In partnership with Virginia Clean Cities, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Quality Management Association (MARAMA) is soliciting applications from eligible parties interested in participating in the Statewide Biodiesel Buy Down under the Virginia Diesel Emission Reduction Recovery Grant. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded funds to the Commonwealth of Virginia under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to support this program. Eligible Virginia State diesel fleets operating in the Commonwealth of Virginia interested in seeking funding to address ...
Continue Reading →Drivers Lined Up to Get $0.85/gallon E85 Today at the Grand Opening of the Second E85 Flex-Fuel Gas Pump in Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach, VA – Drivers of Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) lined up for 2 hours this afternoon to get $0.85/gallon E85 thanks to Virginia Clean Cities and the Department of Energy. Navy Exchange (NEX) Norfolk, VA., held the grand opening ceremony of its E85 alternative fuel facility today. With this grand opening, there are four public ...
Continue Reading →VCC Hosts Secretary Vilsack
Virginia Clean Cities
Contact: Georgiana Ball
(804) 714-6791
gball@hrccc.org
For Release: July 15, 2010
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Showcases Propane Autogas Vehicle Conversion Program as Part of Obama Administration’s ‘Recovery Summer’
Secretary Vilsack participated in an event highlighting progress on the largest U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Recovery Act alternative fuel project, the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program
July 15, 2010 – Harrisonburg, Virginia – Today Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack attended a media event and facility tour of Baker Equipment ...
Continue Reading →Virginia Get Ready – July 14 Meeting and Materials
Get Ready Virginia: July Meeting
July 14, 2010
9-12
VCU Admin Building
1050 Oliver Hill Way, Richmond Virginia 23298
Parking may be limited so please plan accordingly or use the call in number.
http://www.maps.vcu.edu/mcv/physicalplantadmin/index.html
Mapquest link
Presentations:
2 Nissan PGR OEM July Presentation
3 GM PGR OEM July presentation
4 FORD PGR presentation (Removed per Ford request)
At this meeting we will hear from Rocky Mountain Institute Project Get Ready – Ben Holland, we will learn more ...
Continue Reading →Virginia Electric Vehicle 'Get Ready' Efforts Endorsed by Governor
Governor McDonnell recently endorsed and announced Virginia Clean Cities and stakeholder’s collaborative efforts to plan and address issues for facilitating vehicle electrification in the years ahead. Working together, state and local government entities, fleets, universities, utilities, civic organizations, vehicle manufacturers, and businesses are represented in the Virginia electrification effort with Virginia Clean Cities through the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Project Get Ready. During his campaign, McDonnell made transportation and innovative energy issues a priority, including emphasis on transportation fuel alternatives like ...
Continue Reading →DC Area Fuel Management Seminar 6/17
Virginia Clean Cities will co-present an Advanced Fuel Management Seminar in conjunction with some of the leading companies in fuel management systems and services. Attendance is free and it will be held June 17th in the Alexandria Mark Center Hilton. Click here for the flyer and agenda.
Continue Reading →Virginia Biodiesel Workshop 6/16
Clean Cities hosted the Tidewater Area Fleet Manager’s Association monthly meeting June 16th from noon to 2:00 pm in the Potomac River and York rooms at the Old Dominion University Webb Center. The focus was biodiesel, the state of biodiesel, supply chain, use and implementation, quality control, specifications and manufacturer support, and incentives and funding programs. It was free to all registrants and around 80 fleet managers and other parties attended. Click here for the agenda. Click here for the VCC_Biodiesel Presentation.
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Continue Reading →Clean Cities 2010 Vehicle Buyer's Guide
The DoE Clean Cities Vehicle Buyer’s Guide is a handy compilation of information on all the AFV, FFV, and Hybrid vehicles on the market. Along with all the retail information, it has carbon footprint and air pollution scores for each vehicle. Click on the link below to access the electronic version.
http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/pdfs/46432.pdf
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Continue Reading →VCC/Argonne Internship
We would like to introduce our new intern, Jamison Walker. As the basis for his part-time internship, he took on the data acquisition and analysis part of our Anti-idling pilot project in Virginia Beach and Gloucester County school systems, which will also serve as his senior thesis. Find out more about the anti-idling project under the Cleaner Transportation Options tab.
Argonne National Laboratory awarded us funding for a full-time intern this summer, which Jamison also took on. As part of his summer intern he ...
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