Odyssey Day 2012 Wrap Up

Odyssey Day 2012 was a great success. There was an amazing turnout of people and everyone seemed to have a lot of fun. Attendees heard presentations about alternative fuels and had the chance to look at an impressive and diverse fleet of alternative fuel vehicles.  Pictures of the event are below. Thanks to all the[…]

U.S. EPA School Bus Rebate Program

Dear Clean Cities Stakeholders, San Diego Clean Cities Coalition wants to let you know about an exciting funding opportunity for school districts. There’s a new rebate program from the U.S. EPA to fund diesel emission reductions. The rebate program is designed to provide a more streamlined mechanism to fund replacement of older medium- and heavy-duty[…]

SAE Fast DC Charging

SAE International recently approved a new technical standard that will dramatically reduce charging times for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EV).  Developed in a consensus environment by more than 190 global experts representing automotive, charging equipment, utilities industries and national labs, J1772™: SAE Electric Vehicle and Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conductive[…]

Odyssey Day Event on October 23, 2012

San Diego Regional Clean Cities Coalition is hosting an event, known as Odyssey Day, in conjunction with the California Center for Sustainable Energy  on October 23, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Our local Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Day Odyssey will be one of many events held across the country to showcase cleaner, more[…]

Upcoming SDG&E Seminars: Intro to Electric Bicycles on July 12th, Multi-Unit Dwelling Vehicle Charging on July 31st

SDG&E is offering the following free seminars related to transportation alternatives in July: Introduction to Electric Bicycles Thursday, July 12, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM This seminar will provide you with an overview of electric bicycles. Electric bicycles are also known as E-bikes and electric-assist bicycles. Discussion will include how to operate an E-bike, charging the[…]

Come to the First San Diego Regional Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Working Group

Please join us on Thursday, March 15 for the San Diego Regional Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Working Group (REVI) Kickoff meeting. At the meeting, staff from SANDAG and the California Center for Sustainable Energy will provide an overview of the project, discuss how REVI will build upon past plug-in electric vehicle planning efforts, and define membership[…]

Upcoming workshop for potential EV charging station hosts

There are still opportunity to host electric vehicle charging points at little to no cost as part of the EV Project. Ecotality will be hosting a freework at the Grand Del Mar to demonstrate their product and provide information on becoming a host. Details below: ___________________ We would like to invite you to attend The[…]

Charging Station Resources

Here are a few resources on charging stations across the country from the Electric Drive Transportation Association, Rocky Mountain Institute’s Project Get Ready, Coulomb Technologies, ECOtality, DoE’s Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center, and EV Charger News.