NetZero Insider’s transportation coverage for this week featured coverage by K Kaufmann on the announcement of federal Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) awards, which include more than $500 million in grants for projects across 29 states and eight tribal communities.
The funding stems from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The deadline for the second round of CFI funding is Sept. 11, with $1.3 billion in grants up for grabs.
California received a total of $150 million in CFI grants, Elaine Goodman reports. This includes the largest award of the batch: $102 million for the West Coast Truck Charging and Fueling Corridor project, a tristate charging network for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
The corridor will include 34 truck stations and five hydrogen fueling stations, largely located along Interstate 5. Elected officials in the state expect the project to cost about $700 million in total.
Also in California, Los Angeles County received a $15 million grant for a project to install 1,263 public electric vehicle chargers.
In Washington state, a group representing truckers argued that the state is moving too quickly in its transition to zero-emission trucks, John Stang reports. The Washington Trucking Association said it is concerned about “vehicle costs, operational challenges and low to nonexistent vehicle adoption.”
The state has established increasing zero-emission truck sales targets for the coming years, aiming for 55% in the state to be carbon-free by 2035. The trucking association said the rules could push trucking companies to purchase vehicles out of state to avoid the regulations.
In news from other sources, California recently surpassed 150,000 chargers installed statewide.
Across the country, slower-than-expected growth in sales has caused J.D. Power to lower its near-term projection for EV market share in the U.S. It now expects EVs to reach 9% of the retail market this year, compared to its previous forecast of 12%. The consulting group still expects significant growth in the long term, projecting EVs to make up 58% of the market by 2035.
In international news, Canada announced that it will impose a 100% tariff on Chinese EV imports and a 25% tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum, following the lead of the U.S. and the EU.
In maritime news, Viking Line is planning to run some of their ships for a week using biogas, which it said will reduce emissions by up to 90%. The company said high costs and limited availability remain constraining factors in their use of the biogas.
All that and more in this week’s Intelligence Report:
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