Update on Legislation that Supports Alternative Fuels in the 2020 General Assembly

HB 717 – Electric vehicle rebate program working group. (Del. Reid) – Passed House and Senate. Amended to establish a working group to determine the feasibility of an electric vehicle rebate program.

HB 577 – State Pollution Control Board; implementation of low emissions vehicle program. (Del. Keam) – Failed House Appropriations committee.

This bill increases the availability of AFVs by joining 13 other CARB states in requiring auto manufacturers to offer ...

Committed to its sustainability goals, UPS has entered into multi-year renewable natural gas agreements with Kinetrex Energy and TruStar Energy. These two contracts, which will supply UPS with up to 80 million gallon equivalents (GEs) of biomethane over the life of the agreements, build on a prior contract in which UPS agreed to purchase 170 million gallons of biomethane, its biggest commitment to date.

Over the next seven years, UPS has agreed to purchase 250 million GEs of biomethane total, making ...

HB 717 – Electric vehicle rebate program. (Del. Reid)

This bill assists consumers, auto dealers, and vehicle manufacturers in developing a robust market for electric vehicles in Virginia by providing an incentive to choose zero-emission vehicles over polluting gasoline and diesel vehicles.

HB 577 – State Pollution Control Board; implementation of low emissions vehicle program. (Del. Keam)

This bill increases the availability of AFVs by joining 13 other CARB states in requiring auto manufacturers to offer vehicles in Virginia. The restriction of ...

Electric Buses in Virginia

This is an innovative, sustainable solution that will help the environment, protect children’s health, make the electric grid ...

NGVi is offering 12 scholarships to their 2020 public offerings of their CNG Fuel System Inspector Training. This scholarship is only being offered to CNG fleet and dealership management personnel responsible for determining the training needs of their technicians.

Applications are due by January 31, 2020.

Please see the scholarship brochure for more information or apply at go.ngvi.com/scholarshipapplication

On October 11^th, Virginia Clean Cities supported an EV transit advancement webinar with DRPT to showcase policy and funding opportunities for electric transit vehicles in Virginia’s transit fleet.  This webinar is posted at DRPT’s MERIT page http://drpt.virginia.gov/transit/merit/operating-and-capital-assistance/ and a direct link to the webinar is https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8869740911636705037

Speakers included Jennifer Debruhl at DRPT, Angela Conroy with DEQ, Josh Baker with DASH, Alleyn Harned with Virginia Clean Cities, Kate Staples with Dominion Energy.

This webinar discussed the $5 million now available in ...