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million in the Energy StorageShares program developed by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). The investment will help Electrify America reduce its overall energy-related costs and lower the company’s impact on Sacramento’s electrical grid. Electrify America is investing $1.3

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APRIL 20, 2022

Achates Power has released initial in-use NO x measurements from the cleaner, heavy-duty diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners. Achates Power previously announced the opposed-piston has entered fleet service with WALMART Corporation in a Peterbilt 579 tractor.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

CARB will conduct a public hearing on 27 September in Sacramento to consider the proposed ICT Regulation. As currently written, the ICT contains a number of elements to bring about the transition to a complete zero-emission bus (ZEB) fleet. Use of low NO x engines. ZEB is defined as a bus with zero tailpipe emissions.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

Sacramento, California. To accelerate the adoption of the cleanest technologies, CARB adopted the Truck and Bus Regulation, which requires fleet owners to replace older engines with cleaner engine technology over time. The workshop will be held at the Cal/EPA Headquarters Building in. Background.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Clean Energy announced last week that trucking fleets that operate in the ports are taking delivery of additional clean heavy-duty trucks. signed a 5-year RNG supply contract for an approximate 3 million gallons of Redeem to reduce fleet emissions in accordance with the City’s sustainability goals. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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MAY 5, 2015

UPS has entered into an agreement to purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) for its delivery vehicle fleet from Clean Energy Fuels Corp. The deal signifies UPS’ plan to expand significantly its use of renewable natural gas for its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. Clean Energy Fuels, co-founded by T.

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JULY 8, 2015

The Department of the Navy is planning to lease approximately 300 to 600 passenger-carrying electric vehicles, with an initial focus on its sedan fleet, to be used at various Navy and Marine Corps installations within California.

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MAY 11, 2017

MotivPower Systems, in partnership with Type-A school bus manufacturer Trans Tech, is bringing electric school buses to the Sacramento, California region. Motiv’s powertrain replaces the diesel or gasoline engine on a standard chassis. The 13 buses will go to Elk Grove Unified School District and Twin Rivers Unified School District.

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MAY 2, 2017

UPS will deploy a prototype extended range Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) in its Rolling Laboratory fleet of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles. The first FCEV prototype will be deployed in Sacramento, Calif., —Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and sustainability.

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DECEMBER 31, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has tentaively scheduled the first Advanced Clean Transit Advisory Committee meeting for 29 January 2016 in Sacramento.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

This improvement can be accomplished with no changes to the current vehicle fleet, no material changes to infrastructure and no involvement by the consumer. Additional advantages of synthetic fuel use include improved fuel economy, enhanced vehicle performance and increased engine life.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

NNA) has leased an X-TRAIL Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) to Sacramento (California) Coca-Cola Bottling Co., The Sacramento Coca-Cola lease is for one year, with an option for two additional years. Performance is close to that of a similarly sized internal combustion engine-based vehicle. Click to enlarge. Nissan North America, Inc.

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JUNE 12, 2010

FedEx has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas. Engine Mfr./Model. Engine ratings. Max Horsepower. Max Torque. Tags: Diesel Fleets Hybrids. FedEx Delivery Truck Basic Information. Vehicle information gHEV Diesel. Chassis Mfr./Model.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

To that end, ARB staff is holding two more workshops on the development of a regulation to limit the amount of time that internal combustion engine-driven TRUs and TRU gensets operate while stationary, as well as requiring an overall zero-emission mode operating time. Background.

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Teslarati

JULY 11, 2022

Sacramento, California. billion deal for 100,000 Tesla vehicles, which was, appears to be helping Hertz offer new, technologically superior electric vehicles, omitting ICE engines from its fleet and encouraging more customers to try an EV. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Las Vegas, Nevada. Los Angeles, California. Miami, Florida.

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APRIL 26, 2012

Three plug-in hybrid-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivans ( earlier post ) went into service with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), bringing to 25 the total number of such vehicles on US roads. Two additional plug-in hybrid minivans will be retained by Chrysler Group engineers. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. Requirements for more aggressive emission after-treatment and the hardware to achieve that add cost and complexity for fleet operators. New partners for fleets—and lots of them. Driving style also matters.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a subsidiary of ECOtality, an estimated $8 million to support the deployment of charge infrastructure and electric vehicles (EVs) in the San Diego region that is part of eTec’s project awarded $99.8 Earlier post.).

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JULY 9, 2009

engine and the 5-speed automatic TorqShift transmission. The Azure Balance system includes engine-off at idle and at below 20 mph (32 km/h), while electronically supporting key ancillary functions like air conditioning, power steering and braking. Tags: Fleets Hybrids. StarTrans Bus, a Supreme Indiana Operations Inc.

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JULY 9, 2013

A team from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) reports on their evaluation of the in-use emissions performance of four different heavy-duty diesel engines certified to the MY 2010 or interim MY 2010 NO x standards over a wide range of driving conditions in California in a paper published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

The network includes six dealerships in Southern California, five in the Bay Area and one in Sacramento. The more compact fuel cell and integrated powertrain, comparable in size to a V-6 engine, now fits entirely under the hood of the car, allowing for a more spacious cabin with seating for five passengers.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Chrysler Group LLC, working in partnership with the US Department of Energy (DOE), will deliver 10 demonstration fleet Ram 1500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) pickup trucks to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). liter HEMI V-8 engine and a two-mode hybrid transmission. Earlier post.). Albany, N.Y.,

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APRIL 23, 2010

The California Air Resources Board began the formal process to revise its strategy for the clean-up of on- and off-road diesel engines by directing staff to return in September with specific proposals to provide additional flexibility. A new emissions estimate will be used in the rule revision process.

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DECEMBER 15, 2018

The California Air Resources Board on Friday approved the Innovative Clean Transit regulation (ICT) ( earlier post )—a first-of-its-kind regulation in the US that sets a statewide goal for public transit agencies to gradually transition to 100% zero-emission bus (ZEB) fleets by 2040.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

NREL’s Fleet Test and Evaluation Team recently completed a year-long technology evaluation of gasoline hybrid electric (gHEV) FedEx Express delivery trucks compared with conventional diesel vehicles. FedEx Express has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Air Resources Board, was filed in the US District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division, on 11 February 2011. Owners must also replace engines older than the 2010 model year according to a staggered implementation schedule that extends from 2012 to 2022. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 30, 2012

This combined with the use of natural gas engines will greatly reduce noise levels. Sacramento, Calif., —Eric Woods, vice president, fleet and logistics at Waste Management. Driver comfort and ease: The entire Rotopress drum is soundproofed and the continuous movement of the waste eliminates noise peaks during loading.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 0002

Here's the latest one: a '79 in a yard (on the aptly named Dismantle Court) just to the east of Sacramento, California. At first, I thought they were the Blue Angels F-18s because San Francisco Fleet Week was coming up soon, but it turned out to be the F-16s of the USAF Thunderbirds practicing for the next day's California Capital Airshow.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Nissan North America is now leasing its X-TRAIL Fuel Cell Vehicle to the Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Previously, Nissan, which actually began developing fuel cell vehicles back in 1996, had only used the technology in demonstration fleets – this represents the first commercial Nissan fuel cell vehicle lease in North America.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

The goal of the revised ZEV program should be to help demonstration-stage, low-GHG emitting technologies to commercialization, include fuel cell vehicles (FCVs); battery-electric vehicles (BEVs); and Enhanced AT PZEVs, which currently include plug-in HEVs (PHEV) and hydrogen internal combustion engine (HICE) vehicles.

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APRIL 19, 2011

The BMW ActiveE ( earlier post ) will be available for lease in the metropolitan markets of Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, New York and Boston as well as the state of Connecticut beginning in Fall 2011 for $499 per month for 24 months with a down payment $2,250. BMW ActiveE. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

The event, to be held 16 October at the Sacramento (California) Municipal Utility District’s Customer Service Center, is open to the public and will begin at 9 a.m. In the next development phase, the EPRI team will be integrating the PEV communications platform with residential, fleet, and commercial facility energy management systems.

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APRIL 1, 2022

To dive deeper we talked with one of CMC’s supporters, Dr. Alberto Alberto Ayala, CEO of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District. He is a BS/MS/PhD engineer who had a key role that isolated the critical elements that yielded the undeniable evidence of Volkswagen’s cheating in the Dieselgate scandal.

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MARCH 29, 2023

Vehicles break down all the time for various reasons, including mechanical failures, and people often run out of gas in combustion engine vehicles and/or range in EVs. Frito-Lay expects to have only fifteen Tesla Semis in Modesto this year, so the vehicle is not taking over the entire fleet. Yesterday, it was spotted in Sacramento.

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JUNE 7, 2013

At an event in Sacramento, California, Volvo Trucks announced that it will commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015. DME engine in 2015. Volvo is currently in development with the DME engine that will enter production in 2015.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Premium Power Distributed Energy Storage System Demonstration for National Grid and Sacramento Municipal Utility District. Demonstrate competitively-priced, multi-megawatt, long-duration advanced flow batteries for utility grid applications. 16,080,554.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Level 2 systems are expected to become the most commonly used charging systems, and are suitable for home, business fleet, and public facilities. These charging stations will allow the office to power 10 new electric vehicles for the state’s rental car fleet. and the cities of Eureka and Arcata.

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