Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company will deploy the company’s latest hydrogen fuel cell electric heavy-duty trucks in California in two publicly funded projects to improve the air quality in the region. 30 XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks in northern California by early 2023. 12-month pilot program with fleet partner to operate two XCIENT Fuel Cell.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

BYD recently won a contract, adding its battery-electric school bus to the California Department of General Services (DGS) statewide electric school bus contract. “We look forward to providing zero-emission solutions to school districts throughout California and helping reduce emissions on the road.”

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

EPA) to deploy five XCIENT Fuel Cell electric trucks in California. will deploy the Class-8 heavy-duty trucks to deliver liquified hydrogen to […] The post Hyundai Motor Puts XCIENT Fuel Cell Electric Trucks into Commercial Fleet Operation in California appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of grant funding to implement projects which reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. Under this competition, EPA anticipates awarding between 40 and 70 assistance agreements. Applicants may apply until 16 March 2021.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Hyundai Motor Company announced that its fleet of XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks in Switzerland has accumulated more than 5 million km in two years. The system’s durability and the vehicle’s overall fuel efficiency are tailored to the demands of commercial fleet customers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Volvo VNR Electric trucks join NFI’s fleet of more than 4,500 heavy-duty tractors that support its dedicated transportation and port drayage services for customers spanning from manufacturing to retail. —Jim O’Leary, vice president, Assets/Fleet Services, NFI Industries.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Saving fleet vehicle costs Finally, there are economic benefits to switching to electric school bus fleets. In fact, one study found that EV fleet managers could enjoy 75% reduction in maintenance costs after electrifying their fleet! Which are the best chargers for electric school bus fleets?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2022

Achates Power has released initial in-use NO x measurements from the cleaner, heavy-duty diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners. Achates Power previously announced the opposed-piston has entered fleet service with WALMART Corporation in a Peterbilt 579 tractor.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI) to further decrease NO x emissions from on-highway heavy-duty trucks and engines. The US has made major reductions in NO x emissions, but it’s been nearly 20 years since EPA updated these standards.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2021

Albertsons Companies, the second-largest grocery chain in the US, recently took delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks at its distribution center in Irvine, California. company-wide fleet, and will be serving Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions stores in Southern California. Albertsons Cos.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. California Air Resources Board (CARB)-verified retrofit technologies or certified engine configurations.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2017

The companies either failed to install particulate filters on their own heavy-duty diesel trucks or failed to verify that trucks they hired for use in California complied with the state rule. In 2015, the US EPA announced the first Federal enforcement of the Truck and Bus Regulation. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). England, Inc.

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Baua Electric

MAY 17, 2024

Now the company is adding fifty Class 8 EVs to its drayage fleet in Southern California. Enforcement of the regulation is currently on hold pending a decision from the EPA , but this is expected to be resolved within a year.)

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Teslarati

JANUARY 4, 2024

Tesla has a small fleet of the updated “Highland” Model 3 at the Fremont Factory, according to a recent flyover of the plant by a notable drone operator. We tracked several permits from the Fremont Factory over the past year and a half that gave us some clues as to what was going on at the plant in Northern California.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced settlements with two interstate trucking companies which will pay $225,000 in penalties to resolve violations of California’s Truck and Bus Regulation. EPA made the announcement at an event at Eastman Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, Calif., Schneider National, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2022

The Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD) has approved a project from InCharge Energy, Creative Bus Sales and IC Bus to deploy 42 electric school buses and an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to support the new fleet. This initiative represents the largest electric school bus purchase yet in California.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Southern California Gas Co. The program allows qualified fleet owners the opportunity to try out the latest in heavy-duty natural gas truck technology by test-driving a 12L near-zero truck. This “try before you buy” program provides fleet owners with the opportunity to haul loads with the new truck for up to two weeks.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of grant funding to implement projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. EPA anticipates awarding approximately $44 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) grant funding to eligible applicants.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Under pressure from trucking trade groups, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) decided to delay enforcing some of the registration and reporting provisions of its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, which had been scheduled to take effect at the end of 2023. Should they be complying with the new rules to be on the safe side?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed long-anticipated Tier 3 standards for gasoline sulfur content; evaporative emissions; and tailpipe emissions from all light-duty vehicles (LDVs, or passenger cars), light-duty trucks (LDT1s, LDT2s, LDT3s, and LDT4s) and Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicles (or MDPVs). Model Year. Model Year.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has extended the registration deadline for the Small Fleet Compliance Plan regarding the Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas regulation. Small fleet owners of 2010 and older model year trailers have two choices to bring their fleets into compliance.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2022

The battery-electric freight trucks will be deployed in NFI’s Ontario, California fleet throughout 2022 and 2023, in support of its goal of operating the first 100% zero-emission freight logistics fleet in the nation. —Bill Bliem, senior vice president of fleet services at NFI. Earlier post.) emission heavy?duty

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted to approve an updated plan for the South Coast Air Basin aimed at further cutting smog-forming emissions to attain the federal 8-hour ozone standard. The plan also includes current efforts to transform California’s vehicle fleet to zero-emission. —CARB Chair Mary D.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will delay enforcing some of the registration and reporting provisions of its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, which had been scheduled to take effect at the end of 2023. Assuming EPA sides with CARB, the agency could “de-register non-compliant vehicles” in the drayage registry.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2022

Ford is reopening order banks for the next wave of reservation holders of the popular F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, adding new improvements including boosting its standard range battery models to an EPA-estimated targeted range of 240 miles and adding Pro Trailer Hitch Assist technology.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2020

million in grants to deploy 70 VNR Electric trucks in Southern California for regional freight distribution and drayage. The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Targeted Air Shed Grant Program is providing $20 million in funding, supplemented by $1.7 Volvo Trucks North America was awarded $21.7

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

has received California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Order (EO) #D-731-1 allowing aftermarket conversions of gasoline-powered 2012-2014 model year General Motors 2500 and 3500 vans, Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans into hybrid electric vehicles. According to the EPA, every 1,000 gallons of fuel saved results in 8.9

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff will host a public workshop on 11 February to discuss ideas and strategies to reduce in-use emissions from heavy-duty diesel vehicles operating in the State of California. The workshop will be held at the Cal/EPA Headquarters Building in. Sacramento, California. Background.

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Baua Electric

MAY 15, 2024

Photo: Zum An Oakland, California, school district is the first in the US to transition to a 100% electric school bus system with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Modern student transportation platform Zum has provided Oakland Unified School District with a fleet of 74 electric school buses and bidirectional chargers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its Tier 3 emission standards for gasoline sulfur content; evaporative emissions; and tailpipe emissions from passenger cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty passenger vehicles, and some heavy-duty vehicles. EPA had issued the proposed standards last March. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

EPA is announcing $11 million in competitive grant funding for the Diesel Emissions Reductions Act (DERA) Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program. Grant funds may be used for clean diesel projects including: EPA-verified technologies or certified engine configurations.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2023

The Clean Truck Partnership comes as California prepares for implementation of its landmark rules that put in place a phased-in transition toward 100% sale and use of zero-emissions technology for medium- and-heavy duty vehicles under CARB’s Advanced Clean Trucks and Advanced Clean Fleets rule by 2045. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

The EPA last week announced stricter emissions standards for heavy-duty commercial vehicles, such as trucks and buses, for model years 2027 to 2032. By addressing greenhouse-gas emissions, these rules complement a December 2022 rule from the EPA that addresses smog- and soot-forming emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

In an expected ruling, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy finalized her decision to maintain the current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model years 2022-2025 cars and light trucks. The projected fleet average CO 2 target represents a 2-cycle GHG emissions compliance level equivalent to 51.4

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The 2017 Cruze Diesel Sedan ( earlier post ) fitted with the six-speed manual transmission offers an EPA-estimated highway mileage of 52 mpg (4.52 The six-speed manual model returns an EPA-estimated city mileage of 30 mpg (7.83 The EPA Tier 3 Bin 125 (California LEV III ULEV125) calls for 125 mg/mi of NMOG + NO x , and 2.1

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. California requested from EPA the waiver required for implementation of the Pavley regulations in December 2005.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2016

Mary Nichols, the Chair of the California Air Resources Board (ARB), says that Volkswagen has improved its cooperation with California regulators to resolve the diesel emissions scandal, according to a snippet from an exclusive interview with her to be published tomorrow (Monday) in Germany’s business and finance daily Handelsblatt.

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