New Flyer of America Inc. (“New Flyer”), the U.S. subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc. (“NFI Group”), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, today announced that Blacksburg Transit (“BT”), through the Commonwealth of Virginia, has exercised an option with New Flyer for four Xcelsior® clean diesel, sixty-foot heavy-duty transit buses. The order is part of a state schedule and options are not recorded in the backlog.

“We are proud to once again provide ...

The City of Chesapeake unveiled its first public access fast-fill compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station at a special “First Fueling” event on November 29th. Mayor Rick West, Clean Energy’s Gary Parker, Virginia Clean Cities Executive Director Allyen Harned, and Michael Bisogno with the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Office of Fleet Management Services, all spoke at the event and ...

Consumers have expressed hesitation to invest in electric vehicles due to the limited mileage and potentially long charging time. Honda plans to solve this problem by 2022 with new electric vehicles that can fully charge in just 15 minutes. These vehicles will have a range of 240 km and sport a very futuristic design. If Honda follows through with this goal, they ...

Henrico County held it’s 15th annual energy fair late last month on October 28th. This event hosted 25 vendors and organizations that specialized in areas including electric vehicles, solar power, energy audits, and much more. Over 200 individuals attended this year’s fair at the Western Government Center in Henrico. The purpose of the fair was to educate the community and provide them with ...

As the electric vehicle (EV) market moves from the early adopter phase to the mass market stage, smart and supportive policies help to accelerate the widespread adoption of EVs.  Sierra Club and Plug In America would like to invite you to attend one of two webinars we’re holding to discuss the most effective policies driving EV adoption today, which are included in our collaborative project, AchiEVe: Transition to EVs Policy ...

The City of Charlottesville is seeking a dedicated, driven professional to be their next Fleet Manager. The Fleet Manager will perform technical and administrative work overseeing the operations of the City fleet maintenance facilities, including the repair shop and fuel systems.

The ideal candidate must be highly motivated and strive for success by demonstrating Charlottesville’s Core Values of Leadership, Trust, Creativity, ...

School Districts Can Qualify for $5,000 Grants for Newly Purchased Propane-Powered CE Series School Buses

LISLE, Ill. – August 24, 2017 – Today IC Bus announced a new, environmentally friendly grant program that provides school districts with incentives to add propane-powered school buses to their fleets. The IC Bus Grant Program will offer qualifying school districts throughout the United States and Canada $5,000 in grants per newly purchased propane-powered CE Series school buses. This grant gives those school districts that would ...

Halifax County Public Schools continues its conversion to LPG-fuel school buses through a partnership with Virginia Clean Cities and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. VCC was able to identify Supplemental Environmental Program funding of $125,000 to help with the purchase of 5 LPG school buses. HCPS then scrapped five pre-2009 diesel school buses. The removal of these diesel buses will result in a net reduction in particulate matter of 0.3 tons, a net reduction in nitrogen oxide of 3.6 ...

Contributed by Todd Mouw, vice president of sales and marketing at Roush Clean Tech

Our nation has been hit hard by natural disasters in recent months. Gasoline and diesel shortages in Texas and Florida due to hurricanes wreaked havoc with people trying to evacuate prior to the storms and support First Responders after the storms had passed.

According to the Propane Education & Research Council, propane fuel is playing a vital role during the hurricanes, providing backup power, hot water and hot ...