VW Settlement vw.utah.gov Division of Air Quality 1
Opportunities for Government Entities Nearly 85% of the VW Settlement for Utah is allocated to government entities for: • Replacing or repowering Class 4-8 local freight trucks • Replacing or repowering Class 4-8 school buses, shuttle buses, or transit buses • Purchasing, installing, and maintaining light-duty electric- vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) Division of Air Quality 2
Class 4-7 Local Freight Trucks Division of Air Quality 3
Class 8 Local Freight Trucks Division of Air Quality 4
Available Funding Amounts Vehicle or Engine Replacements: Up to 50% of the cost for new diesel or alternative fuels • Up to 55% for new vehicles or engines certified to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Optional Low -NO x Standards • Up to 65% for new all-electric replacement vehicles or engines • Charging infrastructure may be included Light-Duty, EVSE: • Up to 100% of the cost to purchase, install, and maintain EVSEs available to the public at government-owned facilities • Up to 60% of the cost to purchase, install, and maintain EVSEs available at a government workplace but not to the general public Division of Air Quality 5
Vehicle/Engine Replacement Projects Minimum Requirements ● Vehicles/engines must be engine model years 1992-2006 and currently registered in the State of Utah. ● Vehicles/engines must be operable and have a minimum of three years remaining in their useful life at the time of replacement. Funding must be used to retire vehicles/engines sooner than they are regularly scheduled. ● Vehicles/engines being replaced must be scrapped or permanently disabled within 90 days of being replaced by drilling a three-inch-by-three-inch hole in the engine block and cutting the chassis rails on both sides. ● Replacement vehicles/engines must stay within the same vehicle class and operate in the same function and areas as the vehicle being replaced. Division of Air Quality 6
EVSE Projects Minimum Requirements • The facility where the light-duty EVSE is installed must be a government-owned property. • Site evaluation must be conducted by electric utility provider and facility management agency showing that the project is feasible. Division of Air Quality 7
Criteria/Scoring • Cost-Per-Ton of NO x Reductions: 50 points • Vehicle/Engine Replacements Vehicle Type • Engine Model Year • Annual Fuel Usage and Mileage • Remaining Useful Life • Amount of VW Settlement Funds Requested • • EVSE Usage (hours/day, days/year) Charging Capacity (range-per-hour) Amount of VW Settlement Funds Requested • Location: 30 points Priority given to non-attainment areas • • Community Benefits: 20 points Division of Air Quality 8
Application Information DAQ will begin accepting applications on Monday, October 1, 2018. • Applications will be due by November 30, 2018. • Incomplete applications and/or applications without required • attachments will not be evaluated. Applications may not be revised or supplemental information provided after November 30, 2018. Successful applicants will have three years from the time of the award • to complete projects. • Future funding opportunities through the VW Settlement will depend on the number and amounts of successful projects that receive awards through this current funding opportunity. Division of Air Quality
Email Applications to vw@utah.gov Contacts: Lisa Burr: 801-536-4019, lburr@utah.gov or Courtney Ehrlich: 801-536-4430, cehrlich@utah.gov For EVSE questions, contact Mat Carlile: 801-536-4116, mcarlile@utah.gov
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