In this month’s Board Insights, Samantha Bingham brings clean transportation home. In “Making Electric Transportation Work for More Families,” she describes how her family’s needs changed and what it took to make a battery-electric car and a plug-in hybrid minivan work for them. For about a year, that meant relying entirely on public charging, with
The Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT) recently held its Annual Meeting and Holiday Reception on December 11, 2024, at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Schaumburg, awarding multiple organizations for their work within sustainable transportation and crowning this year’s Clean Fuels Champion. Each December, IACT hosts a meeting to review the year’s highlights, discuss the upcoming
The Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT) will be joining the Great River Road Collaboration project, which aims to unite ten Clean Cities & Communities coalitions along the Mississippi River’s Great River Road to establish an alternative fuel corridor that supports diverse clean fuel and vehicle technologies. The Great River Road is a National Scenic
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Leaders recognized for clean fuels fleets, infrastructure, education, and community engagement. CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2023 – The Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT), formerly known as Chicago Area Clean Cities, announced its 2023 Sustainable Transportation Award winners. The awards are given annually to organizations and individuals who impact the reduction of vehicle emissions that improve
The city, fleet and facilities manager Sarah Mark recognized for operating low-emission vehicles. CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2022 – The City of Moline, Illinois has been named a Clean Fuels Champion by the Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT), a statewide nonprofit formerly known as Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition. The Illinois alliance, whose mission is
Leaders recognized for policy leadership, research, and EV charging solutions. CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2022 – The Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT), formerly known as Chicago Area Clean Cities, has announced its 2022 Sustainable Transportation Award winners. The awards are given annually to organizations and individuals who take actions to locally reduce vehicle emissions and
Collaborative effort between Pace, Metra, and City of Harvey invests in one of northeastern Illinois’s most historically disadvantaged communities HARVEY, Illinois, Aug. 11, 2022 – The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) yesterday announced the award of a $20 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant to fund the Harvey Transportation Center reconstruction
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Government agencies in Illinois and Iowa partner together to showcase the project MOLINE, Illinois, Aug. 8, 2022 – The second-longest interstate highway in the United States, Interstate 80, is undergoing a transformation for electric vehicles and low-emissions alternative fuels. To highlight this transformation and the economic opportunities it provides, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Chicago
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The first-ever all-electric 2022 BMW i4 All-Electric Gran Coupe and 2022 BMW iX Sports Activity Vehicle will be featured at Chicago Area Clean Cities’ Green Drives Conference & Expo on Tuesday, May 3, in Naperville, Illinois. More than 30 environmentally vehicles – from all-electric passenger vehicles to biodiesel-powered work trucks and Class 8 trucks powered by low-emissions
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Among the up to 40 environmentally friendly vehicles at our Green Drives Conference & Expo on May 3 will be the DANNAR Mobile Power Station, which is a unique EV, unlike anything on the market today. The off-road, zero-emission vehicle functions in two primary ways. First, the MPS is a versatile off-road work vehicle, which boasts modular
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