ZEVStation

We are honored to receive the GFO-22-502 – “Innovative Refueling Solutions for Heavy Transport” $4M grant (NOPA) and GFO-21-604 - Clean Transportation Program Rural (REV) , $1.6M grant from the California Energy Commission to help accelerate our zero emission vehicle infrastructure.

ZEV Station, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s National Renewable Energy LaboratoryNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), plans to develop optimum standards and evaluate a scalable platform for HD hydrogen fueling through simulations and correlation with real-world fueling station data.

As a follow on to our existing charging site, these grants will help accelerate the next step for ZEVStation toward the goal using EV Charging & hydrogen to replace petroleum.

Reference Press Release:
https://lnkd.in/gwdeN3x3

ZEV Station Awarded $4M CEC Grant for a Multimodal MD/HD Hydrogen Station and $1.6M CEC Grant for Rural EV Charging CEC awards ZEV Station with two grants: innovative medium/heavy duty hydrogen fueling and rural EV Charging.

Bold move: California doubles down with a new ZEV law essentially bans the sale of diesel trucks and trains. The California Air Resources Board unanimously approved the Advanced Clean Fleets rule, the state's second zero-emissions trucks rule and first in the world to require new commercial trucks, including garbage trucks, delivery trucks and other medium and heavy-duty vehicles, to be all zero emission, electric or hydrogen (ZEV). The law also covers a first ever require zero emission trains.

Summary of HD ZEV law mandating Zero Emission Vehicles (outlawing gas & diesel for trucks in addition to the LD ZEV mandate)

- 2024 Ports, All New Class 8 trucks (40t)
- 2027 Statewide, All MD city trucks (garbage trucks & school buses)
- 2035 Ports, All Class 8 trucks (40t)
- 2036 Statewide, New Class 8 trucks (40t)
- 2042 Statewide All trucks on road including delivery vans (Class 6) to be zero-emissions

The mandate would require companies that operate 50 or more trucks to convert their fleets into electric or hydrogen models and achieve zero-emissions by 2042.

Summary of law banning diesel trains, mandating zero emissions (e.g. hydrogen fuel cell)

- 2024 Fleet operators required to fund zero emissions spending account based emissions
- 2030 50% of locomotives must be zero emissions.
- 2030 100% trains older than 23 years
- 2047 All train fleets must be zero emissions

“We need zero-emission vehicles everywhere feasible and this regulation is a next major step in that direction,” air board Chair Liane Randolph said. “Decarbonizing the transportation sector is one of the most decisive actions we can take to drive down emissions and reduce the harmful impacts of climate pollution.”

Bravo, finally a clear signal for the expiration date of diesel, and to ZEV for all trucks (and cars). Only by addressing entire transportation sectors can we make change now to abate global warming. This is even more impactful that 18 states follow California Emissions laws…

Now the hard part, building electric and fuel cell powertrains, trucks to meet the law/ customer needs -AND- replace the infrastructure-

Additional sources:
https://lnkd.in/g_qPJjgz

ZEVStation ZEV Fleet

California bans the sale of new diesel trucks by 2036 The new mandate is estimated to deliver $26.5 billion in public health benefits in California in avoided health impacts and deaths due to diesel pollution.