In this meeting, Thomas Conboy, provided a detailed overview of the city’s transition to biofuels for heavy-duty vehicles, ferries, and building heating to meet aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets. He explained that New York has successfully moved over 12,500 heavy-duty units to renewable diesel, which serves as a drop-in replacement for fossil fuels while offering significant emissions benefits. The discussion highlighted the technical advantages of renewable diesel over biodiesel, such as its performance in Arctic conditions and reduced particulate matter.
Green Fleets
Sustainable Fleet COP Meeting May
The group discusses current challenges regarding electric vehicle (EV) procurement, specifically the limited availability of work-ready trucks following the discontinuation of the Ford Lightning. Participants explore the impacts of the Buy Ontario Procurement Directive and the logistics of managing EV charging infrastructure for both public and private staff use. Beyond electrification, the conversation covers the potential for renewable diesel as a transitional fuel and the administrative process for claiming Clean Fuel Regulation credits.
SFWG Roundtable
This roundtable provided an opportunity to discuss the following:
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Key initiatives or projects you’ve been working on over the past year, along with the key learnings from those efforts
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Any challenges or successes you’ve experienced along the way
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Upcoming priorities or plans for the year ahead
Sustainable Fleet Working Group Meeting #2 – Electrical Upgrades
In this meeting, Adam Vaiya, from Peel Region, shared an RFQ for a consultant to identify the facility’s new electrical demand profile to incorporate the current and future electrification of the fleet and what surplus electrical upgrades are needed.
In the second part, we provided updates and reviewed Markham’s survey on EV Charging. This survey focuses on how municipalities plan and execute their electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support their low-carbon transition from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).
- Adam Vaiya, Peel Region, Peel’s Charging Infrastructure Requirements (Presentation Recording)
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