The U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will receive nearly $300 million for alternative vehicles.
The funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act aim to put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy efficient vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country.
The Clean Cities program will fund a range of energy efficient and advanced vehicle technologies, such as hybrids, electric vehicles, plug-in electric hybrids, hydraulic hybrids and compressed natural gas vehicles. In addition, funding will support refueling infrastructure for various alternative fuel vehicles, including biofuels and natural gas.
Other efforts under the Clean Cities program include public education and training initiatives to further the program’s goal of reducing the national demand for petroleum.
With cost share contributions from the recipients, every federal dollar spent will be matched by nearly two dollars from the project partners, DOE said.
A list of winning cities and descriptions of their programs are available at the link below.
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