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FleetSpeakby Bob StantonApril 29, 2024

EPA 3.0 – Public Sector Vehicles Included Beginning in 2027

Upcoming regulations targeting public sector diesel-powered trucks from 2027 mean fleet managers should be proactive by formulating a procurement strategy that will work for the entity’s benefit.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 26, 2022

California Looks to Ban Diesel-Fueled Trucks

The California Air Resources Board has proposed regulations to end the sale of new diesel-propelled big rigs and other trucks by 2040.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2022

EPA Awards Grant for Lower-Emission Diesel Fleet for Tribal Nation

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Kansas plans to replace inefficient larger engine vehicles to reduce emissions.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2021

Michigan City Accepts $1.4M Grant to Enhance Emissions-Reducing Fleet

The City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, fleet will be enhanced to include seven electric, six hybrid/electric, 77 hybrid/gas, and nine compressed natural gas vehicles.

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NewsMarch 10, 2021

Premier Performance Fined $3M for Selling ‘Defeat’ Devices

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Premier Performance of Rexburg, Idaho, one of the nation’s largest sellers of aftermarket automotive parts, $3 million for illegally selling emissions-control defeat devices.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 10, 2020

EPA Offers $44M in Clean Diesel Grants

The EPA is soliciting applications for its Diesel Emissions Reductions Act (DERA) grant program, particularly from fleets operating in areas with poor air quality.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2019

Pennsylvania Offers Grants for Diesel Fleet Upgrades

Pennsylvania is accepting grant applications to replace, repower, or retrofit fleet diesel-powered trucks, buses, and other vehicles and equipment.

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NewsMarch 15, 2017

N.Y. Urged to Green State Fleet with Volkswagen Funds

An environmental group is urging New York State to use the $117 million it’s expected to receive from the Volkswagen diesel settlement to implement the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) of 2006.

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Newsby Roselynne ReyesOctober 29, 2016

VW to Set Up Trust for Government Projects, Investment in ZEVs

A judge has approved Volkswagen's settlement in its diesel emissions scandal, including buybacks of affected vehicles, a trust to fund projects reducing emissions, and the promotion of zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) technology.

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NewsDecember 14, 2015

San Francisco's Renewable Diesel Halves Diesel Emissions

The City & County of San Francisco has ended its use of petroleum diesel and completed the switch to renewable diesel for the city fleet. The change will reduce fleet diesel greenhouse gas emissions by 50% and is cost neutral.

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