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CARB announces up to $205M in new funding for clean freight transportation; >$400M with partner match

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced up to $205 million in grants for projects designed to accelerate the adoption of clean freight technologies and reduce air pollution caused by the movement of goods throughout the state. Zero-Emission Freight “Shore to Store” Project: The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) will receive $41.1

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Nikola inaugurates first HYLA modular hydrogen refueling station in Ontario, CA

Baua Electric

The station consists of two large liquid hydrogen tanks on trailers, each holding over 800 kilograms of hydrogen stored in liquid form. But it only took a few months for Nikola to set this up, which is key given the rapid rollout of electric trucks in California, especially for drayage (moving goods from port to distribution centers).

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Sandia study finds fuel cell barges may be attractive lower-cost cold-ironing solution for some types of vessels at some ports

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This, the Sandia team said, is because their multi-megawatt power requirements and potentially long run times would necessitate multiple MW-class fuel cell units and impractically-large stores of hydrogen. Oakland, Calif.; The Port of Oakland is installing 11 berths on six terminals at an estimated cost of about $70 million.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

So, Im going to go out on a limb here and say bags of Frito snacks will soon be coming to stores near you with a lot less gasoline, noise and dirty emissions. (2 Americas big gas guzzlers and polluters are not the cars that about half the country drives around. Its the trucks, stupid.

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Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

Charged EVs

So, if you provide EV charging, you get that EV driver who’s coming in pollution-free. Most famously, the City of Oakland used the EV ARCs that they had deployed at their offices during the height of COVID. EV drivers today are generally more affluent, so there’s more to spend. This is not theory.

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