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UC Riverside engineers to “referee” CARB heavy-duty truck emissions program

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Operating under the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance (HD I/M) regulation, the program will ensure vehicles are properly tested and those with broken emissions control systems are identified and repaired in a timely manner.

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Increased demand for renewable natural gas from refuse sector

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The City of Fresno signed a two-year agreement with Clean Energy for renewable liquified natural gas (RLNG) to power approximately 140 refuse trucks with its Redeem brand RNG for an anticipated annual total of 1.6 Clean Energy Fuels Corp. million LNG gallons, the equivalent of just over one million GGEs.

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Motiv Power Systems delivering 7 electric walk-in vans to USPS as part of CARB program; deployment in Central Valley

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Motiv Power Systems (Motiv), a leading provider of all-electric medium-duty fleet chassis, has begun deliveries of Ford E-450-based all-electric walk-in vans to the United States Postal Service (USPS). We’re proud to now be a part of USPS’ long tradition of implementing the latest technology to green their fleet.

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Cummins provides US Postal Service with 8 electric vans in California

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The fully-electric Cummins PowerDrive equipped vans are expected to reduce fuel and maintenance costs as well as eliminate emissions. Cummins will also provide operator training, vehicle support and data collection to support the program.

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California Energy Commission awards >$6M for EV charging, H2 fueling and V2G

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The approved recipients are Clean Fuel Connection, Bio-Rad Laboratories, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Redwood Coast Energy Authority, California EV Alliance, CSU Fresno Foundation, City of Coronado, City of Torrance, Southern California Public Power Authority, and Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

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EV state champion

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Hitting five targets at once Green Raiteros (“Raiteros” translating to “volunteer drivers”) is a reinvention of the informal, self-organized system that local farm workers have relied upon for decades to avoid the 6-hour round trip bus ride to and from appointments in Fresno. We’ve created awareness with the constituents.

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New Flyer unveils next generation of electric Xcelsior CHARGE transit bus; LA Metro contracts for up to 100 units

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These buses offer up to US$400,000 in energy savings and up to US$125,000 in maintenance savings over a 12-year life span, and can travel up to 230 miles on a single charge (with a 480 kWh pack, based on FTA Altoona Test Protocol). The Xcelsior CHARGE buses will be deployed on LA Metro’s technologically-advanced Orange Line.