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Western Riverside County Clean Cities
Coalition Approved for Re-designation
by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
The Clean Cities Program is a nationally recognized program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which aims to “advance the energy, economic, and environmental security of the United States by supporting local actions to reduce petroleum use in transportation.” With over 100 Clean Cities coalitions throughout the nation, the Western Riverside County Clean Cities Coalition (Coalition) ranks among the best in the nation in terms of petroleum emission reduction. Every 3 years, coalitions nationwide are required to undergo a re-designation process. Clean Cities’ success hinges on the ability of its local coalitions to set and achieve aggressive goals for reducing petroleum usage in the transportation sector. The re-designation process is critical to maintaining successful coalitions and achieving these goals. [more]
Western Riverside County Clean Cities
Coalition Hosts Electric Vehicle (EV)
Workshop
On Wednesday, September 28, 2011, the Western Riverside County Clean Cities Coalition (Coalition) hosted an electric vehicle (EV) workshop at the Southern California Edison (SCE) Service Center located in Wildomar, California. The SCE service center is the first of SCE’s buildings to be eligible for LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The LEED Platinum facility served as an ideal venue for the Coalition’s EV workshop as it exemplifies sustainable operations and efficient green design. Co-sponsored by SCE and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the workshop hosted over 50 attendees from the general public, private industry, local and federal government. Attendees were informed of start-up processes and implementation of EV’s. The workshop covered plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) readiness, EV charger manufacturing and permitting processes, as well as possible funding sources for EV infrastructure and vehicle purchases. [more]
City of Riverside Mayor Supports New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
The Western Riverside County Clean Cities Coalition (Coalition) is proud to announce that the City of Riverside is installing 13 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, 11 of which are to be for public use. The charging stations are funded from grant funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and the California Energy Commission (CEC). [more]
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The City of Corona’s Commitment
On August 4, 2011, Governor Brown signed AB 61 (Jeffries) into law, allowing any city in Riverside County and the County of Riverside to establish a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) plan for a planned area. NEVs are low-speed electric vehicles that are built to travel short distances on roadways. Because they interact with high speed automobiles, it is necessary to establish guidelines for their safe operation, hence the need for AB 61. Though existing legal routes for NEVs exist, interconnections that would provide for a practical NEV network providing greater access do not exist. In 2010, the Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) partnered with the cities of Corona, Moreno Valley, Norco, and Riverside to create a plan identifying existing and future safe routes for NEVs. The plan identified which routes could be utilized to support NEVs, and led to the development of AB 61. WRCOG thanks Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries for carrying the bill.