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Regional Air Quality Council details electrification grants, vehicle-repair and outreach programs
Summary
At its May meeting the Regional Air Quality Council presented updates on several incentive and education programs including electrified food-truck grants, an e‑bike pilot for subsidized housing, a vehicle repair program targeting high-emitting cars, and lawn-and-garden electrification and public outreach campaigns.
The Regional Air Quality Council updated its board on May 14 about a suite of incentive and outreach programs it runs to reduce mobile-source emissions across the region.
Programs director Dave Spados described the presentations as an opportunity “to gain perspective about what RACC does to actually reduce emissions through our incentive and education outreach programs.” Staff members then reviewed four program areas: an engines-off food-truck grant, an e‑bike pilot for subsidized-housing residents, a cleaner-auto-repair (CAR) program for high-emitting vehicles, and mower/lawn‑equipment exchanges and grants.
Sammy, RACC program staff, said the engines‑off food‑truck grant covers 80% of electrification costs up to $1,000 for mobile food businesses that replace gas or diesel generators with batteries, electrified conversions or solar. “We are in the midst of round 4,” Sammy said. He described the program as popular, noting roughly 25 trucks have completed…
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