Meet Drive Electric Tennessee’s New Coordinator

We’re excited to announce that DriveElectricTN has a full-time coordinator! Virginia Salazar Buda was recently hired by and will work in the offices of ETCleanFuels, based out of Knoxville, where she will coordinate and manage Tennessee statewide initiatives that advocate for the use and adoption of electric vehicles. (DriveElectricTN is an initiative of a Tennessee-wide partnership that includes ETCleanFuels.)
Virginia resides in Johnson City, TN with her partner Doug, their children Miles, London, and two cats, Christof and Mister Weasley. Her family lives in an older home where a variety of scuff marks can be discovered on the surfaces of their bright, colorful walls and furniture.
Virginia believes that a home and work environment should be a comfortable place where vibrant, respectfully communicated opinions and scuff marks are welcome. She has an open-minded approach to problem-solving where everyone’s thought processes are valued.
Virginia‘s career and personal experiences, anchored in education, art, culture, and community-building, have brought tremendous personal joy and satisfaction. She’s grateful and determined to be included in the multi-faceted task of coordinating DET!
We’re absolutely thrilled to have Virginia on our team.
If you have questions or would like to speak to Virginia, she can be reached at: virginia@etcleanfuels.org.
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Employer Workshop Best Practices Webinar

The US Department of Energy’s Workplace Charging Challenge is hosting a webinar addressing ideas related to engaging employers and community stakeholders to host successful workplace charging outreach events. Speakers include Linda Benevides of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Samantha Bingham and Lori Clark of Chicago Area Clean Cities and Dallas-Ft. Worth Area Clean Cities, respectively, and Ben Prochazka of the Electrification Coalition.

Please Join us from 2-3pm EDT on September 29th for this relevant informational session!

To learn more about the Workplace Charging Challenge, click here.

To register, click here.

 

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Charge While You Drive?

Driving electric may become a whole lot easier thanks to a new technology being tested in the UK.

Read the story here

 

 

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Gas Prices and Electric Vehicles: What the Data Say

The assumption that gas prices and the use of alternative vehicles have an inverse relationship (i.e. one goes up, the other goes down and vice versa) is certainly well founded. However, Plug-In American decided to sort the facts from the myths, and their results may surprise you.

Click here to access the story!

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2016 Chevy Volt Offers 53-Mile All-Electric Range – NGTNews

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It looks like the Chevy Volt will get almost an 80% increase in all-electric only miles with the 2016 model debut. This article from NGTNews highlights the details…

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Mid-2015 – EV Infographics

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Thanks to the folks at Energy Fuse for making it, and to the folks at Electric Car Reports for posting it, see the below link for one SUPER infographic that includes 6 different images about where we stand in the electric vehicle and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) markets in the USA today.

Infographic link

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TN Electric Vehicle Rebates Start June 15

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The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s Office of Energy Programs today announced it will offer a two-tiered rebate on qualifying electric vehicles that are purchased or leased and registered in the State of Tennessee.

“Electric vehicles are a great alternative for Tennesseans looking to do their part in protecting the air we breathe,” TDEC Commissioner Bob Martineau said. “This rebate program is a way to assist consumers making environmentally conscious transportation decisions.”

Electric vehicle dealerships will be responsible for providing the rebate to consumers after such funds are received from the State. The State will rebate $2,500 on zero-emission battery electric vehicles and $1,500 on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles sold or leased (with a three-year minimum lease term) by a Tennessee dealership to Tennessee residents, after a claim is filed by the dealership.

For the purposes of this rebate, battery electric vehicles are defined as fully electric, zero-emission vehicles that have an on-board electrical energy storage device that can be recharged from an external source of electricity. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles have zero-emission vehicle range capability and an on-board electrical energy storage device that can be recharged from an external source of electricity. In general, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can be driven using electricity, gasoline or both.

There is currently $682,500 available for this second iteration of the electric vehicle rebate program. The rebate program will go into effect for vehicle purchases or leases made after June 15, 2015. Rebates will be dispersed on a first-come, first-served basis, and the program will remain active until funds are exhausted.

The following vehicles are eligible to qualify for a rebate:

Battery electric vehicles (BEV) $2,500 Rebate

  • BMW i3 or i3 Rex
  • Chevrolet Spark EV
  • Fiat 500e

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  • Ford Focus Electric
  • Honda Fit EV
  • Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive
  • Mitsubishi i-MiEV
  • Nissan LEAF
  • smartED and Electric Fortwo
  • Tesla Model S
  • Toyota RAV4 EV
  • Volkswagen e-Golf

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) $1,500 Rebate

  • BMW i8
  • Cadillac ELR
  • Chevrolet Volt
  • Ford CMAX Energi
  • Ford Fusion Energi
  • Honda Accord Plug-in
  • Porsche 918 Spyder
  • Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid
  • Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid
  • Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid

For questions or more information, email Alexa Voytek, program manager at TDEC’s Office of Energy Programs, at alexa.voytek@tn.gov or call 615.532.0238.

See this announcement on TDEC’s Website.

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