This exciting annual event provides a unique opportunity for Clean Cities Coalitions and leaders in the clean transportation industry to build partnerships with each other, and with key Congressional and Biden Administration decision-makers in Washington, DC. Our 2022 event will feature opportunities to:
If your new year resolution involves improving your health and saving money which, by the way, are two of the top 10 new year’s resolutions, why not make an anti-idling pledge to help you on your way!
Each year in the United States idling from personal vehicles wastes 3 billion gallons of fuel and generates 30 million tons of Carbon dioxide. Eliminating unnecessary idling could be the same as taking 5 million cars off the road!
Reducing idling is not only good ...
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WASHINGTON (Dec. 20, 2021) – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the most ambitious federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks ever. The final standards, for Model Years (MY) 2023 through 2026, leverage advances in clean car technology to unlock $190 billion in net benefits to Americans, ...
Continue Reading →On December 16, 2021, VCC’s Alleyn Harned recognized Robin Jones of the Virginia Department of Energy with a special award to honor her decades of commitment to advancing clean transportation in the Commonwealth.
Jones has worked as an energy program manager for many years at Virginia Energy. Her knowledge ...
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Virginia Clean Cities unveiled its new solar powered electric vehicle charging station to the public. Made possible through federal grant funding, the Beam EV Arc is a part of the Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership, a three-year, $6 million project funded by the US Department of Energy to create an ecosystem for electric vehicles in the region. The charging station is located at VCC’s office in Harrisonburg and is free to the public.
Several EV enthusiasts and ...
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Residential charging is a large incentive to many Electric Vehicle (EV) owners. Charging at home is convenient and less expensive than charging at retail stations, but what is residential home-charging access like in the United States? This is exactly what researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory set out to find in their October 2021 report, There’s ...
Continue Reading →Virginia has pledged today that at least 30 percent of all new trucks and buses sold in the commonwealth will be zero-emission vehicles by 2030, and 100 percent by 2050. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have already signed onto the Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Memorandum of Understanding.
“We have seen the potential of these technologies and are deeply supportive of getting off of diesel for these trucks” said Alleyn ...
Continue Reading →Why Electric School Buses?
Yellow school buses have long been an iconic symbol of the American education system. Today, in the United States, they transport over 25 million school children every day. These buses are vital to transporting children to and from school, and are also statistically the safest way to make these trips. Unfortunately, traditional diesel-powered school buses emit harmful local pollutants, including NOx and particulate matter. These airborne pollutants are especially harmful to young children, as ...
Continue Reading →On November 30th a Blue Bird electric school bus quietly made its way into Fredericksburg, Virginia and on December 1st it made some noise with a demonstration event for Fredericksburg City Pubic Schools. Fredericksburg City Public Schools, ABM and Virginia Clean Cities came together to host an electric school bus demonstration event with Blue Bird Bus Sales of Virginia to show how electric school buses can serve the school district and its surrounding communities.
Continue Reading → On November 18th, 2021, Barry Carr, ABM’S Director of Business Development, eMobility & Electrical Infrastructure, and Christina Sherriff, ABM’s Infrastructure Funding Specialist were featured speakers for the Virginia Clean Cities Technology Happy Hour.
ABM is a leading provider of facility solutions with more than 100 years of experience and more than 300 locations across the U.S. and internationally. During the session, Barry and Chrissy spoke about the eMobility and bundled energy services provided by ABM. AMB is ...
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