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Sacramento Clean Cities' goal is to reduce fossil petroleum consumption in the transportation sector. |
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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
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Special Note: October 27, CARB Advanced Clean Fleet Rule (ACF) Adoption Hearing
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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
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Special Note: 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 "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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- Six to ten hubs will be selected for funding totaling up to $7B
- Pre-applications are due by November 7; Full applications due by April 7, 2023
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This “H2Hubs” program is part of the DOE’s “National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap”
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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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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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EPA Clean School Bus Program: Grants Information & Listening Session |
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October 5 - Virtual Meeting
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EPA is soliciting input on how to build its Clean School Bus Grants Program.
- What type of support do you need to plan for, apply for, and implement a Clean School Bus grant?
- How can the CSB Grant Program address gaps in the 2022 CSB Rebate Program?
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CEC Clean Transportation Program's Advisory Committee Workshop/Meeting |
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October 6
- Proposed funding allocations
- Revised 2022/23 Investment Plan
- Stated & Federal funding updates
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Hydrogen as a Transportation Fuel |
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October 6 - Webinar
- Billions of dollars are being invested by states, the federal government and the private sector
- Infrastructure, vehicle availability and fuel cost challenges need to be overcome
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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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California Tax for EV Incentives & Infrastructure |
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Prop 30 will be on the November ballot, proposing to increase taxes by 1.75% on residents making more than $2M with the revenue going to fund EVSE infrastructure and to provide EV incentives to low-income residents.
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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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Lightning eMotors Certified EV Repowers |
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Lightning eMotors, in partnership with Bluebird Bus, has developed a certified EV repower for gasoline and propane Type C buses. The EV drivetrain repower system will be available beginning in 2023 and can be configured with battery packs from 100kWh to 225kWh.
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US Gain Evaluates Blockchain for Energy Transition |
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US Gain explores how blockchain technology can create more efficient and more secure data management while provide fiscal transparency.
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Marathon's Renewable Diesel in Martinez |
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Marathon has finalized renewable diesel production facility in Martinez and will begin production and distribution of up to 730 million gallons annually in 2023.
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EV Car Fires Pose Firefighter Difficulties |
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EV car fires are rare, but because of the nature of lithium, they pose a major problem when they occur. A Tesla car fire in Stamford, Connecticut took 14 fire fighters, two engines and one truck company using 600 gallons per minute of water for 42 minutes to fully extinguish.
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Tesla has developed an adaptor that will allow some recent model Teslas to use high-energy chargers up to 250kW from EVgo and Electrify America. Tesla owners can check online to determine if their vehicles are eligible, if a retrofit will allow them to become eligible or if they cannot use the new $250 adaptor.
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Atmospheric CO2 Turned Into Renewable Drop-In Fuel |
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The US Air Force, Virgin Atlantic and Jet Blue have ordered renewable jet fuel (known as Sustainable Aviation Fuel or SAF) from Air Company, a New York based company that uses CO2 pulled from the atmosphere by plants combined with Hydrogen made by electrolysis using renewable electricity to make renewable jet fuel. The Air Force has already proven the fuel in drones.
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Daytime Charging Recommended in the Future |
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Utilities now encourage off-peak charging but with massive PV coming online, that energy needs to be used or stored and daytime charging of EVs provides a place for that energy to go, reducing the need for fossil-fueled generators to come online at night.
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BP Providing EVSE Infrastructure For Hertz |
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Hertz is adding EVs from Tesla, GM and Polestar and has signed a deal with BP to provide the added EVSE infrastructure that will be necessary to keep the Hertz rental cars moving.
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The 2023 Kia Niro hybrid will be a 53 mpg SUV selling for $28K.
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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-$69.00 |
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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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