Public Fleets Sector

On this page: Sector Calls and Meetings Projects Funded Under ARRA Recent News Funding/Incentive Sources Green Fleets Resources State and Local Programs Related information: Meeting Notes Archive

The West Coast Collaborative has recently formed a new workgroup to address the needs of public fleets. Over the coming months, the workgroup will be developing its strategic plan and begin exploring opportunities to share information and seek funding for a variety of projects, including: retrofits and use of best available control technologies, use of biodiesel and other alternative fuels, and retirement/replacement programs for aging fleets.

For more information, or to join the Public Fleets Workgroup, contact Grace Cheng.

Sector Calls and Meetings

The teleconference line for all calls is: 1-866-299-3188. The conference code is: 2065538087#. See the Meeting Archive for notes and materials from past meetings.

2009 EPA-Funded Projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Retrofitting School Buses in San Joaquin Valley: The San Joaquin Valley Unified APCD was selected for $4 million in funding to install 190 diesel particulate filters on 2001 model year and newer diesel school buses. Through diesel emission reductions, the project is expected to protect the health of children who ride these buses daily.
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Reducing Diesel Emissions in Phoenix, Arizona: The City of Phoenix will retrofit 45 pieces of city-owned diesel equipment with diesel particulate filters or diesel oxidation catalysts, and replace an aging garbage hauler. The retrofitted vehicles will run on ultra-low sulfur diesel with 20 percent biodiesel.
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Reducing School Bus Emissions in San Diego County, California: The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) was selected for $1,563,652 in funding to retrofit, replace, and repower 125 high-polluting school buses with newer, cleaner engines and filters.

Recent News

• Green School Contest Offers Bus as Prize
• Army Announces Historic Electric Vehicle Lease
• City of Long Beach Named No. 1 Government Green Fleet in North America

Funding/Incentive Sources

FEDERAL

• http://www.grants.gov, http://www.fbo.gov, http://www.recovery.gov
• Department of Energy (DOE) – EERE, VTP, SEP, EECBG, Clean Cities
  https://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/finanial/index.html
  http://www.eecbg.energy.gov/
• EPA – National and Regional DERA Clean Diesel Grants
  https://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel
• Department of Transportation (DOT) – FTA, FHWA, TCSP
  https://www.dot.gov/Government_Services.htm

STATE

• For Your State Energy Office
  http://www.naseo.org/members/states/default.aspx
• Alternative Fuels Data Center
  https://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/states/
• California Air Resources Board Consumer Information and Vehicle Buyers Guide, Incentives are searchable by vehicle type, city or zip code
  www.DriveClean.ca.gov

LOCAL

• Clean Cities
  http://www1.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/
• To find your clean cities coordinator
  http://www.afdc.energy.gov/cleancities/progs/coordinators.php
• Air Districts
  Utilities
  Transit/Transportation Authorities
  Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) – Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)
  http://www.bts.gov/external_links/government/metropolitan_planning_organizations.html

Green Fleets Resources

• EPA Region 9 Clean Energy and Climate Change Transportation Page:
  http://www.epa.gov/region09/climatechange/transportation.html#fuels
• Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center This is a comprehensive clearinghouse of data, publications, tools, and information related to advanced transportation technologies. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities initiative and technically administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the AFDC hosts more than 3,000 documents, interactive tools that help fleets and consumers make transportation decisions, and a wealth of information to educate the public on alternative fuels and advanced vehicles, including the Virtual Information Bridge to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• The Western Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Network’s Fleet Fuel Efficiency/Alternative Fuels Resources (http://www.wsppn.org/fleet/)
• Green Car Institute (www.greencar.org) aims to educate the public and the media to overcome obstacles to these vehicles' commercialization
• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: Fleet Forward Recognition Program
  http://www.deq.state.or.us/aq/diesel/recognition.htm
• Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVI) is the education provider and information link between the alternative fuels and vehicles industry and public/private fleets and other proponents of alternative fuels. AFVI is fuel and technology neutral. AFVI’s primary focus is to help improve our country’s transportation energy supply by facilitating market integration of new transportation fuels and technologies while minimizing environmental impacts.
• Fleet Calculators and Models:
  U.S. Department of Energy Natural Gas Calculator
  U.S. Department of Energy Flexible Fuel Vehicles Calculator
  U.S. Department of Energy Hybrid Vehicle Cost Calculator
  Propane Energy and Research Council Propane Calculator
  Cool California Carbon Footprint Calculator
  Transit Planning Emission Calculator
  Diesel Emissions Quantifier
  Idle Reduction Savings Calculator for School Buses
  Fleet GHG Emission Calculator
  Petroleum Reduction Planning Tool
  EPA SmartWay Transport FLEET Models and Smart Savings Calculator:
  • http://www.epa.gov/smartway/transport/partner-resources/resources-complete.htm#tools
  • http://www.epa.gov/smartway/transport/calculators/loancalcfreight.htm
  DOE Argonne National Laboratory GHG, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) MODEL
• Puget Sound Green Fleets Guide
• EPA Green Vehicles Guide
• UNEP Tool Kit for Clean Fleet Strategy Development

State and Local Programs

• State Clean Diesel Grant Program