Update on Innovative Clean Transit

1. Innovative Clean Transit UpdatePrepared for 2019 CalACT Spring Conference and Expo April 24, 2019 Coronado, CA

2. Involvement in Innovative Clean Transit Regulation • Led negotiation with ARB on behalf of the transit industry • Focused our advocacy efforts on the following provisions: • Benchmarking & Regulatory Assessment • ZEB Purchase Mandate Schedule • Waiver for Early Compliance • Definition of Small vs. Large Agencies • Access to Incentive Funding • Excluded Buses

3. Support for ICT Regulation Implementation

4. Established a “Brain Trust” • Formally, a new ZEB Task Force • Chaired by Doran Barnes, Executive Director of Foothill Transit • Comprised of 25 Association members, including: • Transit agencies • OEMs • Consultancies • Technology Providers

6. Advocacy

7. Aimed at Addressing Barriers to Electrification

8. Capital Costs Current Actions: • Vehicles • Pursuing ongoing appropriation for ZEBs-HVIP (Legislature) • Pursuing sales tax exemption for ZEBs (Legislature) • Working on statewide master contract for ZEBs (DGS) • Infrastructure • Pursuing additional funding for make-ready infrastructure, hydrogen refueling, subsidies for EVSEs (CPUC) • Advising on development of TEF (CPUC) • Pursuing funding for large-scale infrastructure development (CEC) Past Actions: • Vehicles • Helped secure $305 million for ZEBs-HVIP, including one-time earmark (Legislature) • Helped secure $130 million for ZEBs from VW settlement (ARB) • Secured legislation to ease purchase of ZEBs w/LCTOP • Infrastructure • Helped secure $52.5 million-$227.7 million for make-ready infrastructure, subsidies for EVSEs (CPUC)

9. Operating Costs Current Actions: • Electricity Rates • Urging adoption of PGE’s commercial EV rate (CPUC) • Urging continued review of performance of new and proposed rates (CPUC) • Urging development of transit-specific rates, supporting submetering (CPUC) • Urging inclusion of peak-shaving technologies in infrastructure investments • Advising on development of TEF, specifically rate design principles for transit (CPUC) Past Actions: • Electricity Rates • Commissioned cost study, transit-specific rate design recommendations (Internal) • Compelled introduction of new rate designs, benefitting transit agencies (CPUC)

10. Workforce Training • Beginning to examine the Association’s role • Will seek to leverage the West Coast Center of Excellence (SunLine) and Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium, support their efforts

11. Education

12. Program is Only Beginning to Take Shape • We want to hear from transit agencies like you!

14. What We’ve Done Already • Hosted Association-ARB Webinar on Requirements of ICT Regulation (January 31) • Co-Hosted 2019 ZEB Technology Showcase and Symposium, alongside ARB and AVTA (February 6-7) • Included session tracks on: Starting a ZEB Project; Fuel Costs; Funding Opportunities; Scaling Up Infrastructure; Workforce Training • Begun discussions with California Hydrogen Business Council on presenting on the benefits of hydrogen • More to come

15. Compliance

16. Comprehensive Review • The ICT regulation includes a comprehensive review, conducted one year prior to the ZEB Purchase Mandate, that will examine: • Cost, performance and reliability of ZEBs • Availability of incentive funding • Infrastructure necessary to support ZEB deployment • Extent of job creation resulting from the rule • Deployment status of ZEBs and related technologies • Barriers to ZEB deployment. • We will work with the ZEB Task Force to develop a mechanism for recording data, for presentation to ARB

17. Contact Me Michael Pimentel Legislative & Regulatory Advocate 916-446-4656 x1034michael@caltransit.org

18. Innovative Clean Transit UpdatePrepared for 2019 CalACT Spring Conference and Expo April 24, 2019 Coronado, CA