The following commentary was written by Joyce Bodoh, director of energy solutions and clean energy at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative. This post originally ran on the Energy News Network’s website; used with permission.

EVs have finally reached the inflection point that drivers who live in rural areas can plug into the all-electric cars and save serious money along the way.

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Drive Electric Virginia is proud to highlight these National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) events. We encourage you to register through the NDEW website today. Just enter your zip code or city to find the event closest to you.

Check out these five events taking place in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Electricarpalooza

Saturday, Sept. 25 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education

11810 Centre Street, Chester, VA

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The city of Petersburg’s police and shuttle vehicle fleets got an ultra-low emissions upgrade today thanks to the delivery of the first gallons of renewable propane autogas in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Petersburg is the first city in the state to use renewable propane in a vehicle fleet, converting 49 vehicles from gasoline to run on the even ...

Earlier this summer, ROUSH CleanTech founder Jack Roush contributed $1 million to support Eastern Michigan University’s mathematics and automotive programs. As an alum of EMU, Jack is a lifelong learner (and teacher) who has come full circle, from receiving his master’s degree in scientific mathematics to founding and chairing our company that is so heavily committed to technical excellence.

Jack’s passion ...

This post originally ran on the Virginia Automotive Dealers Association blog and was written by Don Hall. Used with permission.

Earlier this month, I took my 91-year-old father-in-law, Don Riester, for a ride in VADA’s new all-electric Volkswagen ID.4. An engineer by trade, he was impressed by the SUV’s quiet, acceleration, and speed. As we passed a gas station, he remarked, “I guess you don’t have to go there anymore.”

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Recently the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $64.7 million in funding for projects focused on producing cost-effective, low-carbon biofuels. These research and development investments are seeking to advance technologies that create replacements for petroleum fuels used in heavy-duty transportation and accelerate a path to a net-zero emissions economy by 2050.  

Researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) were selected for a $2.3 million in funding as a part of this DOE program. UVA Chemistry Professor Sen Zhang, and Engineering Professors Lisa Colosi-Peterson and Robert Davis are seeking to advance the efficiency, costs and carbon management of ...

Come see the first gallons of renewable propane arrive in the Commonwealth of Virginia! Join us for a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the City of Petersburg as they receive the environmental and fiscal benefits of using a renewable alternative fuel in their autogas vehicle fleet.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

10:00 AM – Networking and coffee

10:15 AM – Welcome addresses. Speakers include:

– Alleyn Harned, Executive Director of Virginia Clean Cities

– Stuart Weidie, President of Alliance AutoGas

– Tucker Perkins, CEO of the Propane Education and Research ...