Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act ( DERA ) program. Louis Clean Cities is replacing six school busses. Puerto Rico.

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MARCH 26, 2016

Clean diesel grants aimed at cleaning up old diesel engines have greatly improved public health by cutting harmful pollution that causes premature deaths, asthma attacks, and missed school and workdays, according to a new report by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Under pressure from trucking trade groups, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) decided to delay enforcing some of the registration and reporting provisions of its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, which had been scheduled to take effect at the end of 2023. Should fleets still try to comply?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2022

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will install an innovative clean energy microgrid and EV fleet charging system with Proterra and Scale Microgrid Solutions to help power the agency’s transition to a 100% zero-emission bus fleet, following a grant that was awarded for the project by the California Energy Commission this week.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $9-million funding opportunity ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-13-02 ) for the 2013 National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program. Diesel pollution is linked to a range of serious health problems including asthma, lung and heart disease, other respiratory ailments, and premature death.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2019

Firefly will operate three Orange EV pure electric terminal trucks to do the work formerly accomplished by five diesels. For fuel diversity alone, one diesel will remain onsite and is expected to go unused in routine operations. The ALA has been a longtime leader in the fight for healthy air.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2019

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Clean Energy’s Zero Now program makes the cost of leasing or purchasing a new natural gas heavy-duty truck equal to the price or even lower than that of the same truck equipped with a diesel engine. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. Since the first year of the DERA program in 2008, EPA has awarded nearly 700 grants across the US.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Request for Proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-12-05 ) with up to $20 million in FY 2012 grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing pollution from the existing fleet of diesel engines. and conventional diesel fuels. drayage vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The VNR Electric model from Volvo Trucks North America is the first zero-tailpipe emission, battery-electric Class 8 truck in Performance Team’s fleet, which will be on the road by end of year. The significant reduction of noise and vibrations also creates a best-in-class, clean and comfortable working environment for drivers.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will delay enforcing some of the registration and reporting provisions of its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, which had been scheduled to take effect at the end of 2023. Reporting is optional until the waiver is granted or determined to be unnecessary,” CARB said in the advisory.

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JULY 22, 2010

million for emerging technologies projects as part of a summer-long roll-out of $120 million in clean diesel grants. The awards will provide opportunities to advance new technologies in the marketplace, and support both environmental innovation and green jobs to reduce diesel emissions.

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APRIL 27, 2017

EPA is announcing $11 million in competitive grant funding for the Diesel Emissions Reductions Act (DERA) Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program. Eligible diesel vehicles, engines and equipment include: School buses. Class 5 – Class 8 heavy-duty highway vehicles. Locomotive engines. Marine engines.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2022

Hyzon’s Repower program allows customers to exchange their used diesel trucks for conversion to fuel cell electric using Hyzon’s proprietary fuel cell technology. HVIP, an incentive program administered by national clean transportation consortium CALSTART, provides subsidies to reduce the incremental cost of clean commercial vehicles.

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APRIL 1, 2021

Establishing grant and incentive programs for state and local governments and the private sector to build a national network of 500,000 EV chargers by 2030, while promoting strong labor, training, and installation standards. Electrifying the federal fleet, including that of the United States Postal Service.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Fred Meyer will receive a total of 40 LNG trucks over the next several months, making Fred Meyer the first in Oregon to deploy a fleet of heavy-duty LNG trucks. The new LNG trucks will replace 40 diesel trucks currently in use, and will deliver product to Fred Meyer stores as far south as Corvallis, Ore., Kroger has invested $6.5

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MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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MAY 8, 2018

Six trucking firms operating in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are deploying trucks powered by Cummins Westport (CWI) near-zero ISX12N engines ( earlier post ), and fueled with Clean Energy Fuels Corp.’s —Greg Roche, Clean Energy’s vice president of sustainable trucking.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $9 million in grant funding for clean diesel projects to reduce diesel pollution and emissions exposure from the nation''s existing fleet of diesel engines. The closing date for receipt of proposals is 17 June 2014.

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JULY 27, 2021

Hyundai will leverage insights gained from these public projects to develop it’s zero-emission commercial fleet business in the US and establish local partnerships across the value chain. Glovis America, a logistics service provider, will be the fleet operator of these trucks.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2023

Toyota was earlier granted a Zero Emission Powertrain (ZEP) Executive Order (A-014-1170) from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its new heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kit. Earlier post.) The hydrogen-fueled powertrain kit includes a 200 kWh Li-ion battery; hydrogen fuel storage tanks (58.8

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2016

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Clean Energy has also signed additional agreements throughout the United States representing their growing portfolio of natural gas fueling. Clean Energy announced that it has extended its liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with the City of Phoenix.

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APRIL 23, 2016

million Low-No grant from the US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to purchase five New Flyer battery-electric buses. Each all-electric bus in service with UTA will save the equivalent of 6,000 gallons of diesel fuel per year. UTA and the University of Utah received a $5.4-million Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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APRIL 11, 2012

the solid waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America (VESNA), has introduced Indiana’s first fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) powered refuse trucks to its Evansville, Indiana (Vanderburgh County) service area. Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc.,

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Geographical distribution of Clean Cities Recovery Act awards. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative.

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JULY 11, 2013

Omnitek Engineering has been selected by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency for a pilot project to demonstrate its diesel-to-natural gas engine conversion technology for drayage trucks serving the Port of Seattle, Washington, in support of the Port’s Clean Truck Program.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

The first scale station will serve both fleet vehicles and public fueling off the I-10 highway in Palm Springs. The station initially will be a testbed for hydrogen fast fueling on par with diesel fueling (targeting 8-10 kg/min) to serve as a basis for a rollout. This is the second CEC award received by ZEV Station following the $1.6-million

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JUNE 9, 2014

has received a Certificate of Conformity from the US Environmental Protection Agency applicable for diesel-to-natural gas engine conversions of all Mack E7 electronic engines up to model year 2006. Furthermore, we look forward to finalizing the development of the Detroit Diesel Series 60 and Caterpillar C15 engine conversion kits.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

AB 2663 levels the playing field for DME and removes a barrier to adoption for fleets seeking ways to reduce their carbon footprint. million grant from the California Energy Commission last summer. Oberon’s renewable Dimethyl Ether (rDME) fuel is a cost-effective, low-carbon, zero-soot alternative to petroleum diesel.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Developed by Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Parker Hannifin Corporation ( earlier post ), the parcel delivery vehicles can achieve up to 35% improved fuel economy and up to 30% CO 2 emissions reduction over traditional diesel-powered vehicles that use automatic transmissions in stop-and-go applications.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2020

The Western Australia Government of Premier Mark McGowan will bring forward the Western Australian Renewable Hydrogen Strategy targets by a decade and invest $22 million to develop hydrogen supply, meet growing demand for the clean fuel and create jobs.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2021

illion grant from the California Air Resource Board (CARB) awarded to Wabtec, BNSF and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. A fleet of second-generation FLXdrives will be commercialized and could enter supply chain routes in the next few years. —Eric Gebhardt, Wabtec Chief Technology Officer.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

The new buses are fully funded through the EPA’s Clean School Bus grant program. They are MCSS’s first electric models and will replace some of its current diesel fleet of 46 buses. The Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley has a maximum passenger capacity of 81.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

President Obama has laid out a plan for building a “21st Century Clean Transportation System”, the investment for which would be funded by a new $10 per barrel fee on oil paid by oil companies, which would be gradually phased in over five years. a Resilient Transportation program to spur investments that bolster resilience to climate impacts.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

The project will build and install diesel-fueled two-stroke compression-ignition Achates Power Opposed-Piston Engines into Class 8 demonstration trucks that will be road-road ready in 2019 and operate in fleet service in California in 2020. This program will demonstrate the first diesel engine to comply with the state standard.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2019

SSA Marine, which manages the terminal at the Port of Long Beach, is transforming 33 diesel-powered tractors by retrofitting them with all-electric drivetrain systems. Stäubli’s QCC system features an enclosed pin-and-socket design that is self-cleaning, touch-protected on both sides of the connector and easily corrects for misalignment.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Clean Energy has begun a major fueling infrastructure upgrade for trucks operating in the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. Clean Energy announced last week that trucking fleets that operate in the ports are taking delivery of additional clean heavy-duty trucks.

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