SoCalGas Gets US DOE Funding to Advance Zero- and Near-zero Emissions Vehicle Tech
August 26 2020 - 7:12PM
Dow Jones News
By Stephen Nakrosis
Southern California Gas Co. said Wednesday it received over $7.1
million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to support
three projects studying clean automotive transportation
technologies.
The company said its Research, Development & Demonstration
department will provide an additional $730,000 to fund the
projects.
The company said it is working with Cummins Inc. on a project to
"develop a single prototype zero-emissions fuel cell design that
can power both heavy-duty class 8 trucks and transit buses."
A second project, led by GTI, "aims to develop and demonstrate a
natural gas hybrid line-haul rail locomotive that will minimize
emissions below the current standards and operate on renewable
natural gas," Southern California Gas said.
The third project, which is being carried out with West Virginia
University's Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions,
"will study the difference in maintenance and labor costs for new,
alternative fuel trucks powered by natural gas, propane and
electric compared to standard diesel trucks," the company said.
Yuri Freedman, senior director of business development at
Southern California Gas, said "The transportation sector accounts
for around 40% of California's GHG emissions, and developing zero-
and near-zero emissions vehicle technology is critical to
mitigating the impacts of climate change."
Southern California Gas Co. is a subsidiary of Sempra
Energy.
--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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