The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) in southern California has received 400 applications for a share of $21 million to replace 400 or more heavy duty diesel trucks with heavy duty natural gas trucks. That would be the equivalent of taking more than 22,000 passenger vehicles off the road. Fleet owners seeking to replace diesel trucks may be eligible for up to $100,000 towards the purchase of a new natural gas truck.
The money comes from California's Prop 1B, approved in 2006, which, among other things, is intended to reduce emissions of diesel particulates from vehicles that use the state's ports.
SoCalGas provided assistance to SCQAMD with the applications. More info can be found in this article at NGVAmerica.
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