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New California program to make clean cars affordable for lower-income residents

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The Clean Vehicle Assistance Program, run by the Oakland-based nonprofit Beneficial State Foundation, was launched with a $5-million CARB grant. The Cap-and-Trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution.

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7 airlines sign letters of intent to negotiate purchase of biomass-derived jet fuel from Solena Fuels; up to 16M gallons of fuel per year

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The project will divert approximately 550,000 metric tons of waste that otherwise would go to a landfill while producing jet fuel with lower emissions of greenhouse gases and local pollutants than petroleum-based fuels. Earlier post.).

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California Energy Commission awards more than $2.5M for clean transportation projects

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These incentives help to pay the difference between the cost of conventional gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicles and new vehicles that use less-polluting propane or natural gas. Purchased vehicles must be registered and driven in California at least 90% of the time for three years. Big Valley Ford, Inc., West Coast Bus Sales, Inc.,

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Oakland school district now has a 100% electric, V2G-capable school bus fleet – Charged EVs

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In May, the Oakland Unified school district announced the conversion of its entire school bus fleet to EVs. And none too soon—the American Lung Association recently reported that the Bay Area’s levels of particle pollution are the fifth-worst of any metro area in the US.) Oakland isn’t the only community where Zum is active.

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California Energy Commission awards $9.6M to 8 projects on electric vehicles, natural gas and biofuels

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Large battery systems with thousands of cells are the single most expensive component in an electric vehicle, accounting for up to 50 percent of the purchase price. 1,000,000 to East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) to make an estimated 300,000 gallons of biodiesel each year at its existing wastewater treatment plant in Oakland.

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EPA selects 55 applicants to receive $3 billion in grant funding through Clean Ports Program – Charged EVs

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Delivering cleaner technologies and resources to US ports will slash harmful air and climate pollution while protecting people who work in and live nearby port communities.” The Port Department of the City of Oakland has been selected to receive an anticipated $322,168,000 to deploy zero-emission technology at the Port of Oakland.

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Summer Update

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Oakland, Sacramento, and Salt Lake City. Paul plant, and direct the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to study the environmental impacts of purchasing PHEVs for the state-owned vehicle fleet and various other levels of penetration among the public. New partners in recent months include: Denton, TX., Keene, N.H., Irvine, CA.,