CalNGV News - 2010 Archive

The Coalition publishes CalNGV News biweekly. Click the date to download issues in PDF format.

2010

• December 13
  CEC discusses options for AB 118 fund shortfall; Fiat considers entering U.S. market; workshop builds support for renewable natural gas
• November 15
  CARB urged to add GHG incentives to Moyer program; CEC drafting 2011–2012 plan for AB 118; Workgroup seeks more LCFS studies
• November 1
  NGV Co-op launches with 2011 models; EPA proposes first-ever GHG rules for heavy-duty vehicles; Cal Cartage expands LNG fleet
• October 18
  Heavy-duty NGV infrastructure expands; study adds evidence Prop. 23 would harm innovation; Verizon to roll out CNG vans
• October 4
  Governor signs AB 1507, removing cost-effectiveness penalty; agencies invest in NGVs; plan update maintains status quo at ports
• September 20
  Berkeley study finds numerous negative effects from suspending AB 32; Clean Energy, Fuel Systems make purchases; AB 1507 needs support
• September 6
  Biomethane study looks at quality, monitoring technologies; court upholds port’s Clean Truck Program; CEC funds natural gas projects
• August 23
  CEC approves 2010–11 AB 118 investment plan; bill to fix Moyer cost-effectiveness issue passes; Fuel Systems buys PCI
• August 9
  New national energy bill boosts NGVs; Landi Renzo buys Baytech; Phill returns, new home refueling option on the way
• July 26
  AB 118 2010–2011 Investment Plan nears vote; economists warn against delaying action on AB 32; manufacturers introduce new NGV products
• July 12
  Clean Energy to buy IMW Industries; Westport acquires OMVL, Juniper; South Coast adopts refuse amendments; governor signs AB 1500
• June 28
  CARB railyard emissions-reduction plan excludes NGVs; HOV lane access bill passes; U.S. mayors call for fast action on NGV initiatives
• June 14
  Port of L.A. emissions inventory finds significant drop over 2008; South Coast awards truck grants; Ford adds CNG conversion products
• May 31
  Coalition comments on AB 118 Investment Plan; Obama calls for national truck GHG standards; Coalition joins pro–AB 32 campaign
• May 17
  Italian AFV giant opens U.S. branch; federal climate/energy bill supports NGVs; ISE starts selling CNG hybrid system for transit buses
• May 3
  Revised AB 118 plan gets review, Coalition seeks bigger slice for NGVs; CARB pursues diesel rule changes; think tank touts NGV benefits
• April 19
  Ports update Clean Air Action Plan with ambitious new standards; CARB amends Prop. 1B funding guidelines; SoCal gets NGV rental trucks
• April 5
  Westport launches pioneering carbon project; economics analysis finds AB 32 Scoping Plan sound; Price joins Speaker’s staff
• March 22
  Opponents launch multipronged effort to derail AB 32; bills demand more economic analysis of regulations; EPA signals new GHG rules
• March 8
  Coalition appoints Tim Carmichael president; CARB considers changes to Prop. 1B guidelines; study finds biogas cleaner than expected
• February 22
  CEC details status of AB 118 funds; CARB proposes Prop. 1B updates; Navistar plans dual-fuel engine; Ford announces CNG taxi upfit
• February 8
  New AB 118 Investment Plan allots $24 million for NGV-related projects; AFVs to pay $2.50 on Bay Area bridges; EPA certifies CNG systems
• January 25
  Report assessing pollution studies finds likely health harm; Xebec gets contract for new biogas plant; UPS adds CNG trucks in the West
• January 11
  Altamont plant shows biomethane potential; CARB airs proposed Moyer changes; Kenworth expands natural gas offerings

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