CARB 2018–19 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Could Do More for NGVs
While CARB’s approved $483 million 2018–19 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives supports NGVs, it does not provide all the features that the Coalition pressed for.
Updates
CARB Rejects Federal Emissions Proposal; NGV Advocates Weigh In
CARB, Gov. Jerry Brown, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, and 21 other attorneys general have formally rejected the Trump administration’s proposal to loosen greenhouse gas emission standards and fuel efficiency rules.
News Briefs | 11.13.18
Ports’ Clean Trucks Program has cut emissions by 97 percent; EPA awards $9.6 million in grants to reduce diesel emissions in California; EPA dismisses two advisory panels on pollution
Coalition News | 11.13.18
SoCalGas launches “try before you buy” program; Valley Vista Services will use and sell Redeem RNG
Industry Events | 11.13.18
Coming up: CNGVC board meeting; NGVAmerica Annual Meeting & Industry Summit; California Dairy Sustainability Summit
Governor Signs Coalition-Sponsored Bill, Key Transportation Legislation
In the final bill signing of his four terms as California’s governor, Gov. Jerry Brown approved a number of clean transportation bills that underscore the state’s commitment to NGVs.
California’s Transportation GHG Problem Is Urgent—RNG Can Help
With Gov. Jerry Brown’s new executive order calling for California to cut overall emissions to zero by 2045, the high greenhouse gas emissions from the state’s transportation sector loom larger than ever.
News Briefs | 10.09.18
CARB tightens carbon intensity requirement; state officials testify against EPA’s rollback of clean car standards; CARB announces $200-plus million in clean freight funding
Industry Events | 10.09.18
Coming up: BioCycle Refor18 Biogas conference; 2018 West Coast Collaborative Partners meeting; CARB 2018 SIP Update meeting
New Law Lets NGVs, Other AFVs Match Diesel Trucks’ Cargo Capacity
On Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 2061, which allows ultraclean heavy-duty trucks to exceed California’s weight limits by as much as 2,000 pounds, accommodating the extra weight of natural gas and other clean truck fuel systems.
News Briefs | 09.11.18
Coalition invites legislative ideas from members; California counters EPA vehicle emissions proposal with its own; Agility Fuel Solutions’ first natural gas engine receives CARB approval
Industry Events | 09.11.18
Coming up: Renewable Natural Gas for California workshop; CARB board meeting; BioCycle Refor18 Biogas Conference