SVCCC Stakeholders Newsletter August 2010

Category: Archived Stories

Green Transportation Financing Workshop

Use Our $200 Million Green to Go Green

Thursday, September 9th from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Save the date for the Green Transportation Financing workshop hosted by the Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition (SVCCC) & the Electronic Transportation Development Center (ETDC) at Breathe California, 1469 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95126.

This workshop is an opportunity for fleet managers and AFV manufacturers to learn more about how to take advantage of our $200 million green order financing to implement your cleaner emission transportation projects and spread the cost over several years.

The workshop will include examples of green transportation financing in the following areas:
   - Solar fueling of electric vehicles
   - CNG vehicles
   - Propane buses
   - Electric vehicles

Also: a $52,000 new CNG vehicle will be on display.

Speaker:  D.C. Greer, VP, Government Capital Corp.

Please click here to register or call Patricia Tind at 408-998-5865 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Featuring SVCCC Member - Synergy Electronic VehiclesSynenergy logo 
                      Photo Bob Garzee, CEO, Synergy EV
Synergy Electronic Vehicles, Inc. is a 19 year old California corporation dedicated to implementing alternative fuel vehicles into fleet service.  Synergy helps companies determine the right types of green vehicles for the required duty cycle from their expertise in electric, natural gas, propane, bio diesel, or solar fueled solutions covering patrol, industrial, sports, light duty, heavy duty, trucks and bus applications. They have received the American Lung and Breathe California Green Transportation Industry Leadership Awards and completed contracts for the California Energy Commission and Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

Synergy provides the vehicles as well as the alternative fuel project financing ($200,000,000) for fleets and interfaces with the federal, state and regional agencies for grants. Synergy also provides the support services such as training, mechanics, Silicon Valley technologies, and ROI analysis, as well as green transportation vehicle marketing and investment opportunities. Synergy CEO Bob Garzee is the founder and manager of the Electronic Transportation Development Center (ETDC) located at 1469 Park Avenue, San Jose, California with vehicles on display at The TECH Museum in downtown San Jose.  Garzee is also the senior board member of the Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition. Contact: Bob Garzee at www.SynergyEV.com & www.SynergyEVFinancial.com  Phone: 408-221-3367; email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


Clean Cities Stakeholders Meeting
Photo of Meeting
On July 27, the Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition held a stakeholders meeting at the City View Plaza in San Jose. Twenty-four stakeholders attended – a large number of them were also ETDC members. They enjoyed wine and hors d'oeuvres while sharing their role in the green transportation business, and SVCCC Coordinator Margo Sidener (CEO & President of Breathe California) outlined the Clean Cities Coalition’s mission to improve the Bay Area’s air quality through the advancement of AFVs.

The attendees also filled out a questionnaire. Among other things, they were asked what workshop topics they would like to see SVCCC put on in the future. Here are some of the answers given:

    Fleet vehicle conversions
    Hybrid sports cars
    Solar fueling of EVs
    CNG infrastructure
    Models for life cycle analyses of alternative fuel vehicles
    Engaging communities in AFVs
    Government funding & grant opportunities


Not Yet a SVCCC Member?

No need to wait any longer! You are only a few steps away from enjoying the following SVCCC membership benefits:

    Assistance finding alternative fuel vehicle funding and grants
    $200 million order financing funding
    Advice on green transportation Silicon Valley technology
    Newsletter advantages and networking
    Discounted (and first preference) tickets and workshop registration
    Sponsorship opportunities