On September 21st, 2021, Virginia Clean Cities joined alternative fuel experts, fleets, and counties for a webinar highlighting the benefits of alternative fuels for small and rural communities. As part of the Drive Clean Rural USA project, this webinar featured:
Drive Electric Virginia is proud to highlight these National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) events. We encourage you to register through the NDEW website today. Just enter your zip code or city to find the event closest to you.
Check out these five events taking place in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Saturday, Sept. 25 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education
11810 Centre Street, Chester, VA
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Continue Reading →The city of Petersburg’s police and shuttle vehicle fleets got an ultra-low emissions upgrade today thanks to the delivery of the first gallons of renewable propane autogas in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Petersburg is the first city in the state to use renewable propane in a vehicle fleet, converting 49 vehicles from gasoline to run on the even cleaner ...
Continue Reading →Virginia Clean Cities published additional data and tools related to electric vehicles at https://driveelectricva.org/why-drive-electric/ev-dashboard/ – this includes an interactive map of electric vehicle registrations, as processed in partnership with EV Atlas. Data is available by make, model, and volume of electric vehicle by locality from this tool. The dashboard also includes detail on electric vehicle charging station locations, and links to other tools.
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| The NAFA Green Garages Contest is Now Open The concept of the Green Garage Contest is to bring together the most progressive and environmentally committed fleets to share best practices for eco-friendly vehicle fleet maintenance garages. From solar panels on the roof to waste oil heating systems, the contestants will share innovative and simple ways to “green ... |
Earlier this summer, ROUSH CleanTech founder Jack Roush contributed $1 million to support Eastern Michigan University’s mathematics and automotive programs. As an alum of EMU, Jack is a lifelong learner (and teacher) who has come full circle, from receiving his master’s degree in scientific mathematics to founding and chairing our company that is so heavily committed to technical excellence.
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Continue Reading →On September 15th, 2021, Jessie Howell, the North American Sale Manager for ElectraTherm was the featured stakeholder for the Virginia Clean Cities Technology Happy Hour.
ElectraTherm is working to boost efficiency while reducing energy costs and emissions by harnessing the low-temperature waste heat that is all around us. In the U.S. today, over 90% of industrial waste heat is at too low of temperatures to economically generate power with traditional heat recovery systems. ElectraTherm’s technology can harness these low-temperature sources ...
Continue Reading →This post originally ran on the Virginia Automotive Dealers Association blog and was written by Don Hall. Used with permission.
Earlier this month, I took my 91-year-old father-in-law, Don Riester, for a ride in VADA’s new all-electric Volkswagen ID.4. An engineer by trade, he was impressed by the SUV’s quiet, acceleration, and speed. As we passed a gas station, he remarked, “I guess you don’t have to go there anymore.”
Continue Reading → Recently the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $64.7 million in funding for projects focused on producing cost-effective, low-carbon biofuels. These research and development investments are seeking to advance technologies that create replacements for petroleum fuels used in heavy-duty transportation and accelerate a path to a net-zero emissions economy by 2050.
Researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) were selected for a $2.3 million in funding as a part of this DOE program. UVA Chemistry Professor Sen Zhang, and Engineering Professors Lisa Colosi-Peterson and Robert Davis are seeking to advance the efficiency, costs and carbon management of ...
Continue Reading →Come see the first gallons of renewable propane arrive in the Commonwealth of Virginia! Join us for a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the City of Petersburg as they receive the environmental and fiscal benefits of using a renewable alternative fuel in their autogas vehicle fleet.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
10:00 AM – Networking and coffee
10:15 AM – Welcome addresses. Speakers include:
– Alleyn Harned, Executive Director of Virginia Clean Cities
– Stuart Weidie, President of Alliance AutoGas
– Tucker Perkins, CEO of the Propane Education and Research ...
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