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Phoenix Motorcars deploys electric cargo truck to service family-owned business in Sacramento

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Phoenix Motorcars, a manufacturer of medium-duty all-electric buses and trucks, has delivered its first ZEUS 500 Electric Cargo Truck to C&V Contractors, a family-owned contracting business based out of Sacramento, California. —Kristian Damkier, Assoc. Air Quality Engineer at Sac Metro Air District.

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California Energy Commission Approves $800K in four regional grants to prepare for electric vehicles

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The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) approved four regional planning grants to prepare for electric vehicles. 200,000 to the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. The four awards just approved included: $199,379 to SANDAG.

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California ARB issues grant solicitation for Grantee to administer and implement $5M Clean Vehicle Rebate Project

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has issued a grant solicitation for a Grantee to administer and implement the $5 million Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP). ARB will hold an Applicant Workshop to answer questions regarding this grant. solicitation on 16 November 2010 in Sacramento. requirements.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and. Navistar, Inc.

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San José International deploys 10 Proterra electric buses in airport fleet

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Funded in part by a $5-million zero-emissions grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, the electric buses replace the aging compressed natural gas bus fleet that has been operating at SJC since 2008. SJC’s deployment is a first for a California airport and among the largest deployments for a US airport.

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California Energy Commission awards $5.1M to 3 alt-fuels projects; increased biodiesel production and more fast chargers

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million in grants to Community Fuels, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District to support their alternative fuels programs. The specific goal of the grant is to add an acid-catalyzed esterification system for processing high-FFA (free fatty acids) feedstocks.

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California Energy Commission to award up to $6M to EV charging infrastructure projects

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Examples include charging locations that would allow drivers of electric vehicles to more rapidly travel between San Diego and the Los Angeles area, the Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento, Sacramento and Fresno, etc.