California Air Resources Board Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Regulation Educational Opportunity The MEMA NorCal chapter partnered with the Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition in holding two webinars about the “Operational and Budgetary Impacts of the California Air Resources Board Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Regulation” that affect state and local government fleets beginning on January 1, 2024. A five-part video series has been created from the original webinars to provide fleets a comprehensive overview with detailed information and reference material on demand. Topics covered in the video series include the following:

Part 1

  • Overview of Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Regulation
  • Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Regulation
  • State and Local Government Requirements
  • Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Definition
  • Exempted Vehicles
  • Waste and Wastewater Utilities & Transit Fleet Provisions
  • Regulatory Language and Reference Documentation

Part 2

  • Vehicle Exemption Process
  • Fueling Infrastructure Extensions
  • Procurement
  • Requirement to Hire Compliant Fleets
  • Compliant Fleets Reporting Requirements
  • Disclosure of Regulation Applicability to Hired or Dispatched Fleets
  • Sales Disclosure of Regulation Applicability
  • Recordkeeping Requirements
  • Annual Fleet Reporting Requirements
  • Regulatory Language and Reference Documentation

Part 3

  • Internal and External Group Collaboration Required
  • ZEV Refueling Infrastructure Planning
  • Charging Infrastructure Cost Example
  • Charging Infrastructure Daily Electricity Consumption Example
  • Public Hydrogen Fuel Infrastructure
  • Overall Compliance Cost Example
  • Operational Challenges
  • Regulatory Language and Reference Documentation

Part 4

  • EV Accident Damage
  • EV Accident Damage – First Responders
  • EV Accident Damage – EV Fire Containment
  • Vehicle Challenges – Battery Module Replacement
  • Capital and Budgetary Costs
  • Regulatory Language and Reference Documentation

Part 5

  • Compliance Options Pathways
  • Compliance Strategies
  • Funding Resources
  • Cost Savings Example
  • More Information
  • Regulatory Language and Reference Documentation