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.

BYD

Green Car Congress

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. 12-month pilot program with fleet partner to operate two XCIENT Fuel Cell.

Hyundai

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The California Energy Commission has approved eight grants that leverage more than $9.6 1 million to TransPower, a clean energy company headquartered in Escondido to study the feasibility of manufacturing large electric-drive trucks in or near San Pedro by 2013. Project partners will provide $1,000,000 to match the state grant.

Gas-Electric

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The EPA has selected 55 applicants across 27 states and territories to receive nearly $3 billion in grant funding through the agency’s Clean Ports Program. These grants are aimed at improving air quality by supporting the deployment of zero-emission equipment and associated infrastructure.

EPA

Baua Electric

JUNE 18, 2024

In May, the Oakland Unified school district announced the conversion of its entire school bus fleet to EVs. With the help of grant money from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program and the California Air Resources Board , Zum purchased 74 electric school buses and bidirectional chargers.

Oakland

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. billion in competitive grants to build alternative fueling infrastructure in communities across the US.

Los Angeles

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1

Emissions

Baua Electric

AUGUST 27, 2024

Photo: SEIA Since 2014, solar capacity at K-12 schools has more than quadrupled across the US, according to a new report from clean energy nonprofit Generation180. States like Minnesota, Maryland, and Pennsylvania are innovating with state-funded grants to help schools adopt solar power.

Solar

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.

Long Beach

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2009

The California Air Resources Board and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District freed up an additional $3 million in grants for truckers and small businesses to comply with the 1 January deadline for the state’s port truck rule that will reduce toxic diesel emissions in and around port communities.

Oakland

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.

Toyota

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The workshop is a clean transit event at which public and private sectors showcase considerations for the expansion of zero-emission bus technology. Driving this effort are state laws requiring that by 2020 California must reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions to 1990 levels (AB32) and to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 (SB32).

London

Baua Electric

OCTOBER 30, 2024

President Joe Biden takes a trip to Baltimore to announce $147 million in EPA awards to the city’s Ports, which will support electrification efforts, clean up carbon emissions, and support some 2,000 union jobs at the Port — but that’s just a small part of the larger, $3 billion announcement. Photo is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

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