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newsrel -- State to award $23.6 million for zero-emission trucks at seaports

Posted: 04 May 2016 13:01:33
Please consider the following news release from the California
Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1rUELCq

 
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 4, 2016

NEWS RELEASE 16-18

CONTACT:

Melanie Turner
(916) 322-2990
melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov



State to award $23.6 million for zero-emission trucks at
seaports

Cleaner air for port-adjacent, disadvantaged communities in Los
Angeles, San Joaquin Valley, Oakland, San Diego and West
Sacramento

SACRAMENTO – The State of California is awarding $23.6 million to
the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) for a
statewide zero-emission drayage truck development and
demonstration project. The funds, from the California Climate
Investments program, will reduce key criteria pollutants,
greenhouse gases (GHG), petroleum usage and toxic pollution where
reductions are needed most. They are also designed to accelerate
the commercialization of heavy-duty advanced, zero-emission
technologies, establishing a path for implementing SCAQMD’s clean
air plan currently under development. 

The South Coast air district is teaming up with air districts in
the Bay Area, Sacramento, San Diego and San Joaquin Valley to
make the project a statewide demonstration of 43 zero-emission
battery electric and plug-in hybrid drayage trucks serving major
California ports. Demonstration trucks and charging
infrastructure will be used in all five air districts, providing
emission reduction benefits in key areas of California with
drayage truck activity.

“This project will help put the very cleanest short-haul trucks
to work where they are needed most, moving cargo from the state’s
biggest ports to distribution centers and rail yards,” said ARB
Chair Mary D. Nichols. “This is good news – and cleaner air – for
all Californians, but especially those who live in neighborhoods
next to these industrial facilities or along some of our state’s
busiest trade corridors.”

“This unique collaborative effort will accelerate the
commercialization of advanced zero-emission truck technologies
that are vital to improving air quality in communities near our
busy freight corridors,” said Joe Buscaino, Los Angeles City
Councilman and SCAQMD Board Member. “Cleaner truck fleets on our
roadways are important for air quality and climate goals, and
essential to protecting public health.”

This is the first large-scale demonstration of zero-emission
Class 8 trucks that involves major manufacturers, including BYD,
Kenworth, Peterbilt and Volvo. The companies receiving funds have
the engineering resources, manufacturing capabilities and
distribution networks to support commercialization of advanced
technologies related to moving freight to and from the ports.

“BYD is proud to work with the California Air Resources Board,
South Coast Air Quality Management District and our fleet
partners to advance clean, battery-electric transportation
solutions in communities where it is needed most,” said Stella
Li, president of BYD Motors. “BYD is a worldwide leader in
battery technology and as the OEM providing the most
battery-electric trucks under this solicitation, I believe other
fleets will take notice and recognize that battery-powered
drayage trucks are reliable and available for wider deployment
today. We look forward to celebrating the delivery of our first
battery-electric drayage truck in the fall of this year.”

“Kenworth is pleased to partner with SCAQMD in the development of
commercial vehicle technologies that help to reduce emissions,”
Kenworth Truck Company Research & Development Manager Brian
Lindgren said. “As a division of PACCAR Inc., environmental
leadership is one of our core values: reducing the environmental
impact of our activities and our products is an integral part of
our corporate strategy. We look forward to working with SCAQMD to
develop these zero-emission and zero-emission-capable drayage
tractors, and if successful, to broaden the availability of these
technologies to more of our customers.”

“Peterbilt is excited to participate in the grant program and
looks forward to working with the California Air Resources Board
and the South Coast Air Quality Management District to evaluate
commercial trucks with zero-emission capabilities,” said Andy
Weiblen, Peterbilt Director of Product Planning. “Peterbilt
welcomes the opportunity to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to
developing advanced, environmentally friendly technologies and
products, as well as sustaining green initiatives throughout all
of our operations and facilities.”

“Volvo Group is pleased to partner with SCAQMD and receive
funding from CARB to further investigate technologies that offer
significant emissions reductions while increasing fuel efficiency
for customers,” said Susan Alt, senior vice president of public
affairs, Volvo Group North America. “The Zero Emission Drayage
Truck Demonstration Project will build upon the integrated
technologies approach that Volvo Group has been promoting,
including further development of intelligent transportation
systems solutions.”

The grant award is part of a larger statewide investment in
low-carbon transportation projects that are pivotal to meeting
California’s ambitious goals to reduce GHG emissions, improve air
quality, deploy zero-emission vehicles and reduce petroleum
dependency by accelerating the development and deployment of
advanced vehicle technologies. This project is part of the
California Climate Investments, which use proceeds from the
state’s cap-and-trade auctions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
while providing a variety of additional benefits to California
communities. The project also supports the Governor’s Executive
Order (B-32-15) to ensure the state “transition to zero-emission
technologies.” The California Sustainable Freight Action Plan to
support that transition was made public Tuesday.

Freight transport in California is a major economic engine for
the state but also accounts for about half of toxic diesel
particulate matter (PM 2.5), 45 percent of the emissions of
nitrogen oxides (NOx) that form ozone and fine particulate matter
in the atmosphere, and 6 percent of all GHG emissions in
California.

The SCAQMD is the air pollution control agency for Orange County
and major portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside
counties.

ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare,
and ecological resources through effective reduction of air
pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the
economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in
California to attain and maintain health based air quality
standards.



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