Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2009

The Oakland(California) Board of Port Commissioners last week adopted a strict truck ban effective 1 January 2010, barring drayage trucks with engine year models earlier than 1994 at the Oakland seaport. The Port of Oakland ordinance that includes the drayage truck ban will go through a second reading scheduled for 20 October 2009.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2009

The new funding will provide $5,000 per truck toward the cost of retrofitting the vehicle with a diesel soot filter, with a goal of cleaning up an additional 580 trucks operating at the Port of Oakland over the next four months. 1 deadline, half of which came from voter-approved Proposition 1B funds.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2020

Honda) to resolve clean-air violations related to the sale of small off-road engines in California. The Oakland Unified School District Project 2019 – 2023: This project proposes to install and maintain high-performance air filtration systems in schools located in communities impacted by air pollution within Oakland Unified School District.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The Class 8 BYD 8TT delivered its zero-emission cargo from Port of Oakland to Tracy, CA. Upon its return to Port of Oakland, the truck’s battery still had about 40% State of Charge (SOC)—plenty of reserve for additional operation throughout the remainder of the workday. It then picked up a return load back to the Port.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced up to $205 million in grants for projects designed to accelerate the adoption of clean freight technologies and reduce air pollution caused by the movement of goods throughout the state. Net-Zero Farming and Freight Facility Demonstration Project: Project Clean Air will receive $3.3

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AUGUST 31, 2021

In Northern California and in the Central Valley, funded projects are in Redding, Sacramento, Oakland, Richmond, Stockton, Fresno, and the city of Huron in Fresno County. Twenty-one communities received funds in its inaugural year, however there were a total of 33 applicants requesting as much as $1 million each.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding of $2,605,370 for clean transportation projects. in Oakland (Alameda County), will receive a total of $680,000. The approved awards were made through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, created by Assembly Bill 118.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2019

African Clean Energy (Lesotho) produces cookstoves that reduce smoke emissions and solar electricity for small electronics and LED lighting. Clean Energy Works (Washington, D.C.) Solar Sister (Great Falls, Virginia) invests in women’s enterprises in off-grid communities in Africa.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

This will help California meet its required federal clean air standards, clean the air and significantly reduce harmful emissions for those who work all day with these small off-road engines. Honda’s settlement includes a $3.9-million

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2014

The public agencies receiving vehicles are: Alameda County, Sonoma County, San Francisco, Concord, Santa Rosa, San Jose, Oakland, Fremont, the Marin Municipal Water District, and Sonoma County Water Agency. The Transportation Authority of Marin also participated with additional support for the Marin Municipal Water District.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2021

In Northern California and in the Central Valley, funded projects are in Redding, Sacramento, Oakland, Richmond, Stockton, Fresno, and the city of Huron in Fresno County. Twenty-one communities received funds in its inaugural year, however there were a total of 33 applicants requesting as much as $1 million each.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2017

The remaining three will be in the San Francisco Bay Area: in Campbell, Oakland and Sunnyvale. The Energy Commission also approved more than $1 million in grants for innovators and entrepreneurs working to bring early-stage clean energy concepts to market.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2019

The only tailpipe output is clean water vapor. In California alone, New Flyer has sold nearly 80 battery-electric buses, with active programs in Coachella Valley, Los Angeles, Oakland, Orange County, and San Diego. New Flyer has more than 50 years of experience manufacturing zero-emission buses (ZEBs).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2018

million; Grantee: Project Clean Air). Four battery-electric tractors and one battery-electric Class 6 truck that will act as a mobile recharger in the San Joaquin Valley (Cost: $2.3 million; Grant: $1.5 All projects will be completed by March 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2013

Propel Fuels, a retailer of renewable fuels and clean mobility solutions, and. The pilot program, which marked the first commercial availability of algal derived fuels, offered SoladieselBD in a B20 blend to consumers through Propel’s Clean Fuel Points in Redwood City, San Jose, Berkeley, and Oakland, California. Solazyme, Inc.

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OCTOBER 9, 2016

Users of Neste Renewable Diesel include cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Carlsbad, and county of Sacramento. Neste conducts continuous research to further expand its portfolio of sustainably produced renewable raw materials. It is easy to adopt, as it does not require any vehicle modifications.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The projects would also help improve air quality in underserved areas of major American cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland, and Salt Lake City. The selected projects are: CALSTART: East Coast Commercial ZEV Corridor.

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JULY 27, 2021

The consortium also plans to establish a high-capacity hydrogen refueling station in Oakland, California that will be able to support as many as 50 trucks with an average fill of 30 kilograms. This project will be the largest commercial deployment of Class 8 hydrogen FCETs in North America.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The fuel will be sold at the same price as conventional diesel fuels and will be available exclusively at Propel’s Clean Fuel Points in Redwood City, San Jose (N. Berkeley, and Oakland. The fuel is compatible with existing diesel engines and the fuel’s performance is guaranteed by Propel.

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MAY 5, 2021

Efforts will focus on tackling medium- and heavy-duty emissions in a predominantly disadvantaged and low-income community, which is classified as an extreme non-attainment area under the Clean Air Act (64% of Long Beach/Wilmington community is classified as low-income and disadvantaged by the California Air Resources Board.).

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JULY 9, 2016

The plan is built on the principle that a balanced mix of strategies is the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and grow the economy in a clean and sustainable direction.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

Hydrogen could theoretically be generated by electrolysis of water, powered by clean energy. This doesn’t matter all that much for drayage, but Nikola told us that one driver does a weekly loop filling up in Oakland, CA, driving down to Long Beach, then out to Ontario, then filling up and heading back to Oakland.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2014

Linde LLC was awarded $4,250,000 to install two hydrogen refueling stations located in San Ramon and Oakland. The CEC also approved: $5 million in ARFVTP funding for the California Air Resources Board’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project for qualified electric drive vehicles. ITM Power Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

With its top qualities, the fuel ensures clean combustion while it also reduces noise and local emissions. Fleets that use Neste’s renewable diesel include, amongst others, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Carlsbad and the County of Sacramento.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

With the overarching vision put on display at CES this week in Las Vegas, Hyundai demonstrates that its hydrogen-focused HTWO business now enables each stage of the clean hydrogen value chain, from production to storage, transportation, and use. Hyundai is already testing Waste-to-Hydrogen in Indonesia. In the U.S.,

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

If the new Advanced Clean Fleets rule (currently in limbo thanks to opposition from trucking trade groups ) takes effect, most fleets of 50 or more trucks will no longer qualify for HVIP incentives, so large fleets might end up contracting some of their routes to independent operators that are driving electric.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2010

A Propel Clean Fuel Point. Propel will match this grant with $16 million in private investment to accelerate the build-out of its statewide network of Clean Fuel Points. Click to enlarge. The event also announced a $10.9 Approximately $6.9 More information on current and future Propel locations can be found at www.propelfuels.com.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2012

California buyers of the Ford Focus Electric will be able to receive up to $10,000 in tax credits ($2,500 state, $7,500 federal) and enjoy high-occupancy vehicle lane (HOV) access after the car was just approved for California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program ( CVRP ). 3 and 7, respectively, for the worst congestion in the US.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2013

The Bay Area Climate Collaborative (BACC) is a public-private initiative of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and established by the Mayors of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland to accelerate the clean energy economy.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2017

The fuel ensures a clean combustion as well as reduces noise and local emissions. Customers that use Neste’s renewable diesel include San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Carlsbad and the county of Sacramento. It is fully compatible with existing diesel fuels so it can be refueled in any blending ratio.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2011

Berkeley Lab will seek to co-locate with synergistic commercial and industrial activity to help promote the development of clean and sustainable energy technologies. The Lab will carefully consider transportation issues, including efficient methods for moving between the two campuses.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Non-governmental organizations include the Bay Area Climate Collaborative; the EV Communities Alliance; CityCar Share, a non-profit vehicle-sharing program; Plug-in America, an electric vehicle advocate; and Bay Area Clean Cities Coalitions, promoters of electric vehicle use in fleets. 200,000 to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Silicon Valley Robot Block Party – October 23, 2021 – Oakland, CA, USA SSRR 2021 – October 25-27, 2021 – New York, NY, USA Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos. We'll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far ( send us your events !):

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2021

Supported by Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds, the order follows AC Transit’s 2019 purchase of 10 hydrogen fuel cell-electric and five battery-electric buses from NFI, and demonstrably advances AC Transit’s Clean Corridors Plan (a commitment to operate a 25% zero-emission fleet by 2023).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 25, 2010

“Clearly it’s a goal of ours to be a hub of clean- and green-tech, and Tesla and Solyndra are two big players in that arena.&#. Nina Moore, with the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, thinks so. And as if on cue, the White House announced last week that President Barack Obama on Wednesday will visit Solyndra. . Some doubts left.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

AC Transit, California (Hayward, headquarters in Oakland): $6,400,000. The scope of this project includes destruction of MTA’s inventory of Halon 1301 and replacement with another clean agent. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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JUNE 26, 2011

The community meetings are currently scheduled for Fresno (12 July); Pacoima (19 July); and Oakland (26 July). Advanced Clean Cars Workshop LEV III Criteria Emissions Element (Nov 2010). Staff is updating the certification fuel specification to reflect current in-use gasoline. ZEV Regulation 2010 Staff Proposal (Nov 2010).

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