April 12, 2024 Sacramento Clean Cities' goal is to reduce fossil petroleum consumption in the transportation and energy sectors.

In this April 12th eNewsletter from Sacramento Clean Cities

Upcoming Grants - Funding for a wide range of transportation and energy programs and projects   Upcoming Workshops - Participate in the decision making process   New Updates, Regulations & Requirements - Regulations and requirements that may affect your operations   Alternative Fuel & Zero-Emission Insights - Learn what’s new and what’s coming soon   Conferences, Programs - Educational, networking and presentation opportunities   Presentations Slides and Videos from Previous Sacramento Clean Cities Webinars Presentation Slides and Recordings posted Here

Special Announcements

NorCal Fleet Academy & Expo

June 5 & 6 - Sacramento Here is a sample of the Professional Training that will be offered ●Fleet Managers: ●ZEV Transition Planning, Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation ●Technicians ●Cummins Insight, Altec Hydraulics, Bendix Air Brakes, Vaccon, LD & HD Drivetrain Safety & Maintenance, Welding ●Spec Writers ●Spec Writing for HD EVs, Innovative Truck Body Developments ●Technology Displays ●ZEVs from Blue Dot, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Volvo, Mack, Battle Motors, Maxion This training is being produced by the Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition in partnership with MEMA, East Bay Clean Cities, NAFA and the Sac Metro Air District.

DMV Enforces Clean Truck Check

The California Department of Motor Vehicles advises that they have begun placing registration renewal “Holds” on trucks that have not complied with the Clean Truck Check regulation.  Read more Here

Drive Electric Earth Month

Attend or participate in person in a Drive Electric event during the April “Earth Month” celebrations.  Read more Here

Grants Accepting Applications

EnergIIZE Hydrogen Funding Lane Opening

Highest incentive funding cap of all EnergIIZE funding lanes  Covers 50-75% of eligible equipment and software costs up to $3 million (standard) or $4 million (Jump Start equity criteria). Covers a wide range of H2 Infrastructure Equipment & Software Read more about EnergIIZE Here Register for EnergIIzE Funding Workshop Here

VW Zero-Emission Freight and Marine (ZEFM) Grant Fund Open

$20M Available Stacking with CORE Allowed Eligible equipment includes forklifts (>8,000#) Airport GSE, Terminal Tractors, Ferries/Tug Re-powers, Shore Power & More First-come, First-served basis until funding is exhausted  Read more Here

Innovative Small E-Fleet (ISEF) Funding

$83M set aside for ISEF within the HVIP Program Incentives for small fleets that seek to deploy battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell trucks Fleets with < 20 trucks and <$15M annual revenue (NGOs are exempt from the revenue cap) Program runs until all funds are allocated  Read more Here

EPA Grants for Climate Reduction Act Grants

EPA anticipates awarding up to 100 grants between $1M and $25M in the “Tribes” Competition Application deadline May 1 Tribes and Territories Competition NOFO  Read more Here

CEC GFO-23-607 - Tribal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Planning, and Workforce Development

The purpose of this solicitation is to provide funding for Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Tribally-owned businesses for: Project Activity 1 – EV Charging Infrastructure: installing charging infrastructure for passenger and medium- and heavy-duty (MDHD) EV charging equipment, supporting infrastructure, and associated resiliency technologies. Project Activity 2 – EV Infrastructure Planning: activities to support tribal participation in future EV funding opportunities and to enable tribes to plan for EV adoption. Project Activity 3 – EV Workforce Training and Development: activities that support careers in EVs, EV infrastructure, and EV-related technologies. $400,000 - $3,000,000 per award ($10,000,000 total) SUBMISSION DEADLINE April 24, 2024 Read more Here

DOE $46M Research, Development, Demonstration & Deployment Grant

Developing concepts for decreasing greenhouse gas emissions from off-road vehicles such as construction, agriculture, mining, and forestry vehicles. Developing and deploying vehicle-to-everything technologies that can lead to meaningful savings at the vehicle and transportation system level. Several high-tech development categories Concept Papers Due: 5/2/24; Full Applications Due: 6/24/24 Read more Here

EPA's $3B in Two Port Grants

$2.8B for ZE Port Equipment and Infrastructure $150M for Climate and Air Quality Planning Application Deadline May 28 Read more Here

DOE FOA 0003229 - Communities Sparking Investment in Transformative Energy

Deliver direct local community benefits of clean energy Spark additional investments in communities that create long-term local economic development  Advance community-identified energy priorities and right to self-determination. Build capacity and partnerships in local governments and Tribes. Minimum Grant Size: $900K; Maximum Grant Size: $3.6M Applications Due May 31 Read more Here

NREL $5M Clean Bus Planning Program

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has announced planning grants to provide technical assistance to create customized bus electrification plans. Applications for assistance are open on a rolling basis through Sept. 30, 2024 Read more Here

EPA $2B Environmental and Climate Justice

Support for community-driven projects Environmental and Climate Justice grants Grants targeting clean energy and resilience including low- and zero-emission technologies and workforce development supporting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions Applications reviewed on a rolling basis for one year, closing on November 21, 2024 Read more Here

Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make the News!

Ford Delays EVs, Increases Hybrids

Ford has announced that they will delay the introduction of their next-gen EV Pickup until 2026 and the SUV EV until 2027, and plan to have hybrid versions of all ICE vehicles.  Read more Here

Ford EV Update

Ford has dropped the price of the Lightning by $5,500 and on the Lariet Extended Range by $2,500. On the Mach-E, Ford has improved charge time by 20% and improved performance using a Ford-designed motor.  Read more on Ford Lightning Here Read more on Ford Mach-E Here

Alternative Fuel Insight

Cummins' Disaster Relief at Zero-Emission

Cummins has developed a Class 7, Zero-emission Fuel Cell Truck equipped to function for 70 hours as a mobile command center without refueling. The vehicle is capable of powering both the necessary communications, computers and other command center equipment as well as providing up to 70 kW of exportable power for on-site power requirements.  Read more Here

Ballard 3GW Fuel Cell Factory

Ballard Power Systems is planning to build a three gigawatt fuel cell factory in Texas. Read more Here

Tesla Abandons Low-Cost EV Plans

Multiple sources have stated that Tesla will abandon their low-cost EV plans. Reuters has indicated that they have seen internal company messages confirming it.  Read more Here

Stellantis' CEO Says Battery Breakthrough is Needed

Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, parent company of Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep, Fiat, Pugeot, Citroen, Alpha Romeo, Opel, Lancia, Maserati, Opel and Vauxhall, says that a battery breakthrough will be needed to make EVs “Green” due to the significant additional raw materials needed to make EVs compared to ICEs. Read more Here

Connecticut and Maine Delay EVs

Both Connecticut and Maine have chosen to delay the 2035 ban on the sale of ICEs. Read more Here

Renewable Fuels Breakthrough

CoverCress (CCI) has been named a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) Pioneers 2024 winner for developing a winter cover crop (pennycress) that can fit into corn and soybean field rotation. Pennycress has a high seed oil content, making it ideal for producing drop-in renewable fuels and the plant itself makes excellent animal feed.  Read more about CoverCress Here More about the CoverCress crop Here

Carbon Intensity Updates

California Average Grid Electricity Carbon Intensity: California average grid electricity used as a transportation fuel in California: 79.43 to 81.49gCO2e/MJ. Liquefied Compressed Natural Gas Check CARB Carbon Intensity (CI)I Pathways Here

Current LCFS Credit Value $66.00

Conferences and Programs

Earth Day Events

SacEV and Sacramento Clean Cities invite Clean Cities Stakeholders to participate in Earth Day EV events: Saturday, April 20 10am - 4pm at Fairytale Town (3901 Land Park Drive) Sunday, April 21, 11am - 4pm at Southside Park (8th & U Streets)  Register for Fairytale Town Event Here Register for Southside Park Event Here

SacEV's Ride-and-Drives & EV Display Events in April

Learn about: EV incentives on new and previously owned EVs Fuel savings and charging infrastructure Lower EV fuel and maintenance costs Chat with EV owners April 13 - EVs at Dia de la Tierra at the La Familia Counseling Center April 13 - “Touch A [EV] Truck” at the Playzeum in Yuba City April 15 - EVs at Sacramento High School Earth Day April 20 - EVs at UC Davis Picnic Day April 21 - EVs at Earth Day - Southside Park in Sacramento April 21 - EVs at Day at the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce

NAFA "New Frontiers" Fleet Event

April 22-24 - Austin, TX 40+ Educational Sessions Innovative Products and Solutions 200+ State-of-the-Art Exhibits Ride & Drive Experience — NEW Unparalleled Networking Opportunities Three Pre-Conference Events Captivating Keynote Speakers Specialty Training Track for Technicians Read more Here

Sustainable Facilities Forum

May 9 - Scottish Rite Masonic Center, Sacramento Global Warming: Materials and Manufactured Equipment  CalGreen Code Updates Whole Building Lifecycle Analysis Power Budget Alternatives 2025 Fleet Electrification | Zero Emission Fleets  Waste Diversion | Organic Waste Recycling Deadline for submitting proposals - Feb 23 Here Read more Here

ACT Expo 2024

Major Vehicle OEMs and Suppliers Comprehensive showcase of advanced clean commercial vehicles, technologies, and services  Zero-emission vehicles and renewable fuels to comply with tightening regulations Latest technologies under one roof, test drive dozens of vehicles, and make valuable industry connections Read more Here

Green Technology Summit & Expo

Green Technology Summit & Expo - August 20-22, 2024 in Tacoma, Washington "Accelerate to Zero" www.gtsummitexpo.com The Green Technology Summit and Expo (GTSE) is now accepting proposals to join our program. Major presentation categories include:  Fleet Sustainability & Decarbonization AI / Drone Technology Advancements Cybersecurity Workforce Development Renewable Fuels & Technologies  Heavy Duty & Medium Duty Decarbonization Energy Resilience Developing Zero Emission Infrastructure Utility Programs & Policy Transportation Policy and Incentives Environmental Justice Navigating Road Blocks in Sustainable Transportation Transportation Hubs Hard to Decarbonize Sectors Technical Training Submission Deadline: February 25th, 2024 For more information contact: info@gtsummitexpo.com

Forth Electric Transportation Conference

September 24-26, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan https://www.roadmapforth.org/

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