In this week's 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
  • Special Note: October 27, CARB Advanced Clean Fleet Rule (ACF) Adoption Hearing
  • Special Note: November 17 - CARB Off-Road Diesel Regulation Hearing Adoption Hearing
 
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
Grants Accepting Applications
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 "Mode Shift" Program
  • $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
Read more Here
Hydrogen Fueling Solutions
CEC GFO 22-502 - Due November 18
  • Purpose of this solicitation is to develop and demonstrate innovative hydrogen refueling solutions
  • Reduce hydrogen delivery and refueling costs
  • Improve reliability, enable higher fill rates, and minimize energy losses
Read more Here
California Transportation Commission "Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP)
  • Up to $815M in funding for infrastructure improvements on federally designated Trade Corridors of National and Regional Significance, on California's portion of the National Highway Freight Network.
  • All projects nominated must be identified in a currently adopted regional transportation plan.
  • Eligible applicants are public entities, such as cities, counties, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Regional Transportation Planning Agencies, port authorities, public construction authorities, and Caltrans.
  • Project submittals due by November 18
Read more Here
CARB Soliciting Administrator for the Advanced Technology Demonstration and Projects
  • Applications due by December 16
  • Intended to move technologies from demonstration to commercial 
Read more Here
Upcoming Workshops
Sac Metro Air District Grant Workshops
October 20 - Sac Metro Air District Grant Workshops
  • $22M Funding available 
  • Virtual presentation: 10am - 12noon - zero emission trucks & buses, clean farm equipment, EV charging stations, and other innovative mobile source projects: Zoom Meeting Link Here
  • Virtual presentation: 1pm - 2pm - zero-emission and ultra-low-emission school bus projects: Zoom Meeting Link Here
  • In-person workshop 2pm - 5pm - South Natomas Library, 2901 Truxel Rd, Sacramento
Read more Here
CARB GHG Inventory Workshop
October 20 - Virtual
  • Major trends and other issues related to the inventory
  •  impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders on GHG emissions 
Read more Here
CEC Workshop on Charging Infrastructure Reliability Standards
October 21 - Virtual
  • CEC staff will share reliability requirements in the CEC’s most recent solicitations
  • Staff will seek stakeholder input on improvements to those requirements
Read more Here
CARB Regulatory Webinar Training
  • October 26 - Transport Refrigeration Units
  • November 3 - CARB Smog Check for Heavy Trucks (repeated on December 15)
  • December 1 - Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Operation & Maintenance
  • December 8 - Air Regulatory Overview for Public Schools in California
  • December 15 - CARB Smog Check for Heavy Trucks
Read more Here
CEC GFO 22-301 Commercialization Industrial Decarbonization
October 26th - Virtual
  • Pre-Application Workshop Information to discuss the solicitation
Read more Here
CARB 2022 Scoping Plan Update Workshop
October 28
  • Assess progress towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2045
  • Evaluate the total potential costs and economic and non-economic benefits of the plan for reducing GHGs to California’s economy, environment, and health
Read more Here
Advanced Clean Fleet Rule Webinar
November 2 - Virtual
  • Status of the ACF rule,
  • How it will impact California fleet operators
  • Lessons learned and how to stay in compliance
Read more Here
GREET 2022 Training Workshop
November 7 & 8 - Argonne National Lab
  • Workshop will introduce recent expansions, updates, and new modeling capabilities
  • energy and environmental impacts of transportation fuels, transportation subsectors, chemicals, materials, agricultural decarbonization
Download updated GREET 2022 Model Here
Register for GREET 2022 Workshop Here
Proposed In-Use Locomotive Regulation
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.
Read more Here
New Updates, Regulations, and Requirements
GO-Biz Forms Hydrogen Public-Private Partnership
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) has created the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), a shared not-for-profit LLC public-private partnership designed to accelerate hydrogen’s contribution to decarbonizing the economy in California and beyond.
Read more Here
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
CARB Off-Road Diesel Regulation Adoption Hearing
November 17 - Virtual & In-Person
  • Current regulations require fleet average emissions to be reduced
  • This regulation will mandate elimination of the older off-road vehicles 
Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News
Chevron Renewable Energy Group Answers Your Questions
  • Fleet Guidance on the fuel properties 
  • Technicians, chemists and engineers providing advice on storing, handling and blending fuels
Read more Here
Toyota Corolla Hybrid and Toyota "Cross" Hybrid
Toyota has significantly upgraded the power, safety and performance of the 2023 Corolla Hybrid, with the AWD achieving an EPA combined 47mpg. Toyota is introducing the Corolla “Cross” Hybrid compact SUV in 2023 with an EPA projected to be 37mpg. 
Read more Here
Alternative Fuel Insight
Communities in Charge - Funding for L2 Chargers
  • CEC Funded Grant Program Managed by CALSTART - Launching Soon
  • Funding, Application Assistance & Project Implementation Assistance for L2 Chargers
  • Eligible participants include (but are not limited to) school districts, health centers, local business, community organizations
Read more Here
500kW Wireless Truck Charger

Ideanomics has successfully tested a WAVE 500kW wireless charging system on Class 8 trucks, potentially allowing recharging in 15 minutes.
Read more Here
Hertz' EV Commitments

Hertz has announced that it will purchase 175,000 GM EVs over the next five years, and has also announced that they will install a nationwide network of chargers working with BP Pulse (formerly Amply Power).
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-$71.50
The Lowest Carbon Intensity (CI) Fuels Certified by CARB Use Animal Waste as Feedstock
Conferences and Programs
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
Clean Buses in the US
November 9 & 10
San Francisco
  • Transitioning to zero-emission buses: Strategies, policies, case studies, and best practices
  • Infrastructure: EV and Hydrogen
  • Transit agency and utility partnerships
  • Financing zero-emission buses
  • Much, much more
Read more Here
FORTH Roadmap Conference
May 15 - 17, 2023
Portland
  • Leading developments, best practices, and the future of electric, shared, and smart mobility. 
  • Four conference tracks, Vehicles, Charging, Impact and Cutting Edge. 
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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