Ann Arbor Clean Cities

With more than 7,000 clean fuel vehicles in Washtenaw County, the Ann Arbor Clean Cities Coalition is educating the community about the latest ecological options in transportation today. In 2010, Ann Arbor Clean Cities Coalition displaced more than 3 million gallons of petroleum.

With funding from Ann Arbor Clean Cities, the City of Ann Arbor to launch its single-stream recycling program with cutting-edge hydraulic launch-assist technology in its refuse trucks. The City of Ann Arbor was one of the first municipalities in the country to deploy this homegrown advanced vehicle technology.

U.S. DOE Program Overview

Clean Cities strives to advance the nation’s economic, environmental and energy security by supporting local decisions to adopt practices that contribute to the reduction of petroleum consumption. Clean Cities has a network of nearly 100 volunteer coalitions, which develop partnerships in the public and private sectors to promote alternative and renewable fuels, fuel economy measures, idle-reduction technologies and new technologies as they emerge. In the past 15 years, Clean Cities coalitions and stakeholders have displaced more than 2.4 billion gallons of petroleum. In 2008 alone, roughly 412 million gallons of gasoline were displaced as the result of coalition activities.

Recent Events

PEP Stations Webinar
August 23, 2011
Guest Speaker: Steve Grossman, director of sales, PEP Stations. View his PowerPoint presentation

Propane Lunch-and-Learn
August 11, 2011
Guest speakers included:

• Parrish Bergquist, City of Ann Arbor. View her PowerPoint presentation
• Brian Carney, ROUSH CleanTech. View his PowerPoint presentation
• Doug Meyer, Frito Lay. View his PowerPoint presentation
• Howard Davis, Ferrell Autogas. View his PowerPoint presentation

EV 101 at SPARK
March 3, 2011
Lisa Warshaw, Ann Arbor Clean Cities, Clean Energy Coalition. View her PowerPoint presentation

Alternative Energy Summit at Henry Ford Community College
February 25, 2011
Lisa Warshaw, Ann Arbor Clean Cities Coordinator, Clean Energy Coalition. View her PowerPoint presentation

CNG: The Clean Natural Gas
February 10, 2011
Guest speakers included:

• Rob Bacyinski, Alternative Fuel Vehicles, DTE Energy/MichCon. View his PowerPoint presentation
• Joanne Hayes & Corey White, Business Development Managers, Clean Energy. View their PowerPoint presentation
• Ken Baranski, Director of Sales, Suburban Fleet Sales.

Ann Arbor Clean Cities CNG Ride-and-Drive
February 10, 2011
Sponsored by IMPCO Technologies

Hydraulic Hybrids: A Special Session of Ann Arbor Clean Cities
July 28, 2010
Guest speakers included:

• John Kargul, Director of Technology Transfer, U.S. EPA. View his PowerPoint presentation
• Tom Gibbons, Fleet Manager, City of Ann Arbor. View his PowerPoint presentation
• Brad Fraley, Product Service Manager, Eaton Corporation. View his PowerPoint presentation

Current Initiatives

Ann Arbor Clean Cities is working to prepare the community for the onset of electric vehicles by helping fund public charging infrastructure in the downtown area, and by bringing together local transportation professionals to create an electric vehicle preparedness plan, which will ensure we are ready to lead the transition when the time comes.

To Learn More About Electric Vehicles, Please Visit:

•  pluginmichigan.org
•  afdc.energy.gov

Program Contact Information

Mark Rabinsky
Mobility, Project Manager
734.585.5720 x24
mark@cec-mi.org