Clean-fuel vehicles are motor vehicles designed to be propelled by one of the following fuels: biodiesel, hydrogen, electricity (e.g. plug-in technology including hybrid and all battery), ethanol, liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas (e.g. LPG or propane), and natural gas (e.g. compressed natural gas or CNG).
Clean fuel vehicles have a number of properties that make them more attractive than conventional vehicles. They have lower tailpipe emissions of air pollutants like carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxide (NOx), sodium oxide (SOx) and fine particles, and provide higher fuel economy. In metropolitan Washington, vehicles contribute to almost one third of greenhouse gas emissions.
Strong leadership by local governments has been vital to the region’s acceptance of clean vehicles through implementing green fleet policies for their fleets and installing clean fuel infrastructure. To further expand the use of clean fuel vehicles in the region, COG works to address barriers to electric vehicle transportation through analysis, education, sharing of best practices, and outreach. In 2022, the COG Board established electric vehicle deployment as a priority and called for the development of a Regional Electric Vehicle Deployment (REVD) Working Group and Clearinghouse.
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November 28, 2018
At its November 2018 meeting, the Climate, Energy, and Climate Policy Committee celebrated the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the National Capital Region...
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March 13, 2018
What kinds of cars and trucks are on our region’s roads? TPB planners are interested in understanding the current characteristics of cars, trucks and buses in...
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February 7, 2018
Behind the scenes at the Washington Auto Show, leaders from metropolitan Washington gathered to strategize about readying the region for plugging in to a coming...