Originally published by ACT News - June 24, 2026 Suburban Propane, ABB, and Kempower recently demonstrated a portable EV charging system designed to show how renewable propane can help support charging in locations where permanent grid infrastructure may not be available or practical. The demonstration [...]
Originally published by Dan Gage for The Transport Project - June 30, 2026 Last calendar year marked the sixth consecutive year that commercial fleets in the State of California fueled by bio-CNG (renewable natural gas, or RNG) achieved a carbon-negative transportation outcome, according to a report released [...]
This article was originally published by Zara Abrams for the Keck School of Medicine of USC's Newsroom on January 23, 2026. Using satellite data, Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers reported the first statistically significant decrease in nitrogen dioxide linked to zero-emissions vehicles. Read [...]
This article was written by Peter Johnson for electrek It wasn’t just the best sales month so far for the Chevy Equinox EV. It was the best for a non-Tesla EV in the US. The electric SUV is selling like hotcakes, driving GM’s EV sales up [...]
This article was written by Jim Bunsey for Advanced Clean Tech News. Fleet owners around the world continue to search for ways to reduce their environmental impact while maintaining operational efficiency, and equipment fleets at ports are no different. As critical hubs for global trade, [...]
This article was written by Caroline Eggers for WPLN News. A Tennessee Tech initiative, "Rural Reimagined," is accelerating electric vehicle (EV) adoption across Appalachia by offering free EV loans and establishing mobile charging services. Targeting economically distressed counties, the program aims to reduce transportation costs [...]
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has launched a significant funding opportunity through the Volkswagen Diesel Settlement Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW EMT). This grant aims to replace or repower medium—and heavy-duty vehicles with cleaner, alternate-fueled, or all-electric options, creating healthier communities and stronger [...]
Drive Electric Earth Month is a national campaign to share information about electric vehicles throughout April. In addition to being better for the environment, electric vehicles are more fun to drive, more convenient to fuel, and less expensive to operate than gasoline vehicles. Join Tennessee [...]
Scott Curran, East Tennessee Clean Fuels board member and group leader for Fuel Science and Engine Technologies Research at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a Fellow of SAE International and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME. Curran is one [...]
Every four years, the Department of Energy designated Clean Cities Coalitions are required to go through a re-designation process to ensure their Coalition continues to meet DOE standards for emissions reduction, stakeholder outreach, and many other areas of work a Coalition participates in. In September [...]
Registration for Summit Nov. 7, Forum & Expo Nov. 8-9 open KNOXVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), and the Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition will hold the 2022 Tennessee Sustainable Transportation Forum & Expo on Nov. [...]
On Saturday, August 13, 2022, long-standing East Tennessee Clean Fuels (ETCF) friend and Board of Directors member Jim Coker passed away after a brief battle with Leukemia. According to Coker's family, "Jim put up a huge fight, determined to beat it right down the very [...]
Position Summary ETCleanFuels is seeking a coordinator to manage our non-profit Membership program and to plan and direct our financial resources. ETCleanFuels works on numerous state and national projects with various fiscal management needs, including projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. [...]
The UT Police Department has enhanced officers’ abilities to patrol the UT campus by adding two electric motorcycles to its fleet.
Your PEV’s data is essential to Tennessee’s electric transportation future. Each year, the Middle-West and East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalitions undertake a massive survey of alternative fuel and advanced vehicle technology usage from fleets and individuals across the entire state. This data is then anonymized and then submitted to the [...]
Written by: Jessica Johnson, National Accounts Coordinator for Thompson Gas Every new year is accompanied by new goals, and businesses that announce annual sustainability goals are becoming more commonplace. Companies across the nation are looking at alternatives to gasoline and diesel vehicles in their fleets, [...]
On Nov. 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office announced the winners of the FY'21 "Low Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Vehicle Technologies Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment" funding opportunity. Included in this year's round was a Topic Area of "Electric Vehicle Workplace [...]
Washington, D.C. – On Oct. 12, Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) introduced the Clean Cities Act to authorize the Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Program. The Clean Cities Program aims to cultivate partnerships with local Clean Cities coalitions to leverage federal resources to help reduce petroleum usage and [...]
The Middle-West TN Clean Fuels (MWTCF) and East TN Clean Fuels (ETCF) teams were awarded the opportunity to hire interns through the Clean Cities University Workforce Development Program. The CCUWDP program is a national internship opportunity through Argonne National Laboratory that matches university students (undergraduate [...]
East Tennessee Clean Fuels, a 501c3 non-profit organization housed under the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, is accepting applications for a DriveElectricTN Coordinator position. The position is a full-time, UTK-contracted position with benefits and paid leave commensurate with University [...]