Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2021

Funding for CMO is made possible by California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health. Projects were awarded across the state.

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California Fresno Emissions San Diego 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2019

CCI is a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment, particularly in disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, and low-income households.

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San Diego Los Angeles North America Fuel 276

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

The Clean Vehicle Assistance Program, run by the Oakland-based nonprofit Beneficial State Foundation, was launched with a $5-million CARB grant. The California Air Resources Board announced a new statewide grant and loan program to help lower-income consumers across California get into the cleanest new and used cars on the market.

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Clean Cleaning California Affordable 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2019

The prize recognizes promising projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or promote carbon uptake. CalCEF/Nexus (Oakland, California) is forming a Qualified Clean Energy Opportunity Zone Fund to deploy solar, wind, energy storage and other clean economy assets. Clean Energy Works (Washington, D.C.)

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2019 Lesotho Conversion Aspen 207

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2016

GTI International (GTII), a subsidiary of Gas Technology Institute (GTI), has acquired BKi, a professional energy services and consulting firm serving energy efficiency, energy supply, and alternative transportation markets. Both in and out of California, GTI is accelerating the use of new and more efficient end use equipment.

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International California Oakland Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Using a more environmental-friendly diesel fuel source isn’t one of the strategies outlined in the Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but the city can take actions outside of the plan that will help reach the goal of slashing greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2035.

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San Diego Renewable Fleet Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2016

California’s Environmental Justice Advisory Committee ( EJAC ) is launching a series of statewide meetings to provide residents with the opportunity to meet with local advocates and state officials to share concerns and to provide input on addressing air pollution and how to help California meet its 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets.

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California San Diego Los Angeles Climate Change 150

Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

ton trailer through California’s Altamont Pass and Grapevine Canyon on the I-5 interstate between the Port of Oakland and the Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach. William Hall, Managing Member and Founder of Coyote Container, drove the hydrogen Nikola over the hilly, 400-mile route that took the truck and its 17.7

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Hydrogen Miles Oakland Los Angeles 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2018

The projects are part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities.

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Los Angeles Long Beach Transportation Emissions 220

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2013

The pilot program, which marked the first commercial availability of algal derived fuels, offered SoladieselBD in a B20 blend to consumers through Propel’s Clean Fuel Points in Redwood City, San Jose, Berkeley, and Oakland, California.

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San Jose Fuel Oakland Purchase 236

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2016

100% Neste Renewable Diesel is used in California, where it helps cities and counties to reduce traffic-related greenhouse gas emissions. Users of Neste Renewable Diesel include cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Carlsbad, and county of Sacramento. —Mika Hyötyläinen, VP, Marketing at Neste Oil Retail.

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Finland Renewable Diesel San Francisco 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The projects would also help improve air quality in underserved areas of major American cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland, and Salt Lake City. Gas Technology Institute: Houston to Los Angeles (H2LA)–I-10 Hydrogen Corridor Project.

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Los Angeles Hydrogen San Francisco Rhode Island 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2012

AC Transit is the transit bus operator for 13 cities in the East Bay Area, including Emeryville, Oakland and Berkeley, and also operates trans-bay service to San Francisco. The second, located at the Oakland operating division, is expected to begin operating in 2013.

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Hydrogen San Francisco Oakland North America 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

Neste MY Renewable Diesel—classified as Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)—is a low-carbon drop-in renewable diesel fuel enabling up to 80% lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of the fuel compared to conventional petroleum diesel.

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Renewable Diesel San Diego Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2014

Institute of Gas Technology will receive $999,677 for a mobile refueling unit. Linde LLC will receive $4,250,000 to construct stations in Oakland and San Ramon. HyGen Industries, LLC will receive $5,306,814 to construct three 100% renewable hydrogen refueling stations in Orange, Pacific Palisades and Rohnert Park. ITM Power, Inc.

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California Hydrogen San Jose San Diego 230

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

The 10-year initiative includes an expected $350 million to purchase approximately 8,000 compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles over a five-year period, including the 1,000th alternative-fuel vehicle, a CNG van deployed in Oakland, California. AT&T currently operates a fleet of more than 77,000 vehicles.

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Alternative Fuels Corporation Fleet Oakland 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2015

This switch from petroleum diesel to renewable diesel will achieve a 50% greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the city’s diesel fleet. Earlier this fall Californian cities Walnut Creek and Oakland switched their diesel-powered municipal fleet to Neste renewable diesel. Earlier post.)

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San Francisco Renewable Fleet Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

The San Francisco Bay Area (including San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose) led the nation, followed by Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego and Honolulu. ChargePoint—the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network—released a list of the top 10 friendliest metropolitan areas in the US for EV drivers.

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San Francisco San Diego Los Angeles Honolulu 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

A PureMotion Model 120 fuel cell powerplant aboard an Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) bus operating in the Greater Oakland, California, area has surpassed 7,000 hours in service with the original cell stacks and no cell replacements, and another has exceeded 6,000 hours. UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp.

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Power Powered Fuel Oakland 225

Teslarati

OCTOBER 27, 2022

million gallons of gas, from being burned. Trips completed by Hertz Tesla vehicles in San Francisco and Oakland during the weeks of November 21, 2021, and May 22, 2022, respectively. Or, at the very least, have Tesla drivers been able to attract more rides than their gas-powered counterparts?

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Tesla San Francisco Oakland Gas-Electric 99

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The digesters will use the waste to produce biomethane to be converted into renewable compressed natural gas fuel. The project will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions by diverting food waste from landfills that release methane gas directly into the atmosphere. in Oakland (Alameda County), will receive a total of $680,000.

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Los Angeles California Clean Cleaning 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2017

The product enables up to 90% lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of the fuel compared to conventional fossil diesel. Neste’s renewable diesel is already used in California, among others, where it helps cities and counties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from traffic.

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Finland Waste Renewable Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2011

The APTA analysis finds that if regular gas prices reach $4 a gallon across the nation, an additional 670 million passenger trips could be expected, resulting in more than 10.8 Public transit is the quickest way for people to beat high gas prices if it is available. billion trips per year. billion trips per year.

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Gasoline Transportation Oakland Philadelphia 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

The findings will be explored in depth at the GreenBiz VERGE conference in Oakland, California on 16 October. This strategic investment redirects a purchase that would normally support the acquisition of a diesel or gas-powered vehicle to an alternative fuel vehicle.

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Fleet Alternative Fuels Maintenance Electric 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

million to help replace all diesel-powered equipment at Frito-Lay in Modesto, including deployment of 15 heavy-duty Tesla battery electric tractors, 38 low NOx trucks fueled with renewable natural gas, and demonstrate six Peterbilt e220 battery electric trucks. Partner match: $15.4 Partner match: $5.8 Partner match: $6.3

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Clean Cleaning Transportation San Francisco 191

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2014

Linde LLC was awarded $4,250,000 to install two hydrogen refueling stations located in San Ramon and Oakland. HyGen Industries, LLC was awarded $5,306,814 to construct three 100% renewable hydrogen refueling stations located in Orange, Pacific Palisades and Rohnert Park. ITM Power Inc. Ontario CNG Station Inc.

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Hydrogen San Diego California Energy 354

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2019

Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., Kairos Power, Oakland, Calif. Selected Labs and Partners. Ames Laboratory.

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Commercial San Jose San Francisco San Diego 247

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. AC Transit, California (Hayward, headquarters in Oakland): $6,400,000.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

These incentives help pay the difference between the cost of conventional gas- or diesel-powered vehicles and new vehicles that use propane or natural gas. Oakland) received $884,000 for the buy-down of 34 natural gas Mack Truck vehicles in the heavy-duty gross vehicle weight range of 26,001 pounds or greater.

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Los Angeles California Plug-in ZeroTruck 240

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Pacific Gas & Electric (California). Pike Research forecasts that the top 5 (MSAs) for cumulative electric vehicle purchases between 2011 and 2017 will be: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA.

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New York Florida California Los Angeles 268

Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

This doesn’t matter all that much for drayage, but Nikola told us that one driver does a weekly loop filling up in Oakland, CA, driving down to Long Beach, then out to Ontario, then filling up and heading back to Oakland. This is too long a trip for most BEV trucks (except one, at least – we’ve seen the Tesla Semi do similar mileage ).

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Hydrogen Kenworth Long Beach Oakland 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

This powerplant is aboard an Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) bus operating in the Greater Oakland, California area. UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. Stack durability matters. It is recognized by the industry as a key challenge in commercializing fuel cell vehicles worldwide. Earlier post.).

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Fuel Power Powered Oakland 230

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Hawaii, which typically has among the highest gas prices in the nation, will be the top state, with PEVs representing 6.3% San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Pacific Gas & Electric (California). penetration, respectively. of total light-duty vehicle sales in 2017. 4.6%), and Delaware (4.5%). Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA.

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Plug-in Plug San Diego New York 261

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2011

The core of Solena’s three-step solution is its patented Solena Plasma Gasification (SPG) technology, which is capable of producing a synthetic fuel gas (BioSynGas) from the thermal conversion of bio-based hydrocarbons. Earlier post.).

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Fuel San Jose San Francisco Purchase 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Cities taking part include San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, and Berkeley, along with Marin County. 200,000 to the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District. 200,000 to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. 200,000 to the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. 200,000 to the Sacramento Area Council of Governments.

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San Diego Grant California Sacramento 244

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2012

Automakers will likely make billions more dollars in profits under proposed new national gas mileage and emissions standards that will be finalized later this summer, according to a new report produced by Citi Investment Research and Analysis in collaboration with Ceres and the Investor Network on Climate Risk; Oakland University’s School of Business (..)

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Detroit Standards Fuel Economy Economy 225

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

If used in a motorcycle, the resulting powertrain will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 72% and save 70 gallons of petroleum each year. Each battery pack that goes into a light-duty electric vehicle is expected to reduce petroleum use by 575 gallons per year and reduce the resulting greenhouse gas emissions by 72 percent.

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Gas-Electric San Jose Gas California 236