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BY THE NUMBERS

By the Numbers, the VW windfall looks something like this: 2.9: Billions of dollars represented by the VW settlement fund.

10: Number of years that operators have to apply for the VW money. Don’t delay!

13: Dollars in public health bene? ts represented by just one dollar spent on diesel engine cleanup.

23: Years that an upgrade alone can add to the life of a workboat and its engine.

28: Number of marine workboats in NY Harbor (out of 47) powered by pre-emission standard engines.

40: Percent of cost that can be obtained from the fund by replacing a pre-Tier 3 diesel engine.

50: Percent of a repower paid for by the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) option. Combine your discounts!

55: Percent of its $110.7 million share that PA is reserving for rail and tug engine replacement projects. 75: Percent of an ‘all-electric’ solution paid for by the fund (plus monies for charging stations).

80: Percent of NOx cut by installing an EPA Tier 4 engine.

91: Percent of particulate matter (PM) cut by installing an EPA Tier 4 Engine.

85: PCT of marine market said to be owned by engine makers Cummins & Global Marine Caterpillar.

100: Percent of projects funded if assets are publically owned. Municipal ferries take note!

132: Equivalent number of cars represented by just a single electric ferry replacement job.

620: Metric tons per year of CO2 that Washington State is hoping to cut through just one all-electric ferry.

1,000: Number of 3500 series engines sold by CAT from 1993 to 2004, which might qualify for VW trust monies. 74,000: Number of cars represented by swapping out an uncontrolled engine for a Tier 4 engine in one tugboat.

96,000: LB of NOx cut by swapping out an older uncontrolled engine for a Tier 4 engine in just one tugboat.

500,000: Estimated minimum cost in US dollars for a single diesel engine upgrade.

project? Vessel owners can avail themselves of a variety of

The Top 10 Recipients of VW Mitigation Trust Funds tools designed to calculate the likely emissions savings, $423 Million – California$103.9 Million – Washington cost and competitiveness, of their engine updates. Many $191.9 Million – Texas$97.7 Million – Illinois rely on information from the same databases. Here are a few options: $152.3 Million – Florida $87.6 Million – Virginia

The Global Marine division of Cummins has devel- $117.4 Million – New York$87.2 Million – North Carolina oped an emissions estimator that it says can help cal- culate the emissions produced by previous Cummins $110.7 Million – Pennsylvania$71.4 Million – Ohio products and emissions produced by EPA Tier 3 Cum-

The VW settlement represents an unparalleled op- mins products. portunity to upgrade or replace engines at a signi? cant Separately, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA), cost reduction versus no regulatory incentive to do so. consultants specializing in low-emission and alternative

In its absence, by 2020, the EPA has estimated that only fuel projects, has a free VW Funding Project Competi- three percent of tugboats, and ? ve percent of ferries, will tiveness Calculator. Fleet owners can input their ? eet size, be running on Tier 4 available engines. The hope is that current fuel, and planned fuel to receive a recommen- trust fund will motivate vessel owners to more quickly dation on possible funding eligibility which helps com- lower the industry’s emissions output. panies track, evaluate, and apply for funding programs throughout the U.S. and Canada. Access it by clicking:

F C C H E NO R https://www.gladstein.org/volkswagen-settlement-

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