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CARB scrap-and-replace incentive program Clean Cars 4 All reaches 10,000th participant milestone

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Operating since 2015 in the South Coast and San Joaquin Valley air districts, CC4A has since expanded to the Bay Area and Sacramento Metropolitan air districts. The newest Clean Cars 4 All program, administered by the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, is just getting underway and already has had 22 participants.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $35M for green transportation in California

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The program, created by Assembly Bill 118, provides approximately $100 million annually to encourage the development and use of new vehicle technologies and alternative fuels to help the state fulfill its pioneering climate change policies. The award recipients are: CALSTART, Inc. Propel Biofuels, Inc. will receive $10.1

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California ARB Holding Public Meeting on Possible Revamp of Zero Emission Vehicle Regulation; ZEV II

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ARB Staff’s analysis shows ZEVs will need to reach 100% of new vehicle sales between 2040 and 2050, with commercial markets for ZEVs launching in the 2015 to 2020 timeframe, to meet the 80% GHG reduction target set by the Governor. No regulatory changes will be made at this time. Source: ARB. Click to enlarge.

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California ARB greenlights states GHG cap-and-trade program

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At its meeting in Sacramento yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) endorsed the state’s cap-and-trade regulation. Companies that need additional allowances to cover their emissions can purchase them at regular quarterly auctions ARB will conduct, or buy them on the market. Click to enlarge.

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CARB draft of updated AB 32 Scoping Plan for climate change actions post-2020; pushing for greater transportation reductions

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The Scoping Plan describes the comprehensive range of efforts California must take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and meet the state’s long-term goals to combat climate change. AB 32 requires the Scoping Plan to be updated every five years. Recommended transportation actions beyond 2020.

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California Energy Commission adopts $100M investment plan for 2013-2014 for green vehicles and fuels

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Funding priorities through the ARFVT Program support fuel and vehicle development to help attain the state’s climate change policies. An estimated 68 stations are needed to support the anticipated rollout of these vehicles in 2015-2017. million ZEVs on the state’s roads. 20 million for hydrogen fueling infrastructure.

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Toyota Concerned About Market Viability of Plug-ins, Sees Clear Path to Commercialization of Fuel Cell Technology in 2015

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O’Brien was speaking at the California Air Resources Board’s ZEV Technology Symposium in Sacramento, California. Prius best embodies Toyota’s philosophy on advanced vehicle technology—for vehicles to become true solutions to our climate change and environmental challenges, they must be mass market solutions. Earlier post.).

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