Jan 29, 2021
There is complexity in estimating a residual value for vehicles when there is not yet any established track record for used battery electric and fuel cell trucks.
Total cost of ownership math, even 10 or 20 years ago, was probably complicated enough. Fleets now considering alternatives like battery electric and hybrid electric tractors have to factor incentives and grants – not just for the truck, but for the electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).
In addition to the raw cost of the EVSE, there are new costs that may need to factor in for, like getting utility power to EVSE; maintaining and servicing the physical EVSE to keep it operating; maintaining the software for monitoring and efficiently managing the charging of the vehicles; training for all aspects of EVSE; maintaining relationships with the utility providers; maintaining compliance with the fine print in the grants and incentives; contingency costs to change software, connectors, utilities, etc.
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APPLETON, Wis., Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ U.S. Gain®, a leader in the development and distribution of alternative fuel and renewable thermal energy, will now offer Credit Generation to electric fleets and forklifts in California, opening a completely new revenue stream for customers at no additional cost.
U.S. Gain and parent company, U.S. Venture, Inc., are known for their successful, tenured experience with credit generation programs like the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), California s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and Oregon s Clean Fuels Program (CFP). Coupling this expertise with their team of industry-leading traders and established network of credit buyers and sellers, U.S. Gain has an extensive history of monetizing credits, for an array of fuel types, at values that outperform indexed averages.
U.S. Gain Offers Revenue-Boosting Credit Generation to California Electric Fleets
January 25, 2021
U.S. Gain, a company that specializes in the development and distribution of alternative fuels, will now offer credit generation to electric fleets in California, opening a completely new revenue stream for customers at no additional cost.
U.S. Gain says it and its parent company, U.S. Venture Inc., have tenured experience with credit generation programs like the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program (CFP). Coupling this experience with its established network of credit buyers and sellers, U.S. Gain has a history of monetizing credits for an array of fuel types at values that outperform indexed averages.
Jan 20, 2021
AM Transport wants to begin using renewable diesel as soon as supply becomes available to rural areas in Oregon.
AM Transport
Andy Owens wants to get four million gallons of renewable diesel (RD) to the Umpqua Valley in southwest Oregon. This would be enough to fuel his fleet, AM Transport, and two other trucking companies for a year.
Owens is chief executive of Glendale, Ore.-based AM Transport and chairman of the Oregon Trucking Association. The others involved are a log hauler and wood chips transporter.
RD is produced in refineries using feedstock that includes animal fats and vegetable oils. The low-carbon RD molecule is refined to the same ASTM D975 specifications and standards as conventional diesel fuel.
January 20, 2021
Successfully tackling our climate challenge will require a mix of policies that includes investment, emission standards, and more. One important question is: how do we account for the harms of carbon pollution in our economy and hold accountable those responsible for them? Doing this will require grappling with the serious legacy of environmental racism that exists in our society, the result of both intentional and unintentional policies enacted by governments and supported by advocates over the years. This article describes Climate Solutions approach to the Climate Commitment Act
, Governor Inslee’s proposed cap-and-invest system, and other systems like it. There are other strong carbon policies under discussion this year, including a carbon fee, that we don’t discuss in this post.