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newsrel -- State to award $9 million for zero-emission trucks at two rail yards, one freight transfer yard in Southern California

Posted: 10 Jun 2016 11:20:26
Please consider the following news release from the California
Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1rgPSo0

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JUNE 10, 2016

NEWS RELEASE 16-28a

CONTACT:
Stanley Young
(916) 956-9409
stanley.young@arb.ca.gov

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


State to award $9 million for zero-emission trucks at two rail
yards, one freight transfer yard in Southern California

Fully electric trucks to help clean air in low-income,
disadvantaged communities in San Bernardino, Commerce and Fontana


SACRAMENTO - The State of California is awarding $9 million to
the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) for 27
zero-emission trucks to replace diesel-powered heavy-duty
tractors used in rail yards and large-scale freight distribution
centers. The funds come from the California Climate Investments
(CCI) program and are designed to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG),
while also reducing petroleum usage and improving air quality in
residential communities. 

The project, which kicked off this week, will place these
electric-powered trucks in disadvantaged communities within the
cities of San Bernardino, Commerce and Fontana. The goal is to
develop zero-emission vehicles that could replace existing diesel
trucks accelerating the commercialization of these and other
examples of heavy-duty advanced, zero-emission technologies in
California.

“This project will help put the very cleanest trucks to work
where they are heavily utilized, moving cargo within freight
yards,” California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Mary D.
Nichols said. “Cleaner trucks mean cleaner air for all
Californians, but especially for those who live in neighborhoods
next to these freight transfer facilities.”

Over the two-year duration of the demonstration project, the full
complement of the zero-emission trucks will result in overall
reductions of 3,500 tons of carbon dioxide, 3,250 pounds of
nitrogen oxide and 170 pounds of diesel soot (PM10).

“In a county like ours, it is imperative that we continue to seek
the resources needed to fund innovative and effective solutions
to the air quality challenges we face,” SANBAG President Ryan
McEachron said. “This grant represents just one part of a
continued effort by SANBAG to enhance the quality of life for our
residents.”

“At BNSF, we believe it is good business and good citizenship to
minimize our impact on the environment and to contribute to the
long-term sustainability of our business. We welcome the
opportunity to participate in this demonstration project to test
the viability and effectiveness of using zero-emission trucks
inside two of our Southern California facilities,” said Mark
Kirschinger, BNSF general manager operations California
Division.

The two types of trucks funded by this grant are the most common
at every major freight location in the U.S., providing a model
for truck electrification that could be scaled to any facility.
The project will demonstrate 23 battery-electric 80,000-pound
(GVWR) Class 8 yard trucks, also known as “yard goats,” which are
used to move heavy freight containers short distances within
freight yards, warehouses, distribution centers and port
terminals. The project also demonstrates four 16,100-pound (GVWR)
Class 5 medium-duty service trucks. BNSF Railway will operate the
trucks at two of its intermodal rail yards in the cities of San
Bernardino and Commerce; Daylight Transport will also operate the
trucks at its new truck freight transfer facility in Fontana.

The grant is part of a larger statewide investment in low-carbon
transportation projects that are pivotal to meeting California’s
ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air
quality and reduce petroleum dependency by accelerating the
development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies. The
project also supports the Governor’s Executive Order (B-32-15) to
“upgrade freight vehicles and infrastructure” utilizing
“technologies, energy sources, and fuels that enable greater
transportation efficiency while reducing community and
environmental impacts.” The draft California Sustainable Freight
Action Plan, required under the Executive Order, was made public
last month.

The fully electric trucks will be designed and manufactured by
BYD in Lancaster, California.

“BYD’s class 8 heavy-duty yard truck and class 5 medium-duty
service truck technology will prove that vehicle electrification
is a solution that can be applied today to a variety of needs —
not just passenger vehicles,” said Stella Li, president of BYD
Motors. “BYD is proud to collaborate on this project and showcase
our best-in-market electric battery technology. By deploying
these trucks in 24/7 operations, this project will prove that
truck electrification can be adopted at any major freight
location and scaled for any facility and business need in the
U.S.”

CARB and SANBAG are committed to working with industry to improve
air quality in the Inland Empire by supporting public-private
partnerships and technology innovation.


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