The Division of Energy within Virginia’s Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (“DMME”), based on authority granted under Governor of Virginia’s Executive Order 36, has established the VirginiaSAVES Green Community Program. VirginiaSAVES (which stands for Sustainable, Verifiable Energy Savings) is a unique public/private partnership sponsored by the DMME to provide subsidized financing for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and alternative fuel loans for both private and local government properties and entities within the Commonwealth of Virginia. DMME has initially capitalized the Program with $20 ...
Continue Reading →Tesla Model 3 and Model S rise in Reliability
Tesla’s love/hate relationship with Consumer Reports is getting another nudge from Cupid this week. Its bread-and-butter Model 3 and Model S sedans have rejoined CR’s ranks of “Recommended” vehicles yet again.
Over the course of the past year, the Model 3 and Model S seem to have reached an equilibrium point; the Model X, on the other hand, remains too unreliable to recommend. In fact, CR says Tesla’s crossover ranks among the least-reliable cars sold by any brand in the United States.
“The ...
Continue Reading →2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Preview
The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E was formally unveiled Sunday night after several teasers, corporate promises, position statements, and at least one premature release of information.
It will offer two battery capacities, rear- or all-wheel drive, and a top EPA-rated range projected at 300 miles or more for at least one version. Most important of all, it wears the Mustang pony—and Ford asserts its style, performance, and élan make it every bit a Mustang, albeit the first one to have an all-electric ...
Continue Reading →Multi-Unit Dwelling Plug-in Electric Vehicle Charging Innovation Pilots in Multiple Metropolitan Areas
Virginia Clean Cities is providing technical assistance to the Center for Sustainable Energy on a project to address barriers to MUD and curbside residential PEV charging by engaging stakeholders across the country to determine barriers they experience, to augment the documented barriers, demonstrating innovative technologies that address the barriers, compiling project findings in an easy-to-use toolkit, and disseminating the Toolkit via national, regional, state, and local channels.
Continue Reading →Alternative Fuels Program Government Fleet Vehicle Incentive (CMAQ)
Project now accepting applications!
Alternative Fuels Program Government Fleet Vehicle Incentive (CMAQ)
State agencies and local governments in specific air quality non-attainment, ozone attainment and/or maintenance areas may be reimbursed for incremental costs to transition to alternative fuels such as natural gas or propane autogas. Reimbursements are up to an average of $10,000 for the incremental cost of new vehicles or reasonable aftermarket conversions.
Continue Reading →Blue Bird Delivers 15,000th Propane Bus
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| NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (October 22, 2019) — The 18 buses delivered to Newport News Public Schools may look ordinary, but a unique fuel powers them: propane. Their arrival marked a special ... |
Ford announces launch of largest electric vehicle charging network in the US
New York (CNN Business)Ford doesn’t currently offer any electric vehicles, but it announced Thursday that, once it does, it will offer the largest North American network of electric vehicle chargers of any automaker — including Tesla.
Unlike Tesla, though, Ford didn’t build this charging network on its own. Working with EV charging companies Greenlots and Electrify America, Ford has created what it calls the FordPass Charging Network. When needed, users will be directed to ...
Continue Reading → Mid-Atlantic Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership
In 2015, Virginia and Maryland responded to a funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Biofuel Infrastructure Program to form a two-state, Mid-Atlantic Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) to install biofuel fueling pumps at 40 fueling stations. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) administered the Program with assistance of Virginia Clean Cities. Program partners included ...
Vehicle to Building Success – Danville Virginia
In a successful initial deployment, Fermata’s First Vehicle-to-building deployment was able to save $650 in demand charges in 60 minutes.
Fermata Energy’s first commercial deployment has already saved over $650 just 60 minutes and significant interest is building. For a limited time during our soft launch, organizations will get first crack at receiving our bi-directional DC fast charger, software, ...
Continue Reading →Todd Mouw: A Call to Action for Sustainability
Guest Post – Todd Mouw, President, Roush CleanTech. October 8, 2019
(Roush manufacturers and services clean fuel propane, natural gas, and battery electric vehicles like trucks and buses)
About a dozen countries and 20 cities around the world have proposed banning the future sale of passenger vehicles powered by fossil fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, in an effort to reduce harmful emissions.
As we approach year-end and plan for 2020, consider a strategy that will include reducing emissions for the long term. This includes ...
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