Washington, DC— The Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition (GWRCCC) a public-private partnership that promotes the use of clean, American transportation fuels, improved air quality and environmental justice and EVNoire, the nation’s largest network of diverse electric vehicle (EV) drivers and enthusiasts, united on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the grounds of the White House for a meeting and discussion ...
Continue Reading →Virginia Clean Cities Celebrates National Bike Month
May is National Bike Month, promoted by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to give biking a try.
Biking creates healthier communities, reduces emissions, and reduces our reliance on imported ...
Continue Reading →Virginia Clean Cities receives two Virginia Green Travel All-Star Awards
Richmond, VA – On April 25, 2022, the Virginia Green Travel program recognized 20 Virginia organizations and seven individuals for their outstanding efforts to protect the environment and support green tourism in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The awards were presented during the 9th annual Virginia Green Travel Conference.
“The Virginia Green Travel Certification program works to support and promote those businesses that are committed ...
Continue Reading →Dominion Energy Smart Charging Infrastructure Pilot Program
Are your employees returning back to the workplace? You can offer them the added benefit of charging stations while saving your company money!
The Smart Charging Infrastructure Pilot (or “SCIP”) Program supports electric vehicle (EV) adoption in Virginia and will inform the design of managed charging programs and other EV customer offerings in the future.
Become an EV charging station site host in ...
Community Solar Co-ops for Home Solar and EV Home Chargers Succeed in Virginia
One method to expand access to clean energy and clean transportation energy is through solar co-op programs, which have worked in many regions successfully. The costs for solar and costs for electric vehicle (EV) chargers each include “soft costs” of system design, information, permitting and contracting that are similar. By pairing education and purchase activities for both technologies, partners can reach more people and help more communities become confident and informed as well as save money!
Sometimes labeled as ‘solarize’ programs, ...
Continue Reading →Technology Happy Hour: EVNoire and Guidehouse
On March 17th, 2022, EVNoire and Guidehouse joined Virginia Clean Cities for the Technology Happy Hour to highlight the Dominion Smart Charging Infrastructure Pilot Program.
Speakers included:
- Dr. Shelley Francis, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, EVNoire
- Mariah Stanley, Manager Mid-Atlantic/NE Region, EVNoire
- Shaun Caldwell, Associate Director, Guidehouse
During the session, Shaun gave an overview of the SCIP program. If you are a Dominion Energy customer in Virginia interested in workplace or transit charging, the SCIP program can help you make an easy ...
Continue Reading →Harrisonburg seeking RFP for EV Chargers
The City of Harrisonburg is seeking a partner to work with the City to install electric vehicle chargers in some downtown parking lots and city parks.
If you are interested in working with the City to install, operate, maintain, and manage EV chargers head over to the City’s website to find additional information and details about submitting a proposal.
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations RFP.
Continue Reading →DOT Releases Information on Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program
Earlier today transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $2.9 billion of funding is now available for major infrastructure projects through a combined Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Combining three major discretionary grant programs into one Continue Reading →
EPA DERA Program continues to Drive Down Diesel in Virginia
The EPA’s Diesel Emissions and Reduction Act awarded over $15 million in school bus replacement funding throughout the United States in 2021. The most recent round of rebates awarded $1.53 million across multiple school districts in Virginia to support the transition to propane and battery-electric school buses. Of those funds, $900,000 has been awarded to Petersburg City Public Schools for Electric School Buses. Here are the awarded districts ...
Arcimoto and Virginia Clean Cities to Test Ultra-Efficient Electric Vehicles Statewide
Arcimoto, developer and manufacturer of ultra-efficient and affordable electric vehicles, today announced that it has entered into a joint pilot program with Virginia Clean Cities to test the Fun Utility Vehicle, Deliverator, and Flatbed across the state.
Over the course of the pilot program beginning on April 15, Arcimoto vehicles will be tested across the state by ...
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