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.

1/8/2025 - 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.

11/26/2024 - Florida - Video

Local Stories in Advancing Clean Transportation—Tampa Bay Clean Cities Coalition is working to grow the medium-duty electric vehicle market in Florida by giving drivers a chance to test vehicles at ride and drive events.