The Senate Appropriations Committee is presently writing its version of the FY 2023 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, which funds the Department of Energy. This week the House will pass its version of the bill and increase funding for the Clean Cities Program.

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Virginia’s Mileage Choice Program is a voluntary option for drivers of eligible vehicles to pay their highway use fee on a per-mile basis in lieu of an annual highway use fee at the time of registration renewal. You only pay for the miles you drive, so if you drive less, you pay less. And, if you end up driving a little more, you never pay more than your annual highway use ...

In 2015, Virginia and Maryland acquired funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Biofuel Infrastructure Program in order to establish a Mid-Atlantic Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) with the goal of installing biofuel fuel pumps at 40 fueling stations. Through the administration of the Virginia Department of Energy, and assistance from Virginia Clean Cities, the Mid-Atlantic Partnership was able to garner support from experienced retail businesses, like Protec Fuels and Sheetz, Inc., and state agriculture departments, energy offices, and grain associations. ...

by Dwayne Yancey, Cardinal News
(reposted with permission)

Volvo Trucks in Pulaski County this week showed one of its new electric models, which you might soon see on Interstate 81. The Wytheville-based Camrett Logistics is starting to electrify its fleet of trucks, citing rising fuel costs and concern for the environment as reasons for switching from traditional fossil fuel-powered vehicles.

Today, a single transportation company converting to electric vehicles is worthy of the full panoply of attention – the news media invited ...

The Renewable Fuels Association thanked fuel retailer Sheetz for its decision to slash prices on higher ethanol blends for a full week ahead of the Independence Day weekend. RFA said the move by Sheetz not only provides great cost savings for drivers facing record-high pump prices, but also offers a smart way to educate consumers about the environmental and energy security benefits of E15 and flex fuels like E85. Sheetz is offering E15 for $3.99 per gallon and ...

Trova is an automotive industrialization company that has found a solution for implementing zero-carbon emission technologies for existing commercialized vehicle fleets.  Located in Fairlawn Virginia, Trova is in an optimal location for sourcing materials at a reduced cost.  Their business model is surrounded by the idea of keeping customer cost low ...

For K-12 Schools that Win Funding through the EPA Clean School Bus Program, Secure Futures Solar Can Provide Up to $50,000 to Cover the Total Cost of Equipment

In the clean energy world, all the buzz today is about electric vehicles — especially EV cars like Tesla, but also EV everything else, from 18-wheeler trucks to 2-wheeler motorcycles and motorized bicycles.

Secure Future Solar’s customers in K-12 schools have also caught EV ...

On June 14th, 2022, the Mid-Atlantic Electric School Experience Project (MEEP) hosted an informational webinar on what to consider when preparing for electric school buses. With an influx of funding opportunities for electric school buses, it is our goal to make sure that folks are up to speed as they begin to consider electrifying their school ...

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s first soy-based city transit tires could remove up to 20 barrels of oil from the production of tires to outfit a metropolitan area’s bus fleet, the company noted in its May 4 announcement of the Metro Miler G152 and G652 tires.

The majority of Goodyear Metro Miler G152 and G652 ...