Electric Buses in Virginia

This is an innovative, sustainable solution that will help the environment, protect children’s health, make the electric grid ...

On October 11^th, Virginia Clean Cities supported an EV transit advancement webinar with DRPT to showcase policy and funding opportunities for electric transit vehicles in Virginia’s transit fleet.  This webinar is posted at DRPT’s MERIT page http://drpt.virginia.gov/transit/merit/operating-and-capital-assistance/ and a direct link to the webinar is https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8869740911636705037

Speakers included Jennifer Debruhl at DRPT, Angela Conroy with DEQ, Josh Baker with DASH, Alleyn Harned with Virginia Clean Cities, Kate Staples with Dominion Energy.

This webinar discussed the $5 million now available in ...

The Division of Energy within Virginia’s Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (“DMME”), based on authority granted under Governor of Virginia’s Executive Order 36, has established the VirginiaSAVES Green Community Program.  VirginiaSAVES (which stands for Sustainable, Verifiable Energy Savings) is a unique public/private partnership sponsored by the DMME to provide subsidized financing for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and alternative fuel loans for both private and local government properties and entities within the Commonwealth of Virginia.  DMME has initially capitalized the Program with $20 ...

Tesla’s love/hate relationship with Consumer Reports is getting another nudge from Cupid this week. Its bread-and-butter Model 3 and Model S sedans have rejoined CR’s ranks of “Recommended” vehicles yet again.

Over the course of the past year, the Model 3 and Model S seem to have reached an equilibrium point; the Model X, on the other hand, remains too unreliable to recommend. In fact, CR says Tesla’s crossover ranks among the least-reliable cars sold by any brand in the United States.

“The ...

The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E was formally unveiled Sunday night after several teasers, corporate promises, position statements, and at least one premature release of information.

It will offer two battery capacities, rear- or all-wheel drive, and a top EPA-rated range projected at 300 miles or more for at least one version. Most important of all, it wears the Mustang pony—and Ford asserts its style, performance, and élan make it every bit a Mustang, albeit the first one to have an all-electric ...

In a successful initial deployment, Fermata’s First Vehicle-to-building deployment was able to save $650 in demand charges in 60 minutes.

Fermata Energy’s first commercial deployment has already saved over $650 just 60 minutes and significant interest is building. For a limited time during our soft launch, organizations will get first crack at receiving our bi-directional DC fast charger, software, ...

Guest Post – Todd Mouw, President, Roush CleanTech.  October 8, 2019

(Roush manufacturers and services clean fuel propane, natural gas, and battery electric vehicles like trucks and buses)

About a dozen countries and 20 cities around the world have proposed banning the future sale of passenger vehicles powered by fossil fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, in an effort to reduce harmful emissions.

As we approach year-end and plan for 2020, consider a strategy that will include reducing emissions for the long term. This includes ...

The CRCF accelerates Virginia’s economic growth by supporting high-potential technology commercialization projects at Virginia’s public and private institutions of higher education, technology companies, and federal labs and nonprofit research organizations. A single solicitation for approximately $2.5 million will be offered in FY2020, through five programs: Commercialization, SBIR Matching Funds, STTR Matching Funds, Eminent Researcher Recruitment, and Matching Funds.

Since its inception in 2011, CRCF has awarded nearly $28 million dollars in support of early-stage technology development efforts in strategically important industries. ...