Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) is seeking a technology partner to collaborate in implementing an electric vehicle solution.   If interested, please submit your organization’s technology solution by responding to REC’s Request for Information and respond by September 30, 2020.

Request for Information- EV Technology Solution for Rappahannock Electric Cooperative

1.     Project Information/Statement of Need — REC seeks a partner to measure time-stamped kilowatt hours consumed by residential Level 2 electric vehicle chargers, using a technology other than a second utility meter. The chosen solution will be implemented initially as a pilot in 2021 for up to 200 residential EV ...

By Todd Mouw, president of ROUSH CleanTech

Nearly four years ago, the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal erupted. It led to a settlement of over $14 billion with $2.9 billion earmarked for the Environmental Mitigation Trust (EMT) to fund projects that reduce nitrogen oxides — harmful emissions regulated under federal air quality standards because they are known to be harmful to human health and to the environment.

Since then, states have slated over $234 million of EMT funds for “clean diesel” projects. In ...

Please check out this session September 14, 2:30pm of Midwest Green Transportation Conference – Fleet Experience & Options, Light Duty EVs: To register for this session click here – event is FREE session detail https://www.cleanfuelsohio.org/mwgt-electric-vehicles download Whova ap on your device. This session is recorded.

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Tools and Resources to Help Measure Electrification Impacts—Find Your Tool

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has been producing clear, credible analysis of EV emissions for years, and earlier this year they updated their numbers.  Using newly released 2018 data the headline for these technologies keep getting much clearer: Are Electric Vehicles Really Better for the Climate? Yes. Here’s why. Here’s the key takeaway: Driving the average EV produces no tailpipe pollution, and CO2 pollution produced in power production is equal to a gasoline vehicle that ...

Virginia Clean Cities (VCC) stakeholder EVgo is tripling the size of its public fast charging network over the next five years – adding more than 2,700 public fast chargers in 40 metro areas through a partnership with General Motors (GM) to make it even easier to go electric.

EVgo is committed to expediting mass adoption of electric vehicles in the US by creating a convenient, reliable, and ...

The 2020 Fuel Economy Guide provides detailed fuel economy estimates for MY 2020 light-duty vehicles, along with estimated annual fuel costs and other information for prospective car buyers. The electronic version of the Guide is available online at https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/pdfs/guides/FEG2020.pdf

By Todd Mouw, president of ROUSH CleanTech

In June, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) unanimously approved the Advanced Clean Truck Regulation. This bold step will accelerate California’s transition to zero-emissions in all commercial fleet sectors. It’s a historic and ambitious goal, and achieving it will be challenging.

The Advanced Clean Truck Regulation is a holistic approach to transition away from medium- and heavy-duty diesel vehicles to electric zero-emissions vehicles beginning in 2024.

The environmental goals are lofty. California faces challenging mandates to ...