEC biennial assessment of the California EV Infrastructure Presentation of the EVI-Pro tool that estimates how much EV charging infrastructure is needed  Read more Here

CARB's Climate Action Team (CAT-PHWG)

September 22, 1pm Tribal health and well being Increase tribal nations’ resilience Overcome barriers and access resources Read more Here

CALGreen EV Workshop

September 22 Building code mandates requiring EVSE for MD & HD EVs See Draft Item 2a Read more Here

Getting to Know Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEV)

September 29 - Webinar Understanding Zero-Emission Vehicles Q&A Panel Funding for ZEVs A second ZEV webinar will be announced soon with more details on fleet needs, infrastructure and permitting Read more Here

CEC Clean Transportation Program's Advisory Committee Workshop/Meeting

October 6, Read more Here

Decarbonizing the Built Environment, PG&E

October 4,5,6 Part 1 of 3 - October 4, 2022 (9am - 11:30am) Part 2 of 3 - October 5, 2022 (9am - 11:30am) Part 3 of 3 - October 6, 2022 (9am - 11:30am) Read more Here

CARB Emission Factor Model (EMFAC) Workshop

October 12 - Virtual Potential updates to methodologies and data sources  Capacity of EMFAC e expanded in response to ZEV transition The next version of the model will be EMFAC202Y Read more Here

New Updates, Regulations, and Requirements

CARB Advanced Clean Fleet Rule (ACF) Adoption Hearing

October 27 All public agency fleets and all private fleets with 50+ vehicles or $50M in revenue Applies to all vehicles 8,500+ lb GVWR Mandates ZEV purchases 50% by 2024, 100% by 2027; or fleet percent ZEV on a schedule Read more Here

Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News

Ford & Nissan Bi-Directional Charging

Ford’s “Charge Station Pro” bi-directional charging system for the Lightning is now matched by Nissan’s approval of bi-directional charging with the Fermata Energy FE-15 charger, the first EVSE to comply with the UL 9741 standard.  Read more Here

Upcoming SMUD-Sponsored Electric Vehicle Ride and Drives

October 9, Times TBA: Littleton Center in Galt October 14/15/16, Times TBA: Cal Expo Other events may be scheduled For more information or to volunteer to assist contact Jenny Matchell

Alternative Fuel Insight

Phillips 66 Renewable Diesel Production & Distribution

Phillip 66’s Rodeo, California refinery processes used vegetable oil to produce 9,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel that they distribute in over 600 retail 76 stations in California.  Read more Here

CNG Fuels Savings

CNG Fuel Savings: The City of Portage, Indiana, is saving $64/day in fuel costs between their newest diesel refuse trucks and their CNG trucks. Significant capital cost offsets are also available for CNG trucks. Read more about Portage Savings Here Read more about Capital Cost Offsets Here

Landi Rezo Upfits 200 SoCalGas Trucks For RNG

SoCalGas is installing Landi Renzo “Eco Ready” natural gas fuel systems on 200 F250 work trucks in their fleet. These will join 200 trucks already upfitted. The Eco Ready system is certified to ultra-low criteria emission levels and SoCalGas will fuel the trucks with Renewable Natural Gas, allowing carbon emissions to be NEGATIVE. Read more Here

Chevy Equinox EV in Q4 2023

GM has confirmed that they intend to market the base model Chevy Equinox EV crossover for $30K. The first models to be produced will be much more expensive high-end models, but the base model is expected in mid-to-late 2024. Read more Here

Rolls-Royce Renewable Diesel Marine Engines

Rolls-Royce has certified their 2000 and 4000 series marine engines to run on renewable diesel, with delivery to begin in 2023. [The 2000 series s available in 8, 10, 12, 16 or 18-cylinder configurations, and with power outputs ranging from 452 to 1,939 kW (606 - 2,598hp). The 4000 series is available with 8, 12, 16 or 20 cylinders, and with power outputs ranging from 720 to 4,300 kW (965 - 5,762hp.] Read more Here

Honda EV Motorcycles

Honda has announced that they will introduce 10 EV motorcycles by 2025. They have also announced that their EV motorcycles will use solid state batteries and that battery swapping will be part of the EV motorcycle strategy.  Read more Here

LCFS Renewable Fuel Pathways

California Average Grid Electricity Carbon Intensity: California average grid electricity used as a transportation fuel in California: 76.73gCO2e/MJ. Read more Here

Low Carbon Fuel Credits-$81.00

Conferences and Programs

NAFA Fleet Legislative Summit

September 20-21 Washington, DC Preventing Auto Recycling Thefts Legislation EV Recharging Infrastructure Congressional Staff Briefings on Fleet Issues  Read more Here

National Drive Electric Week (NDEW)

September 23 - October 2 Register Here

Green California Schools and Community College Summit

October 18 Pasadena Connecting environmental literacy and facility programs Funding to meet water and EV Fleet requirements Read more Here

Fleet Forward Conference

November 9 - 11 Santa Clara Fleet solutions on electrification, Connected vehicles, Autonomous technology, Last-mile mobility, Shared mobility, Next-generation telematics Expanded Ride and Drive Read more Here

EVS36 "Driving the Transition to E-Mobility"

June 11 - 14, 2023 - Sacramento Convention Center Annual international gathering of the world’s EV experts Cutting-edge research  Innovative technologies EV Market developments Read more about EVS36 Here EVS36 Call for papers covering: Research Market and government programs Activities across all fields related to hybrid, battery & fuel cell technologies EV infrastructure and services. Read more about submitting papers Here

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