We are pleased to release the Spring 2018 edition of the Fuels Fix! In this edition there are articles from Hawaii on the Hawaiian mayors’ commitment to 100% renewable ground transportation, Yellowstone-Teton on a switch to renewable diesel, San Diego on how to change your fleet thinking when it comes to EVs, a ROUSH article on the myths surrounding “clean” diesel ...
Continue Reading →Comment: “Virginia Clean Cities supports Virginia’s executive actions Tuesday recognizing the Commonwealth’s role in reducing air pollution to maintain and improve our quality of life in the Commonwealth. Proclamations at the federal level to abandon clean air and fuel efficiency programs are occurring at an alarming rate, and individual, local, state, and federal actions can all contribute to economic, environmental, and energy security improvements in our communities. ” – Alleyn Harned, Director, Virginia Clean Cities.
Governor Northam Signs Executive ...
Continue Reading →Picture Brightens for DOE Clean Cities Based on Congressional Omnibus Spending Bill Just Released
Yesterday, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives released the details of the $1.3 trillion spending bill that would fund the federal government through the end of the current federal fiscal year, September 2018. Within the 2,232 pages of details Transportation Energy Partners (TEP) identified a few a few lines concerning funding for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Cities program.
Based on the released Omnibus bill, ...
Continue Reading →April 30-May 3, 2018
Long Beach, CA
The Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo is the nation’s largest advanced transportation technology and clean fleet event. Connected vehicle technologies, fuel efficiency improvement strategies and equipment, and drivetrain electrification will be key focal points for the 2018 show.
Virginia Clean Cities stakeholders are eligible to receive discounted registration. Stakeholders can use the code CCMEMBER to receive $50 off registration (valid through 4/27/18).
More details and the agenda can be found here.
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It’s exciting: The Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) Station Locator (afdc.energy.gov/locator/stations/) has undergone a major makeover. Constant improvement is at the core, which is why DOE and NREL are always striving to make the AFDC’s tools easier to use and the data more accessible. The Station Locator boasts new features and an improved user interface built on the ...
Continue Reading →ORANGE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) –
Drivers can now power up in the parking lot at a historic presidential estate in central Virginia.
The public chargers for electric vehicles at James Madison’s Montpelier are the first in Orange County, and the first at any national trust for a historic preservation site.
When Montpelier’s chief operating officer Sean O’Brien arrives to work, he no longer has to worry about running out of power to get around in his Prius.
“I plug in every morning when ...
Continue Reading →The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (H.R. 1892) was signed on February 9, 2018. Division D of the Act retroactively extends many tax credits.
There are several Bipartisan Budget Act provisions with implications for Clean Cities portfolio items:
Contributed by Todd Mouw, vice president of sales and marketing for Roush Clean Tech
Good news for green fleets!
Two tax credits that affect fleets using alternative fuels have been extended. The Alternative Fuel Excise Credit and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit are now retroactively extended through the end of 2017 — a year past the original expiration of December 21, 2016.
What does ...
Continue Reading →Weaving among its aisles, visitors to the Washington Auto Show can marvel at the latest concept cars or mosey up to a shiny historic vehicle. This year’s show also featured the most all-electric vehicles to date—signaling just how far the technology has come.
Behind the scenes at the Convention Center, leaders from metropolitan Washington gathered to strategize about readying the region for plugging in to a coming “revolution”—the electrification of transportation.
The COG-hosted program at the auto show’s public policy day, ...
The Northern Virginia Regional Commission was pleased to co-host with Virginia Clean Cities a successful workshop on electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging. The well attended workshop informed participants on the advantages of electric vehicles, the financial and environmental benefits and other aspects of fleet management. Companies represented included Nissan USA, Mike Albert Fleet Solutions, Mercedes Benz, Greenlots and SemaConnect.
After the presentations participants were able to view a vehicle demonstration of several different vehicle models.
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