Topic: Policy

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Image: Volvo LIGHTS, Volvo Trucks North America

Accelerating Freight Electrification is Heavy Work

January 5, 20212020 was an important year for freight electrification, marked by numerous positive advancements in electric transportation.

Electrification Coalition

Transit Site Rendering for ATN

Transit Electrification Leads to Innovative Partnerships

December 16, 2020Leading transit agencies are developing complex battery electric bus projects requiring innovative partnerships to execute.

Port Drayage Truck Registry Date Should be Re-evaluated

December 15, 2020Drayage Truck Registry deadline of January 1, 2023 for the Ports of LA and Long Beach should be moved up to phase-out older diesel trucks.

BREATHE Southern California

Natural Gas Vehicle

California Renewable Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel Achieves First-Ever Carbon Negative Milestone

November 21, 2020New data reveals the average carbon intensity of all renewable compressed natural gas vehicle fuel in California's LCFS program was negative for the first time in program history.

California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership

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ACT 101: Overview of the Renewable Fuel Standard

November 17, 2020The RFS is a market-based program launched under the Clean Air Act in 2005 to reduce carbon by increasing consumption of renewable fuels.

TRC

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Making the VW Diesel Mitigation Fund Live Up to Its Promise

November 4, 2020Nearly $3 billion is available in VW grants to replace old diesel vehicles based on NOx reduction, but emissions models are inaccurate.

Clean Fuels Ohio

Emmissions reduction targets illustrated

Choosing the Right Road to Lower Emissions Today

October 28, 2020Analyses of public-funded Fleet Transition Programs show that RCNG/RLNG vehicles are key to meeting strict emissions reduction targets.

Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica)

Coming Together on National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day

October 21, 2020FCHEA spearheads this annual event by giving hydrogen its due through the celebration of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day.

Fuel Cell Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA)

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ACT 101: Overview of U.S. Environmental Policy

September 22, 2020Environmental policy in the U.S. has responded to the topic of climate change and the business environment for transportation.

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ACT Virtual Speaker Jay Craig

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ACT Virtual Launches the Advanced Transportation Investor Summit

September 9, 2020ACT Virtual will host the first-of-its-kind Advanced Transportation Investor Summit focusing on investment trends in clean tech.

TRC

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Trucking: Clean Fuels, Heavy Loads and Prospects for Cleaner Fuels in Freight Fleets

September 4, 2020Will trucking fleets still move forward in these uncertain times with plans for clean-fuel rollouts? We strongly suspect the answer is yes.

Metropolitan Energy Center

MOU will support EVs

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MOU is Largest-Ever Multi-State Collaboration to Address Air Pollution

August 12, 2020MOU is the largest-ever multi-state collaboration to address air pollution from the transportation medium and heavy-duty sector.

Empire Clean Cities

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California Invests Big to Increase RNG Supply

July 28, 2020By January 2024, 160 renewable natural gas production facilities in California will produce 119 million DGE of carbon negative fuel annually for transportation.

TRC

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“Advanced Transportation Investor Summit” Announced as Part of ACT Virtual Series

July 21, 2020Join organizers of the largest advanced transportation event—ACT Expo—for a first-of-its-kind “Advanced Transportation Investor Summit,” at ACT Virtual.

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CEC Central Valley

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An Update on Regulations and Funding Programs for Central Valley Fleets

Watch this webinar recording from Valley Fleet Support & ACT News discussing new grants and fleet projects in the Central Valley.

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What is Carbon-Negative Fuel and How Can Fleets Procure It?

June 30, 2020The use of carbon-negative fuel is an important element not only for transportation, but also for any community seeking to reduce its climate footprint.