Lone Star Clean Fuels Alliance News
March 2023
Our Electric & Hydrogen Vehicle Showcase
Held on March 7th with partners CAPCOG and EDF was a great success: good networking, great speakers, and a chance to ride in cool trucks!
(L-R) Hyzon Fuel Cell Electric, Charging panel, Hyliion Natural Gas - Electric, Xos Electric Step Van, Nikola Hydrogen Electric, AYRO Electric Mulit-Purpose Truck.
Welcome to our new Members
ONE Gas provides natural gas distribution services to more than 2.2 million customers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Headquartered in Tulsa, OK, divisions include Kansas Gas Service, the largest natural gas distributor in Kansas; Oklahoma Natural Gas, the largest in the state, and Texas Gas Service, the third largest in the state in terms of customers. Texas Gas Service is the third largest natural gas distribution company in Texas, providing safe, clean and reliable natural gas to more than 656,000 customers in 100 communities.
ROUSH CleanTech, a division of the global engineering company Roush Enterprises, is an advanced clean transportation solutions company. ROUSH CleanTech is an industry leader in advanced clean transportation solutions, developing propane autogas and electric propulsion technology for medium-duty Ford commercial vehicles and school buses.
Coalition Activities
Join us for our next Fleet Manager Roundtable- Adding EVs & Charging in Your Fleet
Thursday, March 23rd 12:00 - 12:45 CDT Register with Clay Wilson of Austin Energy Pro Tip: Plan and install charging prior to receiving vehicles. Level 2 charging and higher can take 12-24 months from idea to planning to installation. Hear Clay explain how to reduce this time.
State & National News
Tesla's new "Magic Dock" is creating quite a buzz.
Tesla's Supercharger "Magic Docks" Open to All EVs The Biden Administration is cheering as Tesla opens its fast-charging network to other companies' electric cars. Biden wants 500,000 public chargers by 2030. For years, EV owners who bought competitors’ models looked longingly at Tesla’s robust and highly visible coast-to-coast Supercharger network. Though Electrify America (funded by the Volkswagen settlement), EVgo, ChargePoint, Blink and others have worked to create alternatives for the rest of the market, Tesla’s network was a powerful argument for the brand. That may be changing, as Tesla wil open up its network 7,500 Superchargers, to all EVs by the end of next year. Continue. We Plugged a Ford, a Hyundai, and a VW into Tesla’s Magic Dock Superchargers. Only Two Vehicles Charged Tesla’s new Magic Dock opens the Supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs, although there are still some kinks to work out. Continue.
Updated Natural Gas Vehicle Codes & Standards List Now Available
NGVAmerica says it has updated its master list of compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) codes and standards for natural gas vehicles. The list is available to NGVAmerica members via the association’s portal. The list includes the document designation, description, country accreditation and status for every CNG and LNG vehicle standard maintained by CSA, ISO, CGA, NFPA, SAE, UNECE, ASTM, FMVSS and CMVSS, as well as any state-specific vehicle safety standards and codes that exist.
Grants & Funding
TCEQ is now accepting applications under the Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program (TNGVGP).
The TNGVGP provides grants to encourage an entity that owns and operates a heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle to repower the vehicle with a natural gas engine or replace the vehicle with a natural gas vehicle.
Applications will be accepted for consideration on a first-come, first-served basis and must be received by TCEQ no later than 5:00 p.m., Central Time on March 31, 2023.
TCEQ TERP Grant Programs and Opening Dates
 | FY 2022 – 2023 FUNDING | STATUS |
Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Grants (ERIG) | ~$45M | OPEN |
Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grants Program (TNGVGP) | $34M | OPEN |
Seaport & Rail Yard Areas Emissions Reduction Program (SPRY) | $20M | CLOSED |
Texas Clean Fleet Program (TCFP) | $16M | CLOSED |
Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive Program (LDPLIP) | $17M | CLOSED |
Rebate Grants Program | $75M | CLOSED |
Texas Clean School Bus Program (TCSB) | $13M | CLOSED |
| Alternative Fueling Facilities Program (AFFP) | $12M | CLOSED |
New Technology Implementation Grant (NTIG) | $10M | OPEN |
Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet Grant Program (GAFF) | TBD | CLOSED |
Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program
TCEQ is now accepting applications under the Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program (TNGVGP).
The TNGVGP provides grants to encourage an entity that owns and operates a heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle to repower the vehicle with a natural gas engine or replace the vehicle with a natural gas vehicle.
Applications will be accepted for consideration on a first-come, first-served basis and must be received by TCEQ no later than 5:00 p.m., Central Time on March 31, 2023.
Emissions Reduction Incentive Grants (ERIG) Now Open!
An estimated $45 million in funding to help replace and repower older locomotives, marine vessels, stationary equipment, and select non-road equipment in nonattainment areas and affected counties in Texas.
Grants are available for a wide variety of equipment like line-haul & switcher locomotives, commercial fishing boats, tugboats, stationary turbines over 25 hp, off-highway trucks, and more.
ERIG webpage.
New Technology Implementation Grant (NTIG) Program Now Open!
This program offers estimated $10 million in funding to assist in the implementation of new technologies that reduce emissions of regulated pollutants from facilities and other stationary sources in Texas.
Grants are available for a variety of technologies like stationary compressor engines and systems that reduce flaring at oil and gas sites, electricity-storage projects produced from wind, solar, hydrogen or other renewable generation, and more.
Have questions? Contact the TCEQ at 800-919-TERP (8377) or by email.
https://www.tceq.texas.gov/agency/trust
Electric Forklifts and Port Cargo Handling Equipment: Opening Soon
Electric Airport Ground Support Equipment: Opening Soon
Sister Clean Cities Events
Oncor Clean Fleet Partnership Program Webinar
Join Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities (DFWCC) and Oncor for an in-depth explanation of Oncor’s new Fleet Portal and Clean Fleet Partnership Program! The program aims to collect vehicle electrification information from fleets to allow Oncor to proactively manage energy demand increases. This information will also be used by Oncor and DFWCC to educate fleets and help them plan for electrification. Oncor will also present on their Energy Efficiency Department study on electric vehicle charging that offers incentives to participants
Date: Wednesday, March 22
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM CT
Location: NCTCOG Transportation Council Room at 616 Six Flags Drive, Centerpoint Two, Arlington, TX 76011 and via Zoom
Register Here
EV Workforce Development Stakeholder Session
DFWCC will host a meeting for stakeholders involved in workforce development in the electric vehicle industry. Presentations on current efforts in this space and information about funding opportunities from the Department of Energy will be followed by a Q&A and discussion to identify action items needed to fill gaps in existing workforce development programs, facilitate connections and partnerships around this topic, and gauge interest in the funding opportunities discussed.
Date: Monday, March 20
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM CT
Location: NCTCOG Transportation Council Room at 616 Six Flags Drive, Centerpoint Two, Arlington, TX 76011 and via Zoom
Register Here
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