Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009857

The Department of Energy awarded Volvo Technology of America, LLC a $456,433,065 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to upgrade and re-equip three Mack manufacturing facilities in Greensboro, North Carolina. The project scope will significantly accelerate the production capacity transition of these facilities from fossil fuel-powered heavy-duty trucks to Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Fuel Cell...

The Center for Transportation and the Environment, Inc. (CTE) was awarded a $17,284,165 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Public Transportation Innovation program (CFDA 20.530). The purpose of this award is to operate and maintain a program to conduct research related to zero-emission transit bus development and commercialization, in order to advance the zero-emission bus industry. Key activities include facilitating...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), will fund the Town of Hingham in Massachusetts to replace 10 diesel-powered heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission electric vehicles. The $4,172,056 award will also cover the purchase and installation of 10 Level 3 vehicle charging stations, as well as workforce development and training programs for staff, drivers, electricians, public safety...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), will fund the City of Santa Monica to replace four existing non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The $1,260,000 award will cover the full project costs, including vehicle procurement, charging infrastructure installation, and workforce development activities. The intended outcomes are to reduce air pollution and...

This Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), provides $2,090,000 to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to replace 11 eligible non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The project activities include purchasing and installing charging equipment, as well as providing workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging,...

This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides $8,933,333 in funding to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (also known as the Valley Air District) to replace non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The award will support the purchase and installation of charging infrastructure, as well as workforce development and training, to...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), will fund the Village of New Square in Rockland County, New York to replace non-zero-emission diesel school buses and vocational vehicles with zero-emission electric vehicles. The $26,709,597 award will cover the costs of purchasing new zero-emission buses, installing associated charging infrastructure, and providing workforce development and...

This $9,070,650 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) will enable the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to replace 28 eligible diesel vocational vehicles with 28 new battery electric vehicles. The grant will also fund the installation of 24 Level 2 and Level 3 electric vehicle charging stations across 6 counties and 8 municipalities in Massachusetts. Additionally, the award will...

Optimus Ride Inc. received a $4.94 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on October 1, 2021 to support scaling automated, connected, electric, and shared (ACES) vehicle fleets. The goal is to advance energy efficiency, decarbonization, and social equity through December 14, 2021. This award supports the Conservation Research and Development program's long-term research efforts in vehicle technologies and...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides $33,898,522 in funding to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to replace approximately 126 existing non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The activities under this award include procuring the replacement vehicles, installing and maintaining associated charging infrastructure, and...