The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded Navistar Inc. a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program. The objective of this project is to build, deploy, and demonstrate the in-use performance of a Class 6/7, medium-duty zero-emission (ZE) salt/snowplow truck. This effort aims to enable the commercialization of this critical vehicle type for cold-weather regions across the...
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 replacement of approximately 60 non-zero-emission Class 6 and Class 7 vehicles (primarily delivery trucks) operated by the Port of Oakland with new zero-emission battery electric vehicles. The $10,499,274 award will also cover the purchase and installation of supporting charging infrastructure, as well as workforce development and...
This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides $20,374,355 in funding to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to replace numerous eligible internal combustion engine Class 7 vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The project will also fund the purchase and installation of charging equipment to support the new zero-emission vehicles, as well as workforce development and training programs...
The City of Pico Rivera received a $762,750 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) established by the Inflation Reduction Act. The grant funding will be used to replace three (3) eligible diesel-powered heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and install three (3) DC fast chargers at the city's vehicle depot. The project aims to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in EPA Region 9...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), provides $98,311,183 in funding to the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG). The purpose is to replace 234 existing internal combustion engine (ICE) Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) across approximately 40 fleets in Texas. Additionally, the funding will support the purchase and installation of up to 208...
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 Roanoke City Public School District (RCPS) in Virginia to replace 50 non-zero-emission school buses with new zero-emission electric vehicles. The $25,640,965 grant will cover the cost of the vehicle replacements, installation of 50 DC fast chargers with V2G capability, electrical upgrades to the bus depot, and a comprehensive workforce...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), aims to support the Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Fleet Academy. The $944,904 project will provide comprehensive education, outreach, and technical assistance to fleet operators in California's rural and remote areas. The objective is to empower these fleet operators to evaluate their...
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 replacement of 11 eligible internal combustion engine Class 6 and Class 7 vehicles operated by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) with new zero-emission vehicles. The $2,090,000 award will also cover the purchase and installation of necessary charging infrastructure, as well as workforce development and training to...
This $8,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will enable the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) to replace 10 diesel bucket trucks with 10 battery-electric bucket trucks and install the necessary charging infrastructure. The goal of this project is to reduce diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides (NOx), and exposure to diesel air toxics in the city of Chicago. The...