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February 16, 2024

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

In this February 16th 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

Free Annual Fleet Organization Membership

If you are a Fleet Manager interested in getting immediate feedback on a range of problem areas from other fleet managers in the region, the Municipal Equipment Maintenance Association (MEMA) may be for you. MEMA and the Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition (SCCC) have teamed up to make your first year’s membership, normally $275, absolutely FREE if you are willing to help SCCC bring more federal and state grants, informational events and webinars and technician training opportunities to the Sacramento region.

Read Here for All The Details

Guardian Yard Introducing EV Charging Stations at Metro Air Park

Guardian Yards, an industrial outdoor storage and truck parking yard operator, has announced it is introducing electric vehicle charging stations for truck fleets at its 25-acre truck parking depot adjacent to Sacramento’s Metro Air Park. Guardian Yards welcomes potential EV Charging partners to contact them.

Read more Here

Contact Guardian Yards Here

Pape Kenworth Hosts "Navigating the Future of Transportation"

Co-hosted by Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition

Wednesday, 2/28/24, 10am - 1pm (Lunch from 11:30 am- 1pm)
4100 Duckworth Drive, Sacramento, CA 95834

Presentations will include:

· CARB’s Clean Truck Check Regulation

· Performance of IC Products vs. EV Products

· Grant, Rebate & Incentive Programs for Vehicles and Chargers

· Comparing Lead Acid Batteries vs. Lithium Batteries

· Wireless Charging Systems

Displays will include:

· Class 6 K270E- Battery Electric Box Truck

· Class 8 T680E Battery Electric Truck

Class 8 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck

Grants Accepting Applications

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

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CEC Funding Announcement - Charging Infrastructure For Government Fleets

GFO-23-606 $30 million for EVSE for light-duty government fleets
Pre-application webinar January 10, 2024
Applications due April 5, 2024

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EPA $4.6B for Climate Reduction Act Grants

EPA anticipates awarding up to 115 grants between $2M and $500M in the “General” Competition
Application deadline April 1
General Competition NOFO
EPA anticipates awarding up to 100 grants between $1M and $25M in the “Tribes” Competition
Application deadline May 1
Tribes and Territories Competition NOFO

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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

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

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Sacramento Clean Cities Sponsors Make The News

EV Sales Increase

EV sales have increased year-over-year for the last three years with 2023 topping out over 100,000.

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Alternative Fuel Insight

US Rare Earth Mineral Discovery

American Rare Earths, Inc. has announced that they have discovered an estimated 2.34 Billion Metric Tons of Rare Earth Metals in Wyoming. These deposits would be nearly six times the size of the rare earth deposits in China.

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Sac Region EVs Top 100,000

For the six-county Sacramento Region, EV registrations topped 100,000 in January, with regional EV sales hitting nearly 24% of all vehicle sales. There are also 794 public DC Fast Chargers and 2090 public Level 2 chargers.

Read more Here

California Trucking Association's 2024 Truck Driving Championship

Competition in all weight classes from 2-axle single to tractor & 2 trailers
NorCal Region - April 6 at the FedEx Freight facility in West Sacramento
Spectators are welcome
Entry fee $125

Read more Here

EV Motorcycle Company Files For Bankruptcy

Swedish EV Motorcycle company, CAKE, has filed for bankruptcy after they were unable to raise sufficient funds to stay in business.

Read more Here

CEC Approves $1.9B

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved a $1.9B plan to accelerate California’s EV Charging and Hydrogen Refueling infrastructure.

Read more Here

LCFS Renewable Fuels Pathways

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