LODESTAR

The LODESTAR project seeks to demonstrate and document the innovative use case for independent contractors to adopt electric delivery vans that serve urban, suburban and rural areas and provide a holistic solution to distribution center electrification that incorporates electrification of both the freight and distribution activity. LODESTAR will uplift communities through the Last Mile Leadership (LML) scholarship program that will invest in students and businesses who wish to study or deploy clean transportation. 

Project efforts will engage diverse community ...

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EV Workforce Project: GUMBO

Project to offer training to support growth in EV technician field

Virginia Clean Cities (VCC) has joined their counterpart Louisiana Clean Fuels and other partners to announce the launch of the GUMBO Workforce Development Initiative.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Vehicle Technologies Program Office, this ...

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Green Operator Go-Zero Program: Up to $200,000 Now Available for ZEV Trucks

Program Overview

Starting May 1, 2023, the Green Operator program will open the first round of funding for Go-Zero, a program providing incentive of up to $200,000 for each zero-emission (ZEV) truck purchased and up to $100,000 for each near zero-emission (NZEV) truck purchased. Like the existing Green Operator program, the expectation is for drayage trucks to provide services to the Port ...

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Drive Clean Rural USA Project

The Drive Clean Rural USA Project is funded by the Department of Energy and led by Transportation Energy Partners, a national non-profit organization that brings Clean Cities coalition leaders together with the clean transportation industry to advance policies that will reduce American dependence on petroleum-based fuels.

Eight Clean Cities Coalitions, including Virginia Clean Cities, ...

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Mid-Atlantic Nitrogen Oxide Reduction (MANOR) Project

MANOR logoThe Mid-Atlantic Nitrogen Oxide Reduction (MANOR) project will impact fleet vehicles that traverse major interstates linking along some of the nation’s most heavily traveled goods-movement truck routes; and operate within cities in the Region 3 states of Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and Maryland. It is anticipated that this project will save over 468,423 gallons of diesel fuel per year and reduce existing emissions by approximately 35%. This project will ...

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Alternative Fuels Program Government Fleet Vehicle Incentive (CMAQ)

Project now accepting applications!

Alternative Fuels Program Government Fleet Vehicle Incentive (CMAQ)

State agencies and local governments in specific air quality non-attainment, ozone attainment and/or maintenance areas may be reimbursed for incremental costs to transition to alternative fuels such as natural gas or propane autogas. Reimbursements are up to an average of $10,000 for the incremental cost of new vehicles or reasonable aftermarket conversions.

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