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JUNE 4, 2010

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB/Board) is holding the third meeting of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Expert Workgroup on 17 June in Sacramento, CA. Interested parties are invited to attend.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The California Air Resources Board today approved a statewide plan for attaining the federal health-based standard for ozone, typically experienced as smog. The 2022 State Implementation Plan Strategy identifies the state’s control strategy for meeting the federal 70 parts per billion, 8-hour ozone standard over the next 15 years.

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

The enhanced D13 Turbo Compound (D13TC) engine from Volvo Trucks is now standard on all Volvo VNL models, providing enhanced fuel efficiency and reducing overall cost of ownership. Volvo Trucks North America’s latest-generation D13 Turbo Compound engine is now standard on all VNL models.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

ARB intends that this workshop, to be held in Sacramento, be the only one prior to Board consideration of these proposals in October of 2013. ARB staff proposes aligning with the federal regulation in order to provide California with the ability to certify engines and vehicles to the new standards as well as enforce them. Earlier post.)

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MAY 18, 2019

The SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District) Board of Directors formally approved its Founding Membership in the California Mobility Center , including an initial investment of $5 million to establish the Center. Facilitate development of open-sourced standards and policies for connected and autonomous vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The trains will be built at the Siemens plant in Sacramento, California, and the first cars are set to be delivered at the end of 2016. The car is especially energy-efficient due to a light-weight drive system that recuperates braking energy, and an LED lighting system that uses up to 40% less electricity than standard neon lighting.

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DECEMBER 11, 2021

Portable generators, including those in recreational vehicles, would be required to meet more stringent standards in 2024 and meet zero-emission standards starting in 2028. These emission standards of zero will apply to engines used in all equipment types produced for sale in California, except generators and large pressure washers.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

FreeWire Technologies, a pioneer in flexible mobile power and EV charging technology ( earlier post ), will demonstrate its Mobi Gen and Mobi EV Charger units at DistribuTECH in partnership with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the nation’s sixth-largest utility. SMUD is testing the units for deployment within Sacramento.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Consumer Watchdog urged the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to prohibit autonomous vehicles without a human driver capable of taking control until the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) enacts enforceable standards covering safety performance. Absolutely no safety performance standards are required.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

The live demonstration will showcase demand response and load curtailment capabilities through a single standards-based interface. 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. Mitsubishi Motors R & D of America, Inc.;

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APRIL 21, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Rhombus, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, and Zeem Solutions. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Lucid Group, Inc. Lucid Motors), the National Electrical Contractors Association – Los Angeles, Nissan, Nuvve Holding Corp.,

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MARCH 8, 2012

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will hold a public workshop on 19 March in Sacramento to discuss lifecycle assessment of crude oil production within the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation.

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JULY 9, 2013

The units, which use the CHAdeMO standard, can charge the vehicle from depleted to about 80% in about 30 minutes. This quick charging initiative follows a 24-dealer pilot program, which Nissan rolled out at dealerships in the markets of San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento and Seattle.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

The California Energy Commission approved a first-in-the-nation energy efficiency standard that will reduce wasted energy by battery chargers commonly used to power cell phones, laptop computers, power tools, and other devices. The Energy Commission began working on these energy efficiency standards in April 2008.

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DECEMBER 31, 2009

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has scheduled a public workshop on 20 January 2010 in Sacramento to discuss the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has recently posted six Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Tier 2 pathways applications for the production of liquefied hydrogen from renewable and fossil gas. The Carbon Intensity is calculated to be 136.31 gCO 2 e/MJ. The Carbon Intensity for the fossil gas pathway is calculated to be 158.28 gCO 2 e/MJ.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

The station, which Linde expects to be online before the end of the year, is being installed at the Ramos Oil Company multi-fuel station in West Sacramento, California, where Ramos currently retails gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, ethanol-85, methanol, and racing fuels. The compressor has a throughput of up to 33.6

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JUNE 1, 2012

The project, located at the Port of West Sacramento, is expected to create 20 permanent jobs and an additional 30 during construction. Annually, the facility is slated to eventually produce 365,000 gallons of renewable diesel fuel that will be blended with conventional diesel.

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APRIL 26, 2018

All three companies violated provisions of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). CARB is holding a public hearing on 27 April in Sacramento to consider the amendments to the LCFS and to the Regulation on Commercialization of Alternative Diesel Fuels.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

CARB staff proposes to amend the regulation and add a performance leak standard and test procedure to verify a proper seal between the fill pipe and the nozzle, thus reducing air ingestion. The performance leak standard will quantify an allowable leak rate between the fill pipe face and the nozzle boot.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Today in Sacramento, California, the partners are showcasing demand response and load curtailment capabilities through a single standards-based interface. The software is an advanced software platform for integrating plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) with smart grid technologies. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), Japan’s largest electric utility, will collaborate on vehicle-grid integration technologies with the purpose of accelerating transportation electrification and decarbonization.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

You’d think it would be a no-brainer with our Renewable Portfolio Standard requiring electric companies to offer 20% of all electricity to be generated from renewable sources. But setting a standard ain’t the same thing as keeping a standard. It takes a commitment from our leaders in Sacramento.

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MARCH 23, 2013

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding a public meeting on 23 April in Sacramento to discuss regulatory concepts for establishing fuel requirements for alternative diesel fuels (ADF), including biodiesel, renewable diesel and other emerging diesel fuel substitutes.

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AUGUST 13, 2021

The multi-modal hydrogen refueling station will serve hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered on-road heavy-duty vehicles and locomotives at the Port of West Sacramento and will support the Sierra Northern Hydrogen Locomotive Project resulting from the same solicitation and previously awarded.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

The Tesla Semi is hard at work at the PepsiCo terminal in Sacramento where it is in use daily to transport products to local distribution points.

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AUGUST 26, 2013

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has for some time had plans for a roll-out of more fast charging points in the Sacramento area, but that has moved a step forward with the.'

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NOVEMBER 22, 2017

(SoCalGas) to examine the proposed 100% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and explore options that can help achieve emission reduction goals more efficiently and at lower costs. However, discussions also are underway in Sacramento to further tighten those requirements to 50% as early as 2025 and 100% by 2045.

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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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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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APRIL 27, 2009

A public station with charging ports for more types of Electric Vehicles (EVs) than anything before it opened Saturday in Woodland, CA near Sacramento. Tesla station. The opening of the station, a brainchild of the Electric Auto Assn.

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JUNE 16, 2015

And the state capital of Sacramento now has such stations installed both by private vendors and the local public utility, Sacramento Metropolitan Utility District (SMUD). While fast charging for electric cars is still nonexistent--or just starting to roll out--across much of the country, California leads the way.

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JUNE 12, 2017

A team from the California Air Resources Board (ARB), in partnership with the City of Sacramento, has characterized the in-use emissions from model year (MY) 2010 or newer diesel, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydraulic hybrid diesel engines during real-world refuse truck operation. g NO x /bhp-hr) standard over typical refuse operation.

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JUNE 18, 2019

Proterra charging systems utilize the universal J1772-CCS Type 1 charging standard, enabling buses, utility vehicles and cars to share the same chargers. Kennedy International Airport (JFK); Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR); LaGuardia Airport (LGA); Sacramento International Airport (SMF); Silicon Valley’s Norman Y.

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MARCH 13, 2017

The proposed regulations: Recognize that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is vested with the authority to develop Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and enforce compliance with safety and performance standards for motor vehicles. Establish a framework for testing without a driver.

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MARCH 18, 2015

Neste Oil’s NEXBTL renewable diesel and is available at 18 locations across Northern California in Sacramento, San Jose, East Bay, Redwood City and Fresno. Diesel HPR is designated as ASTM D-975, the standard for all ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel in the US, and is recognized as “CARB diesel” by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

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DECEMBER 21, 2014

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). Installing a 240-volt charging station, which typically charges 3-5 times as fast as a charger using a standard 120-volt outlet, requires a licensed electrician and occasionally service upgrades. Participating utilities were: Burbank Water and Power (BWP). Duke Energy (Duke).

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