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BYD electric motor coaches selected for California purchasing contract; available to governmental entities outside CA

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BYD announced that its participation in a California-wide purchasing contract will also allow US transit agencies to leverage California’s purchase power to buy US-built zero-emission BYD battery-electric motor coaches, made by union employees in Lancaster, California. BYD 45' electric motor coach.

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California ARB releases proposed Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation; 100% ZEB purchasing by 2029

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released its proposed Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation ( earlier post ) and a Draft Environmental Analysis (Draft EA) for public comment. ZEB purchase requirements. A large transit agency would phase in ZEB purchasing starting in 2023 at 25% of annual new buses purchased.

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Quebec ends EV purchase incentives, in what could prove a market test

Green Car Reports

Canada's Quebec province—widely seen as the "California of Canada" with respect to EVs and EV policy—plans to end its EV purchase incentives. Quebec currently offers incentives of up to $7,000 for new EVs and $5,000 for new plug-in hybrids, as well as up to $3,500 for used EVs (all amounts are in Canadian dollars).

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Ecolab Plans to Purchase 1,000 EVs to Electrify California Fleet

The Truth About Cars

Ford recently announced that Ecolab would purchase more than 1,000 EVs to electrify its California operations through the next year. That said, commercial buyers, especially those with large fleets, may be the short-term savior for automakers with deep EV investments.

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Lightning Systems electric shuttle buses now offered on CALACT purchasing contract

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Communities throughout California can now purchase all-electric shuttle buses and ADA-equipped vans from Lightning Systems on a new California Association for Coordinated Transportation (CALACT) cooperative purchasing contract. Agencies, cities and counties interested in purchasing vehicles should consult RFP/Bid 19-01.

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Anaheim, California, secures $2 million to purchase 5 Arrival buses

Electrek

EV startup Arrival has announced it has been chosen as a partner by the Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN) to replace Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) buses currently operating in Anaheim, California, with Arrival’s zero-emission battery-electric buses.

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California HVIP Innovative Small e-Fleet (ISEF) Program opens 30 Aug

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Eligible participants must be privately owned or non-profit trucking companies in California with 20 or fewer trucks and less than $15 million per year in annual revenue; owner operators also qualify. Interested small fleets looking to purchase should contact a dealer from the HVIP catalog. Non-profits are exempt from the revenue cap.

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