This year VCC plans to advance five main goals in its annual operating plan; 1) Improve the Commonwealth’s air quality by increasing the reduction in gallons of gasoline equivalents and greenhouse gas emissions, 2) Hold events and raise awareness through outreach to reduce alternative fuel barriers year-round, 3) Serve in a leadership role for the deployment of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s ...
Continue Reading →EV Policy Toolkit & Webinar
As the electric vehicle (EV) market moves from the early adopter phase to the mass market stage, smart and supportive policies help to accelerate the widespread adoption of EVs. Sierra Club and Plug In America would like to invite you to attend one of two webinars we’re holding to discuss the most effective policies driving EV adoption today, which are included in our collaborative project, AchiEVe: Transition to EVs Policy ...
Continue Reading →Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Survey
Municipal Governments:
Virginia Clean Cities is seeking the following information from localities on their current permitting process for installing EV Chargers, known as Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) on existing commercial and public property to help expedite EVSE deployment efforts underway in Virginia. For the most part, installing an electric vehicle charger in Virginia has been a convenient process for communication and installation of electric vehicle chargers, and more ...
Charlottesville Fleet Manager Search
The City of Charlottesville is seeking a dedicated, driven professional to be their next Fleet Manager. The Fleet Manager will perform technical and administrative work overseeing the operations of the City fleet maintenance facilities, including the repair shop and fuel systems.
The ideal candidate must be highly motivated and strive for success by demonstrating Charlottesville’s Core Values of Leadership, Trust, Creativity, Excellence, and ...
Continue Reading →AFV’s and Propane Come to the Rescue
Contributed by Todd Mouw, vice president of sales and marketing at Roush Clean Tech
Our nation has been hit hard by natural disasters in recent months. Gasoline and diesel shortages in Texas and Florida due to hurricanes wreaked havoc with people trying to evacuate prior to the storms and support First Responders after the storms had passed.
According to the Propane Education & Research Council, propane fuel is playing a vital role during the hurricanes, providing backup power, hot water and hot ...
Continue Reading →Motorweek: Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Emergency Preparedness
Being prepared for emergencies is more essential than ever. Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast back in 2012, and the current hurricane season has also been devastating. Vulnerable coastal regions in the southeast were hit with powerful storms that flooded communities and cut electric power and gasoline/diesel fuel supplies. But early reports from both Texas and Florida included numerous examples of how alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and infrastructure proved to be reliable and resilient throughout the disasters. MotorWeek ...
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CIT offering $2.5 Million for Research/ Commercialization
CIT Announces FY2018 Solicitation for Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund
$2.5 million in funding opportunities available for Virginia’s research community
October 5, 2017 (HERNDON, VA.) – The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced today the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) Request for Proposals (RFP) for FY2018.
The CRCF grows Virginia’s economy by supporting high-potential technology commercialization projects at Virginia’s public and private institutions of higher education, the private sector and nonprofit research institutions. A single ...
Continue Reading →E15 Available Nationwide
As summer comes to a close, American drivers now have access to E15 – a 21st century fueling option that contains five percent more clean renewable and often Virginia produced ethanol than what most drivers have been limited to for years. That’s good news for drivers and for our environment.
Virtually all gasoline used in the United States contains ten percent ethanol, something that has been true for ...
Continue Reading →Motori CNG retrofit system for 2010 Navistar DT466
NGV Motori announced on September 25th that it has received CARB approval for its 7.6 L DT 466 CNG engine.
(Dallas, Texas & Plainfield, New Jersey, September 25th, 2017) Sunny DeWakar, CEO of NGV Motori, USA issued a statement confirming the CARB approval of its dedicated Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) retrofit system for installation on 2010 model year Navistar, Inc 7.6L medium Heavy-duty diesel engine.
EPA approved the NGV Motori DT 466 natural gas engine earlier in 2017. Receiving the California approval ...
Continue Reading →DOT announces $55 Million Grants, HRT gets $500k
Hampton Roads Transit was awarded $500,000 for a full electric bus. This is the first FTA LONO project to be successful in Virginia, and our neighbors in Montgomery County Maryland was also successful in their effort which will be a smaller 35’ bus.
Hampton Roads Transit will purchase 40-ft Proterra Catalyst E2 Extended Range Electric Buses and associated Depo Plug-in Chargers. These buses have the benefit of improving air quality by eliminating ...
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