Case Studies

1/17/2025 - Oakland, California - Web Story

Renewable diesel is a drop-in-ready fuel that fleet managers can use to reduce carbon emissions for little to no additional cost, which is why the city of Oakland, California, began shifting its diesel vehicles to renewable diesel in 2015. Today, the entirety of the city’s diesel fleet runs on this renewable alternative fuel produced from waste cooking oils collected from local restaurants.

1/9/2025 - District of Columbia - Web Story

Fleet managers are finding increasing motivation to switch to biodiesel and electric vehicles (EVs). Lower maintenance costs, corporate and social goals, and federal rules tend to get people started, but Antoine Thompson, CEO and executive director of Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition (GWRCCC), and his staff are helping fleet managers see how their decisions impact communities in other ways.

1/8/2025 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Web Story

A Utah school district is adding clean school buses to its fleet to improve local air quality and mitigate health impacts from bus emissions.

12/19/2024 - Long Beach, California - Web Story

California public school districts are increasingly adding electric school buses (ESBs) to their fleets, and they’ll need trained technicians who can keep those buses on the road. A large-scale, accessible training curriculum developed by the California Energy Commission (CEC) and Cerritos College will smooth the transition to electric by helping build a workforce to maintain ESBs.

12/5/2024 - Utah - Video

Utah’s Weber State University holds a unique five-day EV bootcamp, funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy with the Utah Clean Cities and Communities Coalition to train a new generation of auto repair technicians.