Agenda Item Wording:
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Advanced Clean Fleet Compliance Pathway - Review and approve the implementation of the Zero-Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Milestones Option as the City's method for California Air Resources Board (CARB) compliance under the Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) regulations.
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Deadline for Action: 3/18/2024
Submitting Department: Public Works
Contact Name and Phone Number: Nick Bartsch, Public Works Director, nick.bartsch@visalia.city, 713-4052
Department Recommendation:
It is recommended that the Visalia City Council approve the implementation of the Zero-Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Milestones Option as the City's method for California Air Resources Board (CARB) compliance under the Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) regulations.
Background Discussion:
In September of 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order N-79-20, which accelerated actions to mitigate the effects of climate change, including efforts to eliminate emissions from transportation through the advancement of carbon neutral technologies. This regulation requires that all automotive and equipment sales be zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) by 2035, with the full transition of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets to ZEV's by 2045. Currently, there are only (3) types of vehicles that qualify as zero-emission (or near-zero emission): Battery-electric, Plug-in hybrid (with a range greater than 50 miles of electric-only range), and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
The Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation is part of the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) overall approach to accelerate a large-scale transition to zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. This focuses on vehicles that have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of over 8,500 pounds. Under the Model Year Schedule, this regulation requires that State and local government fleets, including city, county, special district, and State agency fleets, ensure 50 percent of vehic...
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