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Impact Transportation deploys Orange EV electric yard truck to Port of Oakland operations; HVIP funding

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Orange EV and Impact Transportation announced the deployment of an Orange EV T-Series battery-electric terminal truck to Impact’s 250,000 square foot warehouse and special project site supporting Port of Oakland operations. Impact’s Orange EV truck is DOT compliant and built with an 80 kWh battery pack and standard charging.

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ARB Puts in Additional $8M for Port of Oakland Trucks

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The additional Proposition 1B funding will provide $5,000 per truck for 1,216 additional trucks to install particulate matter filters on their rigs, and provide $50,000 for owners of 103 old trucks to purchase newer models. ARB will continue to work with its local, port and federal partners to seek additional compliance assistance funding.

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SF Bay Area local governments roll out 90 EVs into their fleets

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The public agencies receiving vehicles are: Alameda County, Sonoma County, San Francisco, Concord, Santa Rosa, San Jose, Oakland, Fremont, the Marin Municipal Water District, and Sonoma County Water Agency. The EVs—projected to be 64 Ford Focus sedans, 23 Nissan LEAF sedans and 3 Zenith vans—were purchased with $2.8

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Michigan awards $285K to new mobility initiatives that improve roadway safety and sustainability, and customer service

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The vehicles typically utilized in the states are purchased from overseas stock and stripped-down to the basics. GEKOT Inc, has partnered with Razor USA and Oakland University (OU) to help address this need. GEKOT Inc, has partnered with Razor USA and Oakland University (OU) to help address this need.

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Oakland To Use Electric Buses To Provide Backup Power To Municipal Buildings

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The electric buses used in Oakland were purchased from New Flyer and are […].

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San Francisco Bay Area’s AC Transit orders additional 20 fuel-cell buses from New Flyer

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The purchase was made through California’s State Cooperative Procurement, for which New Flyer was selected as a top-scoring approved supplier in 2019. The Alameda Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) has awarded New Flyer of America Inc. Fuel cell-rejected heat is captured through a heat exchanger to supplement the HVAC system.

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Successful consumer trial of Soladiesel algae-based biodiesel at Propel Fuels locations

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announced that sales and survey results from a 30-day retail pilot program show consumers prefer the environmental benefits of algae-derived biodiesel compared to conventional fuels; would purchase more of it if it was widely available; and would even pay a premium for it. Solazyme, Inc.

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