https://community.element14.com/technologies/automotive/w/documents/9989/texas-awarding-up-to-5-7m-for-alternative-fuel-and-hybrid-vehiclesen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/automotive/w/documents/9989/texas-awarding-up-to-5-7m-for-alternative-fuel-and-hybrid-vehiclesFri, 08 Oct 2021 04:55:26 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b6c9eaf2-8883-41d0-97a0-e0dda2f9429bautoembeddedhttps://community.element14.com/technologies/automotive/w/documents/9989/texas-awarding-up-to-5-7m-for-alternative-fuel-and-hybrid-vehicles#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Documents by autoembedded on 10/8/2021 4:55:26 AM<br /> <p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will award up to $5.7 million in grants to eligible individuals, businesses, governmental entities, and school districts, to replace older diesel vehicles with new alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles. </span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">For the purposes of this program, eligible alternative fuel vehicles are limited to those powered by the following: electricity, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen, propane (LPG), or a mixture of fuels containing at least 85 percent methanol by volume (M85). A hybrid vehicle is defined as a motor vehicle with at least two different energy converters and two different energy storage systems on board the vehicle for the purpose of propelling the vehicle. </span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">TCEQ Texas Clean Fleet Program grants, which are part of the Texas Emission Reductions Plan (TERP), are offered to eligible entities that own or lease a fleet of 75 or more on-road vehicles that are currently registered in Texas and intend to replace at least 20 on-road diesel vehicles. Projects must result in at least a 25% reduction of emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx). </span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">The eligible reimbursement amounts range between 50% and 80% of the purchase costs depending on the model year of the vehicle and engine being replaced. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis with projects ranked according to the cost per ton of NOx reduced by the project. </span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Recipients must agree to operate the grant-funded vehicles for a defined percentage of the annual mileage in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria area, Dallas-Fort Worth area, Beaumont-Port Arthur area, Tyler-Longview area, Austin area, San Antonio area, Corpus Christi area, or Victoria area for five years or 400,000 miles, whichever occurs earlier. </span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Application deadline is 29 August 2012.</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Go to <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.tceq.texas.gov/news/releases/6-12HybridGrants6-11" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">TCEQ</a><br /></span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: alternative, ev, hybrid_vehicle, Technology, electric_vehicles, automotive, hybrid, electric_car</div>