The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District is now accepting applications for the Proposition 1B Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program (GMERP) through November 20, 2015 at 5:00 PM. GMERP will offer approximately $12 million in funding to owners of eligible heavy-duty diesel trucks and transportation refrigeration units (TRUs) who upgrade to cleaner technologies. Formed[…]
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved $373 million in grants to support alternative fuel vehicles. The Funding Plan for fiscal year 2015-2016 represents a $150 million increase over the previous fiscal year’s budget. Some of the key highlights from the funding plan include: $200 million for light-duty vehicle projects, including $163 million for[…]
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure: What Every Small Business Needs to Know Tuesday, June 23 from 10:00AM – 11:15AM (PDT) The Plug-in Electric Vehicle Collaborative and CoolCalifornia invite you to join a FREE webinar about electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Hear from industry experts on the following topics: 1. The state of the market: Who’s buying PEVs and[…]
NAFA and CALSTART have invited fleet and commercial vehicle end-users to provide feedback on the benefits and operational requirements of implementing additional national standards to improve vehicle fuel economy by 2025. The results of the short survey below will inform the development of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic and Safety[…]
Fleet professionals can access free passes to the Clean Car Expo exhibit hall or upgrade to discounted full conference registration through January 31. Limited free booth spaces are still available for organizations interested in showing alternative fuel vehicles in the exhibition hall. For more information on Clean Car Expo vendors and speakers view the CCE-Exhibitor-Prospectus or contact info@EUEC.com.
One of San Diego’s certified green plumbers, Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air, is adopting a more fuel-efficient vehicle option for their fleet: the diesel-electric hybrid Hino COE (cab-over engine). The fleet currently has one Class 5 Hino 195h diesel-electric hybrid, with two more to be added. Anderson reported averaging 14 miles per gallon (mpg) with the hybrid Hino compared[…]
A recent consumer survey by the Fuels Institute, a non-partisan think tank founded by the National Association of Convenience Stores, found that for consumers, fuel economy is the largest deciding factor when it comes to buying gasoline or alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). Additionally, the cost of the vehicle plays a huge role in a consumer’s[…]
Tuesday August 12, 2014- San Diego Clean Cities Coalition (SDRCCC) held a workshop, “Low Carbon Fuels Round-Table Discussion” downtown at the World Resource Simulation Center (SimCenter). This month’s interactive workshop combined presentations and small group discussions to go in-depth on barriers and solutions to increase deployment of low carbon fuels. The fuel types and vehicle[…]
San Diego-based TransPower develops power control and vehicle conversion technology to improve efficiency and reduce fossil fuel consumption. A main goal for TransPower is to optimize the performance of the engine. TransPower’s CNG hybrid work has recently received support from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the California Energy Commission (CEC). Leveraging[…]
Parker Hannifin and partner Autocar have added compressed natural gas fuel to an Autocar E3 trash truck with Parker’s fuel and brake-saving RunWise hydraulic hybrid drive. This prototype using a Heil body, has been run through month-long initial trials with Republic Services in Chula Vista, California. The vehicle demonstration was conducted over one month on a collection[…]