Technology Happy Hour: Green Operator Program

October 25, 2022

Technology Happy Hour: Green Operator Program

On September 15th, the Technology Happy Hour featured the Green Operator Program. The Green Operator Program is the Port of Virginia’s clean engine program, administered by the Port of Virginia, EcoLogix, and Virginia Clean Cities. The program provides rebates of up to $30,000 toward the purchase of a drayage truck with a 2014 or newer engine to operators serving the port of Virginia.

Ecologix’s Senior Associate, Ed Mihalski, shared an overview of the program, and past program ...

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October 20, 2022

Don’t Wait! Apply Now for the 2023 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award

Has your company been hard at work to reduce its environmental footprint and a drive to preserve the our green and blue planet? Did you develop an effective technique to combat or reverse environmental damage? Do you want recognition for these achievements?

Consider applying for the 2023 Governor’s Environmental ...

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October 20, 2022

$750,000 Awarded to Upper Mattaponi Tribe through Tribal Transit Program

Electric Transportation Vehicles at the 2017 Rally at the Raceway. From VCC Photo Library

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October 7, 2022

Benefits of Renewable Propane and Dimethyl Ether (DME)

Video provided by PERC with information about Renewable Propane and DME

Traditional propane is already a reliable and clean method of producing energy in everything from school buses to grills, but the development of Renewable Propane mixed with Dimethyl-Ether perform even cleaner with the same reliability! And not only will its carbon emissions be reduced, but ...

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September 30, 2022

EPA Clean School Bus Awards Double to $1 Billion

Electric Blue Bird Bus working for Fredericksburg City Public Schools; from VCC Photo Library

On Sep. 29th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would double funding for the 2022 Clean School Bus Rebate program this year following increased demand in school districts from all 50 states for zero-emission school buses. The ...

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September 30, 2022

Virginia NEVI plan approved

VDOT’s Anticipated Timeline with NEVI Program; from https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/nevi/ev_deployment_plans/va_nevi_plan.pdf?v=2

VDOT announced on Wednesday, Sep. 28, that the Federal Highway Administration has approved the Virginia Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan! The plan is required for VDOT’s participation in the federal NEVI Program (funded through the Infrastructure and Jobs ...

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September 29, 2022

Selecting and Purchasing an EV: An Educational Webinar

Watch Joel Levin, Executive Director of Plug In America, and Alleyn Harned, Executive Director of Virginia Clean Cities for an overview of the most important information prospective electric vehicle owners need to know in Fairfax County.

The webinar included brief presentations from both guest speakers, a facilitated Q&A with webinar host and Fairfax County ...

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September 28, 2022

Electric School Bus Success in Rural Virginia: Louisa County Public Schools

Two electric school buses are parked in from of their electric vehicle charging stations. — Louisa County’s first two electric school buses sit parked at their chargers.

Since early 2021, Louisa County Public Schools has been operating two electric school buses (ESBs) as part of their fleet. These buses were two of the first electric school buses deployed in the Commonwealth and have since ...

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September 26, 2022

Rural EV Education Toolkit

A summary from “Charging Forward: A toolkit for Planning and Funding Rural Electric Mobility Infrastructure”. Each page discusses different topics for rural-specific EV-related information and contains QR codes with additional resources.

Rural EV Education Toolkit Download

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September 8, 2022

Technology Happy Hour: EVSE State Contract

On August 18th, the Virginia Clean Cities Technology Happy Hour featured several leading companies on state contract in Virginia for EV supply equipment (EVSE). Speakers included representatives from Autoflex, Bethel Electric, NOVACharge and OpConnect discussing charging options from affordable Level 2 equipment to more advanced DC fast charging stations.

If you’re part of a Virginia public college or university, state agency, public school district or local government, you won’t want to miss hearing about these companies’ ...

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