The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an open round funding from the Clean School Bus Rebate Program with up to $965 million available now to school districts. This funding will build on the previous nearly $3 billion in investments being distributed nationwide to further improve air quality in and around schools, reduce greenhouse gas ...

By Graham Sheridan, VCC’s Clean Communities Economic Development Director

Recently Virginia Clean Cities hosted an Electric Boat Expo with partners A&N Electric Co-Op and Electrified Marina. A&N is the electric cooperative for Virginia’s Eastern Shore along with Smith Island and Tangier Island. Electrified Marina, based in Norfolk, is America’s only exclusively electric boat dealership.  Both are valued VCC stakeholders.  

This event ...

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Written by Sable Alonso

On August 16th, 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a total of $244.5 million to the advancement of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) practices. This $244.5 million is part of the Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) Program that allocates a total ...

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The 2025 NAFA Institute & Expo is the largest gathering of fleet and mobility professionals, drawing subject matter experts and professionals from around the globe representing all fleets including corporate, government, public safety, utility, education and more.

Over the course of three days, attendees will experience immersive educational offerings ...

Riner Rentals recently received a national workplace electric vehicle (EV) charging award at the Green Transportation Summit and Expo (GTSE) in Tacoma, Washington. This award recognizes the company’s commitment to sustainability in the community and workplace charging at its office.

Riner Rentals, based in Harrisonburg since 1999, is a property rental and management company for students and ...

On Friday, July 18th, Virginia Clean Cities hosted the Technology Happy Hour with Sonny Merryman, a successful deployer of electric school buses (ESBs). Whitney Kopanko, Director of Marketing and School Bus Sales, provided considerations for school districts looking to acquire electric school buses. 

Some highlights of her presentation include:

• Sonny Merryman has distributed over 220 Jouley Electric School buses to over 40 school districts since 2020! 
• Kopanko combatted common electrification fears, like upfront costs of EV supply equipment, with the concept of ...

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is now hosting a National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program Partnering List where potential site hosts and vendors can share information. This free listing will allow for direct coordination between potential site hosts, electricians, hardware providers, operators and more. 

To provide your company or site contact information, please visit the EV Resources ...

The US Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) added four new modules today on the topic of electric vehicle (EV) planning and the construction of zero-emission infrastructure. With these four new modules, the Joint Office doubles the size of their current Public EV Charging Infrastructure Playbook. The Public EV Charging Infrastructure Playbook ...

Newport News Public Schools is an urban Virginia school district that educates approximately 26,500 students in 41 schools. The district transports around 24,000 students via 202 bus routes on which buses are required to navigate tight city roads and heavy stop-and-go traffic.

The district operates 317 total school buses; 153 of them are propane ...

Written by Sable Alonso

Electric vehicle charging is an important task that requires some planning. EVs don’t need to be charging all of the time, but it is wise to prepare for situations or trips ahead of time, especially when there is a risk of a hurricane in the area or other severe weather phenomenons. It’s good practice to ...