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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 August 11th 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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CARB Truck Regulation Advisory Committee
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August 22 - In-person & Virtual
- Develop strategies for the successful implementation of the ACF regulation
- Identify ways to fine tune outreach, training, and implementation
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Grants Accepting Applications
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Clean Off-Road Equipment (CORE) Funding Available
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- Voucher Incentives for the purchase of Heavy-duty Off-road Equipment
- $182M Available Now on a First Come/First Served Basis Until Funds are Exhausted
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CEC "EnergIIZE" Drayage Fleet and the Transit Set-Aside Funding
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- 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
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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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EV Jump Start Funding Lane is OPEN!
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- 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
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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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ZEV Transit & Drayage EnergIIZE Infrastructure Funding Available
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- Transit Funding
- Eligible Applicants: Transit Agencies, Native American Tribes, NGOs Serving Tribes
- $11.4M Available
- Drayage Funding
- Eligible Applicants: Fleets currently requesting HVIP Drayage Truck Set-Aside Vouchers
- Fleets currently on the HVIP Drayage Set-Aside list of eligible entities
- $22.275M Available
- Applications due by August 25
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CARB Clean Transportation and Planning Funding Grants
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- $32.65 million available to fund planning, clean transportation, and supporting projects
- Community-based organizations, local governments, public schools and tribes are eligible
- Concept Phase applications due September 8, 2023.
- Full Phase applications due November 3, 202
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- Diesel Emission Reduction Act for 2023
- $115M to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines
- Applications due by December 1, 2023
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New Updates, Regulations, and Requirements
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American River Fall Career Fair
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- Students are getting AA Degrees as Auto Techs, Electricians, Computer Techs, Office Workers, etc.
- Reserving a table ($350) includes: Continental Breakfast, Lunch, 1 Table, 2 Chairs, Free Parking
- October 11, 10am - 2pm - 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento
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CARB Clarifies Advanced Clean Fleet Regulation
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- CARB withdrew the Advanced Clean Fleet Regulation (ACF) from the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) Review on July 26, 2023 and resubmitted it to OAL on August 4.
- Staff reports that there were clerical and website errors to be corrected and clarifying language changes.
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Public Comment Period on Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Omnibus Regulation
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- CARB is proposing adjustments to allow more legacy 2024 - 2026 diesel engines
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Federal Grants - Community Benefits Plan Requirements
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- Community Benefits Plans are now required for many DOE funding opportunities
- This new requirement is a part of the federal “Justice 40” initiative
- A video is available that explains the new process
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Lake Tahoe Electric Transportation Forum
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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
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Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News
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Ford Lowers 2023 EV Production Targets
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Citing EV costs, Ford has revised their EV production targets for 2023.
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- Operate the boom, outriggers, and in-cab functions without running the engine
- Quiet, non-polluting worksite using stored grid energy
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NGVi "Essentials of CNG Station Operation and Maintenance"
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- Required maintenance plan training
- Update on all regulatory requirements
- Discounts for Clean Cities Stakeholders - use Code SUMMER30
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Tesla is looking for $100M from the Inflation Reduction Act to build nine megacharger stations from the Mexico-Texas border to Fremont, California to facilitate transit for Tesla Semis made in Mexico. Each site would have eight 750kW Tesla NACS V4 chargers and four Megawatt Charging Standard (MCS) chargers.
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Former GM Engineer Makes a Zero Carbon Muscle Truck
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Mik Copeland of Arrington Performance, retired after 25 years at GM, has developed a hydrogen-powered ICE muscle truck with zero carbon emissions and near-zero NOx without using any after treatment. Working with Bosch, he expects to take the truck to much lower emission levels.
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Used EV Prices Continue to Drop
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The price of used EVs has dropped over 28% in the past year. Several factors are affecting used EV prices including lower new EV costs (lower MSRP and significant incentives) and softening demand for EVs.
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PepsiCo Tesla Semi Program
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PepsiCo has deployed 21 Tesla Semi trucks, mostly in Sacramento. The primary routes assigned to these trucks are under 100 miles, and include several delivery stops. PepsiCo has also indicated that the power requirements for chargers at depots is a problem.
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Costco Members' EV Incentive
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Costco is offering incentives up to $5K on new luxury-brand EVs with the largest incentive going to the Audi E-TronGT and the RS E-Tron GT sedans.
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Proterra Files Bankruptcy
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Despite a recent visit to the White House, EV bus company Proterra has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware, citing market headwinds for their financial difficulties.
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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-$80.00
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Check CARB Carton Intensity (CI) Pathways Here
Ethanol Carbon Intensities that are Very Low
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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
- Live Technician Training
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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