Goods Movement Program funds available for Electric Forklifts

The?Bay Area Goods Movement?Program has $20 million available in grant funding to replace diesel equipment with?electric?fueled?equipment.?Don’t miss out on a great opportunity for your equipment to be Zero-Emission Compliant before it is mandatory! The?deadline to submit your application is Thursday, March 31st.

Eligible Applications include:

• Entities located in the BAAQMD (see below)
• Entities whose products or business are involved in Good Movement (manufacturing, warehousing, logistics)
• Replacement of?Diesel?cargo-handling equipment, transport refrigeration units, and rail-yard equipment

The Goods Movement Program was created to reduce diesel emissions and health risk from freight movement along California trade corridors as quickly as possible. The program is a partnership between?CARB?(the California Air Resources Board) and the?BAAQMD?(Bay Area Air Quality Management District) which includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, western portion of Solano, southern portion of Sonoma counties.

The program can be used to convert to electric forklifts, transport refrigeration units, rubber-tired gantry cranes, and other equipment. In addition to funding the equipment, the program can cover costs for associated new charging infrastructure.

When you decide to covert to an electric fleet?now, you have the opportunity to receive grant funding, as well as become eligible to enroll in the?LCFS?(low carbon fuel standard) program. The LCFS program allows you to generate?revenue?each time you charge your electric equipment.

Additionally, electric equipment helps your operations stay in compliance with current and future regulations (like?the proposed Zero Emission Forklift rule). Your bottom line will also benefit right away in reduced fuel costs and reduced maintenance costs.

To find out if your equipment is eligible for the Goods Movement Program, visit the Good Movement Program’s application?page. Reach out to PineSpire to talk about your fleet strategy and making the most of these funding opportunities:?[email protected].

Come to the electric side!