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Volvo Trucks awarded $21.7M from US EPA and South Coast AQMD to deploy 70 Class 8 VNR Electric trucks

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Volvo Trucks will deliver the EPA-funded VNR Electric trucks to Southern California fleet operators starting in 2021 through the third quarter of 2022, allowing for at least a full year of operations by the end of the project period in 2023.

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California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

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Total cost of those five measures is estimated to be $3.9 The US EPA estimates the normal fleet turnover rate for a line-haul locomotive can take 30 years or more. BNSF has been operating four liquefied natural gas yard locomotives in downtown Los Angeles since the mid-1990s. NO x helps create ground-level ozone, or smog.

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California Energy Commission adopts $100M investment plan for 2013-2014 for green vehicles and fuels

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These incentives help to pay the difference between the cost of alternative-fuel vehicles and conventional vehicles. Workplace, fleet and multi-unit dwelling projects will be given priority. $5 This will reduce county fleet operating costs and facilitate the county’s purchase of new CNG buses and vehicles.