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SF Bay Area local governments roll out 90 EVs into their fleets

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The public agencies receiving vehicles are: Alameda County, Sonoma County, San Francisco, Concord, Santa Rosa, San Jose, Oakland, Fremont, the Marin Municipal Water District, and Sonoma County Water Agency. The County will receive 26 of the 90 vehicles—raising the number of electric or hybrid vehicles in its fleet to more than 50.

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ARB Puts in Additional $8M for Port of Oakland Trucks

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The additional Proposition 1B funding will provide $5,000 per truck for 1,216 additional trucks to install particulate matter filters on their rigs, and provide $50,000 for owners of 103 old trucks to purchase newer models. ARB will continue to work with its local, port and federal partners to seek additional compliance assistance funding.

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Ford Focus Electric in California qualifies for $10K in tax credits, HOV access

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California buyers of the Ford Focus Electric will be able to receive up to $10,000 in tax credits ($2,500 state, $7,500 federal) and enjoy high-occupancy vehicle lane (HOV) access after the car was just approved for California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program ( CVRP ). 3 and 7, respectively, for the worst congestion in the US.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. AC Transit, California (Hayward, headquarters in Oakland): $6,400,000. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000.

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San Francisco Bay Area’s AC Transit orders additional 20 fuel-cell buses from New Flyer

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The purchase was made through California’s State Cooperative Procurement, for which New Flyer was selected as a top-scoring approved supplier in 2019. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) Innovative Clean Transit Regulation requires all California agencies to transition to zero-emission bus fleets by 2040.

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Summer Update

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The Plug-In Partners campaign has now surpassed 6,000 fleet orders. Soft” fleet orders are a critical component of the Plug-In Partners goal of demonstrating to automakers that a market exists for flexible fuel plug-in hybrids. As fleet orders increase, city governments around the country also continue to join the coalition.

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

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A team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) found that electric vehicle model availability; public electric vehicle charging network; local promotion activities for electric vehicles (e.g., These cities tend to be smaller, but Oakland and San Jose are also within the high electric vehicle uptake cities.

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