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Cummins provides US Postal Service with 8 electric vans in California

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The fully-electric Cummins PowerDrive equipped vans are expected to reduce fuel and maintenance costs as well as eliminate emissions. Cummins will also provide operator training, vehicle support and data collection to support the program.

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Lightning Systems battery-electric heavy-duty Ford Transit showing 61 MPGe city, 66 MPGe highway

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Lightning was one of the first to test under the newly released 2018 CARB efficiency and range validation test procedures for medium-duty vehicles, performed at the SGS Environmental Testing Center. The fuel cell uses hydrogen to charge the electric batteries for a longer-range zero-emissions fleet solution.

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Clean-air plan for San Joaquin Valley first to meet all federal standards for fine particle pollution; $5B in incentive funding required

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The newly adopted 2018 Valley PM 2.5 Particulate matter, which can be made up of soot, soil, dust and sulfate particles, comes from a variety of sources, but primarily from the burning of carbon-based fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and wood. Plan is expected to result in significant improvement in air quality by 2024. emissions and 1.9

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California ARB to hold community meetings on coming LEV III combined tailpipe and GHG regulations

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The proposed amendments, known as LEV III, ask for more stringent tailpipe and greenhouse gas emission standards for new passenger vehicles sold between 2018 and 2025. The community meetings are currently scheduled for Fresno (12 July); Pacoima (19 July); and Oakland (26 July). Earlier post.) ethanol.

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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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California’s strategy to meet the goals of AB 32 is based on the continued implementation of adopted actions including Advanced Clean Cars ( earlier post ); the 33% Renewables Portfolio Standard; statewide energy-efficiency initiatives; Cap-and-Trade; the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS); and other programs. The focus areas include: Energy.