VCCC is a co-sponsor for the 5th Annual AltWheels Fleet Day
Monday, October 5th, 2009 - 8:30 to 3:30
The Case for Natural Gas Vehicles
Wednesday, 5/27/09
Fifty public and private fleet operators gathered at the UVM Davis Center on May 27th to learn about Natural Gas Vehicles at an all day workshop co-sponsored by the Vermont Clean Cities Coalition, UVM Transportation Research Center, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Air Pollution Control Division and the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation. Workshop sessions covered economic, environmental and energy security market drivers; “NGV 101” basics; available vehicles and engines; fuel station development, ownership and operations options; federal and state tax incentives and grants; and a review of economic payback and life-cycle costs analysis for a variety of light-, medium- and heavy-duty fleet applications. Presentations will be available on the VCCC website shortly.
Useful links:
Federal Tax Incentives information
Information about various Federal Grant Programs
FTA Notice/Solicitation for the Capital Expenditures formula grant program portion
FTA Notice/solicitation re the Transit Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (TIGGER) program
FTA Notice re the Tribal Transit program
State/Regional contacts for Clean Cities Coalition, Vermont ANR, EPA’s Region 1 Office in Boston, the Northeast Diesel Emissions Reduction Collaborative and Vermont Gas.
CNG Cylinder Safety Inspection Information
Steve Yborra, Director of the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation, talks with Babak Alizadeh, President of AVSG LP.
Click here to view a pdf of the agenda.
Presented in partnership with the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation
The VCCC Annual Stakeholder's meeting was held on April 14, in Decision Theater at Farrell Hall, UVM.
Stakeholders from organizations such as the VT Sierra Club, CCMPO, and the Vermont Agencies of Transportation and Natural Resources, as well as representatives from Senator Sanders and Leahy's office, students, professors and residents from throughout the state. Stakeholders heard about from Dr. Richard Watts, UVM Transportation Research Center Research Director spoke about TRC research projects that overlap with the Clean Cities mission. To view his presentation click here. Karen Glitman, Vermont Clean Cities Coalition Coordinator and TRC Program Manager gave a VCCC Year in Review that showcased activities and events that took place in the past year. To view her presentation click here.
Funding opportunities made available through the ARRA that support the Clean Cities mission were presented. These include the CC solicitation, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA), Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG), State Energy Program (SEP), tax credits, and Smart Grid funding. VCCC will be submitting a grant in coordination with Maine and New Hampshire Clean Cities Coalitions in response to the ARRA Clean Cities solicitation.
Stakeholders also discuss the benefits and drawbacks of introducing a membership and dues structure for the VCCC. A review of Clean Cities Coalitions yielded diverse membership and dues structures reflective of the diversity of coalitions. If you have an opinion on this issue please contact Karen Glitman.
The VCCC held its first meeting of 2008 on Thursday, April 10 in the UVM Sugar Maple Ballroom at the Davis Center. The agenda was as follows:
With over 30 people in attendance including stakeholders from organizations such as the American Lung Association, Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Vermont Agency of Transportation, as well as students, professors and residents from throughout the state, the meeting outlined the past year's success and the Coalition's promising future. Karen Glitman, the Vermont Clean Cities program coordinator, kicked the meeting off with National and Vermont Clean Cities trivia and handed out UVM Transportation Research Center hats as prizes.
Dr. Britt Holmén, UVM professor of Engineering, offered a very compelling presentation on idling and the threat of particulate emissions from vehicles.
The meeting adjourned with group feedback on positive steps for the future and suggestions on how the state may create policies for idling and vehicle emissions. For more information on VCCC, please visit www.uvm.edu/~cleancty/ or contact Karen Glitman at 656-8868 or karen.glitman@uvm.edu.
[Click here for a wrap-up of the 2007 annual meeting.]
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