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Truck diesel PM emissions at Port of Oakland down 98% in past decade; ship emissions down 75%

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Diesel PM emissions from trucks serving the Port of Oakland, California declined 98% between 2005 and 2015, according to an emissions inventory released by the Port. In that same timeframe, ship emissions dropped 75%. tons in 2015. Overall DPM emissions decreased from 261 tons to 63 tons.

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City of Oakland using NEXBTL renewable diesel for municipal fleet

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The City of Oakland, California has begun filling up its vehicles with Neste’s NEXBTL renewable diesel in order to reduce the emissions of their municipal fleet. Oakland is the first major US city to convert their entire fleet to renewable diesel.

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San Francisco switches city fleet to Neste NEXBTL renewable diesel

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San Francisco announced December 11, 2015 that the City and County of San Francisco has completely ended its use of petroleum diesel in the City’s fleet and replaced it with renewable diesel. This switch from petroleum diesel to renewable diesel will achieve a 50% greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the city’s diesel fleet.

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California Energy Commission approves $46.6M for hydrogen refueling and $2.8M for EV charging projects

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California’s zero-emission vehicle goal is to get 1.5 These new projects will accelerate a statewide hydrogen refueling station network that will support the commercial launch of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles in 2015 and boost the installation of electric vehicle chargers along highway corridors and in workplaces. ITM Power Inc.

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7 airlines sign letters of intent to negotiate purchase of biomass-derived jet fuel from Solena Fuels; up to 16M gallons of fuel per year

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The project will divert approximately 550,000 metric tons of waste that otherwise would go to a landfill while producing jet fuel with lower emissions of greenhouse gases and local pollutants than petroleum-based fuels. Earlier post.).

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

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In the opening keynote at Ford’s annual trends conference, 2015 Further With Ford, CEO Mark Fields announced the next phase of the company’s Smart Mobility plan, originally announced in January this year at CES ( earlier post ). Ford CEO Mark Fields at 2015 Further with Ford. Availability of zero-emission Focus Electric vehicles.

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ICCT analysis of California top EV cities finds link between EV uptake and many underlying factors

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In these 30 cities, electric vehicles account for 6% to 18% share of new vehicle sales—this is 8 to 25 times that of the US average in 2015. The major metropolitan areas in California had 3 to 13 times the average US electric vehicle uptake in 2015. Local promotion activities are encouraging the electric vehicle market.

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