SVCCC Stakeholders Newsletter June 2010

Category: Archived Stories

Save the date! July 27 - FREE Electric Vehicles Workshop

SVCCC is collaborating with partners listed below to co-sponsor the New Opportunities in Clean Transportation: Electric Vehicles Workshop for Leaders, in conjunction with the 2010 Plug-In Conference in San Jose. On Tuesday, July 27, 2010 from 3-5pm, this workshop will provide an update on the new vehicles, their benefits, local experience and plans, as well as funding opportunities. This workshop is for fleet managers, transportation directors, CSR/sustainability officers, and other decision-makers managing transportation issues in your organization. You may join us in-person or via webinar. Please register here.

Speakers will include David Head, Fleet Manager for the County of Sonoma Fleet Operations Division, Karen Schkolnick, District Grants Programs Manager for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and local employers implementing electric vehicle strategies. Topics will include:

    Electric vehicle landscape
    Bay Area infrastructure plans
    Benefits of electric vehicles
    Specific opportunities with fleets, charge stations, and incentives
    Funding and financing opportunities
    And more!

Before heading off to other Plug-In Conference events, please join us immediately after the workshop for the SVCCC Stakeholder Meeting, which will also be held in the Bank of America Building. And there will be wine and hors d'oeuvres!

Space is limited so register today!

Sponsored by Bay Area Climate Collaborative, Bank of America, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Bay Area Council, Business Council on Climate Change, East Bay Clean Cities Coalition, San Francisco Clean Cities, Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition, Breathe California and Plug-in Bay Area.

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Electric Saba sportscar


A day (or two) at the races

This May, SVCCC teamed up with the DOE Vehicle Technologies Program and the Electronic Transportation Development Center (ETDC) to man a Green Racing booth for spectators at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, CA. SVCCC is a team member of the ETDC, which has extensive experience racing alternative fuel vehicles and is a sponsor of the San Jose State Hybrid Race Team.

Our team booth was located in Yamaha Village. For two days, Emily Setzer and Alexandra Bassett from Green Racing and Bob Garzee, ETDC Founder and SVCCC Board Member, educated spectators on using alternative fuels and energy efficient technologies in racing. ETDC also featured two electric sportscars from Saba Motors and Porsche.

In 2006, DOE, EPA, SAE International, and automotive leaders formed the Green Racing Working Group and the Green Racing Protocols. These protocols promote the development of energy efficient technologies, renewable fuels, and the reduction of greenhouse gases and auto emissions. In 2009, the American Le Mans Series incorporated the protocols into a season-long Green Racing Cup Championship. This year at Laguna Seca, the Green Challenge winning teams were Highcroft HPD and Corvette Racing, both of which used ethanol blend fuels.

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Bob Garzee and representatives from Green Racing at booth


30 stakeholders attend fuel economy workshop

On May 18, SVCCC held an Idle Reduction/Fuel Economy Workshop at West Valley College in Saratoga, CA. Speakers included Rich Cregar (shown below), Instructor of Automotive Systems Technologies and Green Transportation Technologies at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, NC, Ed Bless, CEO of AAraya in Marina, CA, and Bob Garzee, Founder and CEO of the Electronic Transportation Development Center in San Jose, CA.

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Attendees learned about:

    Fuel economy technologies, including new solar technologies
    Emerging vehicle technologies, including hybrids, plug-ins, and electric
    Idle reduction technologies
    Driver behavior strategies