by Hope Katz Gibbs

In March, residents and visitors in Crozet will have the chance to ride around the Albemarle County town on an autonomous shuttle.

Called TONY (TO Navigate You), the shuttle service will provide six-seat electric vehicles capable of moving with little or no human input, says Paul Perrone, the man behind the machine.

Perrone, a University of Virginia alumnus (Graduate School of Engineering, ’95), founded Crozet-based Perrone Robotics in 2003. Since then, he has developed MAX, a patented autonomous engine ...

EPA anticipates awarding approximately  $40 million in competitive grant funding for the Diesel Emissions Reductions Act (DERA) Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program. The Program is soliciting proposals nationwide for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced and exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by the Administrator as poor air quality areas.

This program targets class 5-8 diesel vehicles. Eligible vehicle types include model years 1995-2010 and the following types:

a. Buses
b. Medium-duty or heavy-duty trucks
c. ...

Clean Energy reported the City of Chesapeake, Virginia has pumped its millionth gallon of CNG into its city’s fleet vehicles. What began as six trucks running on Clean Energy’s natural gas fuel has grown to a fleet of 50 CNG solid waste trucks now in service.

The City of Chesapeake contracted with Clean Energy to design, build, and operate a public-access fast-fill CNG fueling station and upgrade an existing time-fill CNG ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule that establishes the required renewable fuel volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for 2019, as well as biomass-based diesel for 2020.

The key elements of today’s action, following the EPA’s proposal in June, are as follows:

“Conventional” renewable fuel volumes, primarily met by corn ethanol, will be maintained at the implied 15 billion gallon target set by Congress for 2019;
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by Barry Carr

December 12, 2018

Join us for The Work Truck Show^® 2019

Work Truck Week 2019 features North America’s largest gathering of vocational trucks and equipment from Classes 1–8, including chassis, bodies, components and accessories. Attendees can explore the exhibit floor with displays from 500+ companies; educate and innovate with expert insights and training; and engage the industry at networking events.

The Work Truck Show^® 2019 is scheduled Tuesday, March 5 through Friday, March 8, 2019 at Indiana Convention Center (Indianapolis, Indiana). Educational sessions, Fleet Technical Congress, Green Truck ...

In November 2018, Rep. Kevin Brady (TX) introduced the Retirement, Savings and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018. The following is a summary of the provisions pertaining to alternative fuels. All credits are made retroactive to 2017.

SEC. 303. Extension of credit for new qualified fuel cell motor vehicles. Extends the credit to December 31, 2018

SEC. 304. Extension of credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property. Extends the credit to December 31, 2018

SEC. 305. Extension of credit for 2-wheeled plug-in ...

By Sven Gustafson

Nissan is launching a pilot program aimed at using the battery-electric Leaf to serve as a power source for buildings during peak power demands to help it cut electricity costs at its Franklin, Tenn., headquarters and San Diego design center.

Dubbed Nissan Energy Share, the pilot aims to demonstrate to other companies the potential of electric vehicles to serve as energy storage systems that can power external electric loads, such as buildings ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced plans to place more stringent restrictions on pollution from heavy-duty trucks, in a move that won the Trump administration rare praise from environmental groups.

Nearly two decades have passed since the EPA last updated its standards for emissions of nitrogen oxide, or NOx, that govern the nation’s heavy-duty trucking fleet. Two years ago, 20 state and local air regulators, backed by public health groups, petitioned the agency to revamp its regulations of NOx, citing ...

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia will invest $14 million, or 15 percent, of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust to fund the deployment of all-electric transit buses across Virginia. Governor Northam made the announcement during remarks at the Governor’s Transportation Conference and Innovation Summit in Norfolk today. The four-day conference is the annual gathering of transportation professionals in the Commonwealth.

“Electric transportation is a critical part of our climate strategy to reduce pollution ...