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Sacramento Clean Cities' goal is to reduce fossil petroleum consumption in the transportation sector. |
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Upcoming Grants
- Clean Energy Fuels $50K/Truck Grants
- PEV DAC Call for Projects
- SACOG Active Transportation Program Due September 29
- Innovative Small e-Fleets (ISEF) Vouchers Fully Subscribed
Upcoming Workshops
- September 28, CARB Electric Bicycle Incentives Project
- September 29 - Getting to Know Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEV), Webinar
- 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
- November 17 - Proposed In-Use Locomotive Regulation, Virtual
New Updates, Regulations & Requirements
- October 27, CARB Advanced Clean Fleet Rule (ACF) Adoption Hearing
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November 17 - CARB Off-Road Diesel Regulation Hearing, Virtual & In-Person Adoption Hearing
Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News
- California Fleets Meet DC Staffers
- NGVi Course “Essentials of CNG Station Operation and Maintenance”
- Ford EV Dealership Changes
Alt Fuels Insights
- Newsom Signs Bill to Cut Oil and Gas Use
- Hertz 175,000 EV Commitment
- Bridgestone Natural Rubber Tires “Grown” in the US
- Doroni VTOL “Personal EV Aircraft”
- CARB 2022 Annual Fuel Cell Evaluation
LCFS Renewable Fuel Pathways:
- California Grid CI
- Hydrogen CI Values
- Current LCFS Credit Price
Conferences, Programs
- October 18, Green California Schools and Community Colleges Summit - Pasadena
- November 9 - 11, Fleet Forward Conference - Santa Clara
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June 11 - 14, 2023 - EVS36 “Driving the Transition to E-Mobility”, Sacramento Convention Center - Call for Papers Open Now
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Upcoming Clean Cities Webinars |
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Presentation Slides and Recordings posted Here
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Grants Accepting Applications |
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Clean Energy Fuels $50K/Truck Grants |
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- 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
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PEV DAC Call For Projects |
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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:
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SACOG Active Transportation Program |
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Due September 29
- $45.5M
- Biking & walking (can include eBike, potentially eTrike)
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SACOG "Mode Shift" Program |
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- $1.5M available, $25K - $250K per grant
- Test and expand programs that reduce car trips, provide new mobility solutions, and make options like biking, walking, taking transit, and sharing rides the easy choice for all types of trips.
- Scheduled for September 19 - new timeline being developed
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Innovative Small e-Fleets (ISEF) Vouchers Fully Subscribed |
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The $23.6 million ISEF set-aside has now been fully subscribed and voucher submissions are no longer being accepted. |
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CARB Electric Bicycle Incentives Project |
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September 28
- Input and feedback on program design
- Continuation of the last meeting held on August 24, 2022
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Getting to Know Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEV) |
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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
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CEC Clean Transportation Program's Advisory Committee Workshop/Meeting
October 6, Read more Here
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Decarbonizing the Built Environment, PG&E |
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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)
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CARB Emission Factor Model (EMFAC) Workshop |
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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
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Proposed In-Use Locomotive Regulation |
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November 17 - Virtual
- The Governor’s Executive Order N-79-20 calls for 100 percent of off-road vehicles and equipment operations to be zero-emission by 2035.
- The goal of this proposed regulation is to accelerate immediate adoption of advanced cleaner technologies for all locomotive operations.
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New Updates, Regulations, and Requirements |
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CARB Advanced Clean Fleet Rule (ACF) Adoption Hearing |
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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
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CARB Off-Road Diesel Regulation Hearing |
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November 17 - Virtual & In-Person Adoption Hearing
- Current regulations require fleet average emissions to be reduced
- This regulation will mandate elimination of the older off-road vehicles
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Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News |
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California Fleets Meet DC Staffers |
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Bradley Northrup (City of Carlsbad) and David Renschler (City of Fairfield and Sacramento Clean Cities Stakeholder) met with staff from 20 members of congress, briefing them on fleet requirements related to EV Infrastructure. |
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NGVi Course "Essentials of CNG Station Operation and Maintenance" |
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October 24 - Virtual
- Describe the properties and characteristics of natural gas
- Major fueling station components
- Codes and regulations that apply to fueling station equipment, maintenance and repair
- Safety risks, precautions and procedures for maintaining CNG fueling stations
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Ford EV Dealership Changes |
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Ford dealerships will have to choose to become “Model E” (EV passenger cars), ”Ford Pro” (commercial vehicles) and/or “Blue Oval” (ICE vehicles). Model E dealerships will have two levels: “Model E Certified” (must install one DCFC) or “Model E Elite” (must install two DCFC). The EV dealership upgrades are expected to run $500K to $1.2M, and may include fixed-price sales (i.e. no price negotiations).
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Newsom Signs Bill to Cut Oil and Gas Use |
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- Reduces permitting for oil drilling;
- Creates more regulations for carbon removal and carbon capture;
- Mandates renewable or zero-carbon energy by 2035.
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Hertz 175,000 EV Commitment |
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Hertz has signed an agreement with GM to purchase 175,000 EVs in the next five years. The brand names to be purchased include Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop.
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Bridgestone Natural Rubber Tires "Grown" in the US |
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A heat-tolerant plant, guayule, native to the Southwest, can be grown using conventional row-crop farming. Guayule’s branches, bark and roots can be harvested as a natural and renewable source of rubber, and Bridgestone tires made from guayule at their Mesa, Arizona plant, ran on IndyCars this year.
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Doroni VTOL "Personal EV Aircraft" |
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The “H1” is a two-seat, 500 pound payload aircraft manufactured by Doroni. Lift and propulsion comes from four ducted fans, two-each front and back. It will be certified as a Light Sport Aircraft, only requiring a standard driver’s license and 20 hours of training. With a range of 60 miles and a top speed of 140mph, it will come with wheels so it can be “driven” and parked in a standard garage and a parachute for added safety. The $150K EV will begin sales in 2024.
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CARB 2022 Annual Fuel Cell Evaluation |
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CARB’s 2022 Annual Evaluation of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Deployment and Hydrogen Fuel Station Network Development is now available.
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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: 76.73gCO2e/MJ.
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Low Carbon Fuel Credits-$77.00 |
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Green California Schools and Community College Summit |
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October 18
Pasadena
- Connecting environmental literacy and facility programs
- Funding to meet water and EV Fleet requirements
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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
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EVS36 "Driving the Transition to E-Mobility" |
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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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Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition | 916 - 622 - 8433 |
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