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Increased demand for renewable natural gas from refuse sector

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The City of Fresno signed a two-year agreement with Clean Energy for renewable liquified natural gas (RLNG) to power approximately 140 refuse trucks with its Redeem brand RNG for an anticipated annual total of 1.6 Clean Energy Fuels Corp. million LNG gallons, the equivalent of just over one million GGEs.

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UC Riverside engineers to “referee” CARB heavy-duty truck emissions program

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University of California, Riverside (UCR) environmental engineers will soon serve as referees in California’s drive for heavy-duty trucks to meet the state’s tailpipe emission standards. The referee program will provide testing services for vehicles potentially operating with tampered emissions control systems and/or testability issues.

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Cummins provides US Postal Service with 8 electric vans in California

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The fully-electric Cummins PowerDrive equipped vans are expected to reduce fuel and maintenance costs as well as eliminate emissions. Cummins will also provide operator training, vehicle support and data collection to support the program.

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Motiv Power Systems delivering 7 electric walk-in vans to USPS as part of CARB program; deployment in Central Valley

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The first vehicle now serves routes in Fresno with the balance of the vehicles to be deployed in Fresno and Stockton as part of a year-long program. The pilot program of seven Motiv-powered vans is slated for deployment in California’s Central Valley.

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Fontaine Modification offers refrigerated trailer electrification through new strategic alliance with eNow

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In addition to environmental benefits, using eTRU technology reduces fuel and maintenance costs. The company successfully tested the first zero-emission eTRU for commercial use on a Challenge Dairy truck making urban deliveries in 2017. Fontaine has modification centers strategically located across the United States.

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California ARB awards funding to San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to deploy 15 Proterra electric buses

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In the last 22 years, we have implemented voluntary incentive programs that have resulted in more than 134,000 tons of emission reductions. In the last 22 years, we have implemented voluntary incentive programs that have resulted in more than 134,000 tons of emission reductions.

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Clean-air plan for San Joaquin Valley first to meet all federal standards for fine particle pollution; $5B in incentive funding required

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and nitrogen oxides (n)ox emissions to reach attainment. In the San Joaquin Valley, car and truck emissions make up about half of measured airborne PM 2.5 , and local sources, such as wood smoke and dust, make up the other half. emissions by nearly 40%—PM 2.5 emissions are expected to rise as the population grows.

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