Region’s leaders strategize for the coming electric vehicle revolution

Weaving among its aisles, visitors to the Washington Auto Show can marvel at the latest concept cars or mosey up to a shiny historic vehicle. This year’s show also featured the most all-electric vehicles to date—signaling just how far the technology has come.

Behind the scenes at the Convention Center, leaders from metropolitan Washington gathered to strategize about readying the region for plugging in to a coming “revolution”—the electrification of transportation.

The COG-hosted program at the auto show’s public policy day, ...

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NVRC Hosts Successful Workshop on Electric Vehicles

The Northern Virginia Regional Commission was pleased to co-host with Virginia Clean Cities a successful workshop on electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging. The well attended workshop informed participants on the advantages of electric vehicles, the financial and environmental benefits and other aspects of fleet management. Companies represented included Nissan USA, Mike Albert Fleet Solutions, Mercedes Benz, Greenlots and SemaConnect.

After the presentations participants were able to view a vehicle demonstration of several different vehicle models.

 

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Why Alternative Fuel Vehicles Still Make Sense

By Joseph Bebon

There’s no denying that many early alternative fuel adopters made the transition years ago because gasoline and diesel were much more expensive in comparison. Although anyone at the pump knows traditional transportation fuel prices have remained relatively low for a while now, what might be in store for gasoline and diesel costs in the near future? And, more importantly, why are fleets across the U.S. still switching to alternative fuels, such as natural gas or propane autogas?

Regarding the first ...

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Virginia Clean Cities 2018 Annual Operating Plan

This year VCC plans to advance five main goals in its annual operating plan; 1) Improve the Commonwealth’s air quality by increasing the reduction in gallons of gasoline equivalents and greenhouse gas emissions, 2) Hold events and raise awareness through outreach to reduce alternative fuel barriers year-round, 3) Serve in a leadership role for the deployment of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s alternative ...

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Energy Dept. Offers Guidance for CNG Vehicle Maintenance Facilities

New resources from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) cover primary considerations and safety standards for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle maintenance facilities.

As the DOE explains in a Clean Cities blog, natural gas vehicles have maintained an impressive safety record since the start – in large part due to stringent industry codes and standards that have governed use of the fuel. CNG codes deal not only with the vehicles, but also with the design and use of vehicle ...

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Summary of the Alternative Fuel provisions of Tax Extender Act of 2017

On December 20, 2017 Senator Orrin Hatch introduced the S. 2256 Tax Extender Act of 2017. 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 ...

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Roanoke adds electric cars to city’s fleet to replace gas guzzling sedans and SUVs

Roanoke officials are charged up about adding a dozen electric cars to the city’s municipal fleet, a move that the city says will reduce emissions and save money.

As the first phase of a pilot program, the city bought low-mileage used Nissan Leafs and made most of them part of a pool of vehicles that will be shared by city employees who in the past each had an assigned vehicle.

“It’s a different way to think about our vehicles and our fleet ...

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