THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar did not offer an amendment to the FY-2020 Department of Energy budget, one that would have eliminated funding for the Clean Cities program.
More than 90,000 people have participated in the American Lung Association’s Midwest EVOLVE project, including fleet customers, and are designed to promote the performance and clean-air advantages of electric vehicles.
Three Midwestern Clean Cities coalitions are hosting a Chicago-area green-technology conference that focuses on sustainable transportation for commercial, governmental and consumer use.
Winners for this year included commercial and government fleets such as FedEx Express and the City of Chicago.
President Trump’s 2018 proposed budget slashes the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technology program funding, reducing it by nearly 74%. The cuts include terminating funding for the Clean Cities program.
The Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition (CACC) and its member fleets helped to displace nearly 26.5 million gasoline-gallon equivalents (GGEs) of petroleum in 2016, and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 230,000 tons.
The Earth Day Coalition has scheduled a workshop for fleets about propane autogas that's scheduled for Feb. 24 at Bass Mazda in Elyria, Ohio. The workshop is the second in a series of Fuel for Thought presentations hosted by the Northeast Ohio Clean Cities Coalition.
U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) proposed 2017 budget would sharply cut funding to the Clean Cities program and add new funding to an initiative seeking to improve the fuel efficiency of Class 7 and Class 8 trucks.
Three coordinators who lead the Lake Michigan Consortium, were the latest team to be named to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Hall of Fame. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Clean Cities mission of reducing petroleum use in transportation.
The commercial and government fleet members of the Chicago Area Clean Cities saved more than 25 million gallons of petroleum in 2014, which reduced fuel consumption and improved air quality, according to the group.