July 28, 2023 Sacramento Clean Cities' goal is to reduce fossil petroleum consumption in the transportation and energy sectors.

In this July 28th 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 Announcement

Mayor Steinberg's Office Youth Summit for STEM Employers and Educators

August 9 - Sac State Employers, Educators, and Practitioners 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Youth Ages 16-24 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Sacramento State, 6000 J St. Register Here

CARB & CalEPA Climate Pollution Reduction Act Workshop

August 3 First Public Workshop on California’s Approach under U.S. EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) Program California will deliver to U.S. EPA three climate plans over four years State agencies will highlight existing climate plans, actions, and priorities Read more Here

Grants Accepting Applications

CEC "EnergIIZE" Drayage Fleet and the Transit Set-Aside Funding

Funding Pairs HVIP Incentives with infrastructure (EnergIIZE) project incentives Drayage Funding $22.275M Transit Funding $11.4M Funding Open 7/27/23 to 8/25/23 Read more Here

Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling, Reprocessing, and Battery Collection DE-FOA-0002897

$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 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 Read more Here

New Updates, Regulations, and Requirements

Lake Tahoe Electric Transportation Forum

Sept 29 - Lake Tahoe Community College The benefits of electrifying transportation in the Lake Tahoe Basin Lake Tahoe leaders’ perspectives on challenges & opportunities in electrifying transportation Grants, tax credits, and other financial incentives available to electrify transportation The “Transportation as a Service” model for government agencies Model examples of electric transportation in other areas Electric watercraft and other “e” recreational products such as snowmobiles and ATVs Register Here

Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action Concerning Automotive Repair Dealer Registration Renewal Requirements

The Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) proposes to amend Section 3351.2 of Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Division 33 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR). The proposal would require that when a registrant is renewing their automotive repair dealer registration, the registrant shall inform BAR of any changes to information required in CCR section 3351, Registration of Automotive Repair Dealers, as well as any additionally required information to the extent that it has not already been provided. To access the materials for the proposal, visit www.bar.ca.gov/regulatory-actions.

Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News

Ford Lightning Price Drops

Ford has improved production efficiency and battery materials have dropped in price. Ford is passing the savings through and lowering the Lightning price accordingly.  Read more Here

Alternative Fuel Insight

New PG&E Rebates

PG&E has announced two new rate-payer-funded programs designed to improve access to electric vehicle charging infrastructure for customers in underserved communities. Read more Here

Some "Opposition to EV Purchase Mandates"

A bill in Congress has moved forward, the “Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchase Act” that would prevent the elimination of ICE vehicles. Read more Here

EV Jump Start Funding Lane is OPEN!

EV Jump Start Funding Lane is OPEN! EV commercial fleet users in tribes, schools in DACs & nonprofits are eligible $183 million for infrastructure incentives for ZEV technology Funding closes on August 18, 2023 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-$73.25

Check CARB Carton Intensity (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

CARB LD Vehicle & Clean Transportation Equity Work Group

August 1 CARB’s suite of Transportation Equity and Light-Duty Vehicle Funds Development of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Read more Here

Green Transportation Summit and Expo "Accelerate to Zero"

August 22 - 24 - Tacoma, Washington West Coast’s Premier Fleet Modernization & Sustainable Transportation Event Networking, Information Sessions, Workshops, Vehicle Walk-throughs Live Technician Training Register Here (Use Discount Code SACRAMENTO-CC-30 for a 30% Discount) Read more Here

"ZEB Con" Zero Emission Bus Conference

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 Read more Here

Mobilize Summit 2023

October 30 & 31 - Long Beach Transportation, Aviation & Logistics Professionals Latest on Emerging Technologies Workforce Education  Read more Here

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