Engaging Neighborhood Diesel‐operators: Healing Air and Reducing Disparities with New Opportunities and Expediency (END HARD NOX)
END HARD NOX is one of 15 chosen projects by the Department of Energy that will receive funding for its drive for innovation within equitable clean transportation. END HARD NOX, or "Engaging Neighborhood Diesel-operators: Healing Air and Reducing Disparities with New Opportunities and Expediency," will identify opportunities to reduce diesel emissions and fuel costs for businesses and organizations in or serving disadvantaged communities in Chicago, Detroit, and Minneapolis. It will also provide technical assistance to over 30 fleets in these areas to support transportation decarbonization efforts.
In order to qualify projects had to fall under at least one focus:
- Outreach, Engagement, and Technical Assistance: provide innovative training and capacity building to fleets to support the transition to zero-emission vehicles
- Training for Critical Emergency Response Workers: provide emergency first responders with tools, training, and resources to support the safe deployment of ZEVs
- Demonstration and Deployment: demonstrate and deploy innovative clean transportation technologies in coordination with Clean Cities and Communities coalitions
The project, under focus area one, received $1,000,000 from the DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office, in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and the included team is comprised of Minnesota Clean Cities, the Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation, and Michigan Clean Cities.