The EPA’s Diesel Emissions and Reduction Act awarded over $15 million in school bus replacement funding throughout the United States in 2021. The most recent round of rebates awarded $1.53 million across multiple school districts in Virginia to support the transition to propane and battery-electric school buses. Of those funds, $900,000 has been awarded to Petersburg City Public Schools for Electric School Buses. Here are the awarded districts ...
FTA Announces Nearly $1.5 Billion in Grants Available to Modernize Bus Fleets and Facilities
Arcimoto and Virginia Clean Cities to Test Ultra-Efficient Electric Vehicles Statewide
Arcimoto, developer and manufacturer of ultra-efficient and affordable electric vehicles, today announced that it has entered into a joint pilot program with Virginia Clean Cities to test the Fun Utility Vehicle, Deliverator, and Flatbed across the state.
Over the course of the pilot program beginning on April 15, Arcimoto vehicles will be tested across the state by ...
Continue Reading →Shifting the Transportation Paradigm – How Electric Car Sharing Programs are Expanding Equity and Accessibility to EV Technology
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation account for 29% of total U.S. emissions making the transportation sector the largest contributor of GHGs. Electric vehicles (EVs), along with other alternative fuels, provide important pathways to reducing emissions that impact our climate and health, however cost and access to EVs and charging infrastructure are challenges, especially ...
Continue Reading →Technology Happy Hour: Cummins New Power
On February 17th, 2022, Wido Westbroek, Senior Director of Fuel Cell Strategic Projects for Cummins was the featured speaker for the Virginia Clean Cities Technology Happy Hour. Wido, along with support from Anne Oluyombo and Kevin Shaw on the Cummins team, joined Virginia Clean Cities to talk about the great work being done with battery-electric, fuel cell, and hydrogen-production technologies.
Cummins has been a giant in the transportation field for more than 100 years and the Cummins New Power team ...
Continue Reading →2022 Fuel Economy Guide
The 2022 Fuel Economy Guide is out!
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) produce the Fuel Economy Guide to help car buyers choose the most fuel-efficient vehicle that meets their needs. The Guide is available on the web at fueleconomy.gov.
The purpose of EPA’s fuel ...
Continue Reading →SCC Invites Public Comment on Virginia’s Transportation Electrification
In 2021, Virginia Clean Cities participated in the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) first-ever Transportation Electrification Stakeholder Process. A series of five virtual meetings were convened featuring electric utilities, non-profit organizations, state agencies and other EV stakeholders in Virginia.
The process was established by House Bill 2282, which also directs the SCC to “submit a report to the General ...
Continue Reading →U.S. DoT Charging Forward Rural EV Infrastructure Funding Matrix now available
This matrix is a list of Federal programs that can fund rural electric vehicle infrastructure, sorted alphabetically by agency. The matrix notes the type of EV activities that are eligible for funding under different programs, as well as the eligible entities.
The matrix will be expanded in future updates of this toolkit to reflect new programs in the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Continue Reading →U.S. Department of Transportation Releases Toolkit to Help Rural Communities Build Out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Join us for a free webinar on February 9 to learn more!
Today USDOT released a new, free toolkit that will help rural communities and businesses across the country plan and fund electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. This toolkit is being released in advance of upcoming announcements from ...
Continue Reading →Technology Happy Hour: Lonestar Specialty Vehicles
On January 20th, 2022 Chas Mease, EV Fleet Sales for Lonestar Specialty Vehicles was the featured speaker for the Virginia Clean Cities Technology Happy Hour.
Lonestar Specialty Vehicles, with 24 full-service dealerships across the country, manufactures turnkey electric vehicle solutions for the commercial vehicle market. Lonestar’s terminal tractors (also known as shunt trucks, spotter trucks, yard trucks, yard shifters, yard dogs, yard goats, yard horses, yard birds, yard jockeys, hostlers, or mules) improve productivity, reduce ...
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