The Los Angeles Harbor Commission approved up to $44.2 million for an incentive program that will bring natural gas and electric powered trucks into the harbor drayage fleet.
Under the 2009 Clean Truck Incentive Program, harbor trucking companies would receive up to $80,000 toward the purchase of a vehicle that runs on liquefied natural gas or compressed natural gas. Subsidies will also be available for purchasers of trucks that operate on lithium battery electric power.
The port's goal is to put 1,000 alternative fuel trucks into service this year, said Geraldine Knatz, executive director.
Last year, the port's incentive program helped put into service 2,200 trucks, most of which were clean diesel vehicles that meet or exceed the 2007 emissions standards set by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
Since the clean-truck program began on Oct. 1, 2008, pollution in the Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor has been reduced by 23 percent, the port stated.
Los Angeles estimates that its 2009 incentive program will cost about $100 million and is therefore applying for state and federal grants to help fund the program.
Under the 2009 Clean Truck Incentive Program, harbor trucking companies would receive up to $80,000 toward the purchase of a vehicle that runs on liquefied natural gas or compressed natural gas. Subsidies will also be available for purchasers of trucks that operate on lithium battery electric power.
The port's goal is to put 1,000 alternative fuel trucks into service this year, said Geraldine Knatz, executive director.
Last year, the port's incentive program helped put into service 2,200 trucks, most of which were clean diesel vehicles that meet or exceed the 2007 emissions standards set by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
Since the clean-truck program began on Oct. 1, 2008, pollution in the Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor has been reduced by 23 percent, the port stated.
Los Angeles estimates that its 2009 incentive program will cost about $100 million and is therefore applying for state and federal grants to help fund the program.