November 3, 2023 Sacramento Clean Cities' goal is to reduce fossil petroleum consumption in the transportation and energy sectors.

In this November 3rd 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

ACT Expo Excellent Fleet Awards

Fleets dedicated to the betterment of the transportation sector Recognition of fleet operators who show true leadership in sustainable transportation practices Nomination Categories: Public Fleet, Private Fleet, Off-road Fleet, Shipper, Global Fleet, Long Haul Fleet Nominations Due December 15 Read more Here

Grants Accepting Applications

VW Zero-Emission Freight and Marine (ZEFM) Grant Fund Open

$20M Available Stacking with CORE Allowed Eligible equipment includes forklifts (>8,000#) Airport GSE, Terminal Tractors, Ferries/Tug Repowers, Shore Power & More First-come, First-served basis until funding is exhausted  Read more Here

Clean Off-Road Equipment (CORE) Funding Available

Voucher Incentives for the purchase of Heavy-duty Off-road Equipment  $182M Available First Come/First Served Basis Until Funds are Exhausted Read more Here

Innovative Small E-Fleet (ISEF) Funding

$83M set aside for ISEF within the HVIP Program Incentives for small fleets that seek to deploy battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell trucks Fleets with < 20 trucks and <$15M annual revenue (NGOs are exempt from the revenue cap) Program runs until all funds are allocated  Read more Here

CEC MD/HD ZEV Blueprint Infrastructure Implementation (GFO-23-603)

ZEV Charging or H2 Fueling Infrastructure $20M Available: Min Award per project $2M, Max per project $5M 25% Match (with 25% of match as cash) Applications due Nov 10 Read more Here

EV Charging Infrastructure Repair/Replace Grant from the FHWA

$100M Being made available by the  Funding to repair and replace non-operational chargers to increase EVSE reliability Eligible Applicants: State DOTs and local governments Applications due by November 13 Read more Here

DOE Commercial-Scale Distributed Energy Systems Demonstration Projects

$50M to develop more reliable, resilient, and cost-effective energy systems To support EVs, energy storage, and the electrification of buildings and industry Provide more resilient power delivery and assist with grid resilience 50% cost share Concept papers due by November 16 Read more Here

2023 DERA Announced

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 Read more Here

CEC $38M for EVSEs in Low-Income and DAC Communities

Rebates are available for installations by businesses, nonprofits, tribes and public entities Covers 50% of project cost up to $100K Awards will be based in part on project readiness. Funding Closes on Dec 12. Read more Here

EPA Clean School Bus Program 2023

Funding for the purchase of up to 25 ZEV Buses and/or clean buses Funding for EVSE and workforce development are included Priority given to tribal and DAC schools Applications due January 31st at 4pm ET Register for Upcoming Rebate Program Webinars Here Read more Here

EPA $4.6B for Climate Reduction Act Grants

EPA anticipates awarding up to 115 grants between $2M and $500M in the “General” Competition Application deadline April 1 General Competition NOFO  EPA anticipates awarding up to 100 grants between $1M and $25M in the “Tribes” Competition Application deadline May 1 Tribes and Territories Competition NOFO  Read more Here

Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News

SacEV Reports Record EV Sales in Sacramento

The latest EV sales stats are in and Sacramento region Q3 has 1 in 4 new car sales as an EV. For the state it's over 26%. With over 95,000 EV sold in our region, we're on track to about 100,000 EV sales by the end of the year. Read more Here

Hertz Slows EV Purchases

Hertz CEO, Stehen Scherr, announced a slow down of EV implementation, stating, “Collision and damage repairs on an EV can often run about twice that associated with a comparable combustion engine vehicle.”  Read more Here

GM Battery Lawsuit Payment

GM is offering Bolt owners a $1,400 payment to settle the class action lawsuit over the recall of 2020-2022 vehicles because of battery fire problems.  Read more Here

EPA EV Analysis Tool

The EPA has updated the AVOID model that can be used to evaluate emissions changes due to energy efficiency, renewable energy, and electric vehicle programs, policies, and projects Read more Here

Alternative Fuel Insight

CARB 2023/24 Clean Transportation Funding Plan

November 16 - In Person & Virtual CARB priorities, policies & implementation details $400M for school buses, small truck fleets, and drayage trucks under HVIP $500 million is available for new voucher requests across all vehicle types Read more Here

DOE Proposes MPGe Ratings for EVs

The DOE is reassessing the energy efficiency of gasoline-powered vehicles versus EVs for calculating CAFE compliance. Using uniform evaluation standards, the Ford Lightning would drop from 237.7 to 67.1 mpg. The VW ID.4 would drop from 380.6 to 107.4 mpg. Read more Here

BP Orders Tesla Chargers

BP has spent $100M on Tesla 250kW chargers, as part of their commitment to spend $1B by 2030. The first $100M purchase will support charging hubs and some BP stations. Read more Here

Used EV Prices Drop

After a rapid price increase for EVs in 2022, used EV prices have now dropped 32% year over year according to data from Marketcheck. Read more Here

EV OEMs Pulling Back on Targets

Following third quarter sales results, major EV OEMs including GM, Mercedes and Ford are pulling back on their EV manufacturing targets, citing slow sales and a “Brutal” sales environment.  Read more Here

Energy Choice Act Proposed

Congressman Nick Langworthy has introduced the Energy Choice Act that would prohibit states or local governments from banning an energy service’s connection, reconnection, modification, installation, or expansion based on the type or source of energy to be delivered. The Propane industry has filed a lawsuit on this same issue. Read more about the Energy Choice Act Here

Phillips 66 Renewables Q1 2024

Phillips 66 has confirmed that their Rodeo, CA refinery will begin production of 50,000 barrels per day of renewable fuels in Q1, 2024.  Read more Here

Ford Delays Battery Factory

Ford has announced that they will delay the second of two planned battery manufacturing plants in Kentucky. They cite the reduced demand for EVs as the reason for the delay.  Read more Here

CARB Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Credits-$68.00

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. Check CARB Carton Intensity (CI)I Pathways Here

Several Recent CI Pathway Certifications

Conferences and Programs

Green Technology Summit & Expo

August 20-22, 2024 in Tacoma "Accelerate to Zero" www.gtsummitexpo.com

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