VSCCC Awards and Statistics

VSCCC Statistics
•      In 2001, Greater Phoenix Metro had the second highest concentration of AFVs in an US metropolitan area with nearly 7,500 total AFVs surveyed •      Municipalities like Phoenix (1500+), Scottsdale (150+), Tempe (100+), Mesa (650+), and Glendale (125+) operate over 100 AFVs each. •      AFVs in Maricopa County displace an estimated 15 million gallons of petroleum each year with natural gas, propane, biodiesel, electricity, and ethanol. •      Valley Metro (City of Phoenix, City of Tempe, City of Mesa, and RPTA) runs one of the nation's largest fleet of natural gas buses with nearly 600. •      Sky Harbor Airport is home to the nation's #1 and #2 largest volume publicly-accessible Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling stations. Combined they dispense 2.5 million gallons of CNG annually.	Clean Energy's "East Sky Harbor" CNG station- the US' largest public  CNG station
•      All 180 contracted taxicabs, 90 SuperShuttle wagons, and 24 inter-terminal shuttle buses are powered by CNG at Sky Harbor Airport. •      Largest commercial biodiesel fleet in US- Rockland Materials operates 100 heavy duty trucks on B100 displacing 1.2 million gallons of diesel per year •      Fleet AFVs surveyed in 2004       •      4,776 Natural Gas       •      327 Biodiesel       •      474 Propane       •      108 Electric       •      796 Ethanol       •      6481 Grand Total (not including private vehicles) •      AFV Fueling Stations       •      31 CNG, 6 LNG, 80 LPG, 2 E85, 103 electric, 10 Biodiesel, and 1 Hydrogen •      Fuel Displacement       •      Approximately 15 million gallons displaced!!

VSCCC ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Since its reorganization in 2002, the VSCCC has achieved great success! Below are a list of the most notable: 2003 Organizational Successes-       Developed 5-year strategic plan       Signed new Memorandum of Understanding with USDOE- 5 year extension for Clean Cities designation       Raised over $14,000 in donations and stakeholder dues Coalition Events-       2003 1st Annual Grant Writing Seminar- Sponsored by Bill Luke Dodge and Mel Clayton Ford       2003 EarthFest Green-Up Day AFV Display Grant Funding-       $72,000 AFV Rebates (Supershuttle AZ and City of Phoenix)       $25,000 SEP Coalition Support Grant-awarded to VSCCC (part-time coordinator)       $106,000 SEP Niche Market Grant-awarded to Clean Energy (10 medium-duty shuttle buses at Sky Harbor Airport) Awards-       US Department of Energy Clean Cities National Partner Award Winners:             -Valley Metro             -City of Phoenix Aviation Department-Sky Harbor International Airport             -Rockland Materials       US Department of Energy Clean Cities Empire Award- most stakeholders added       General Motors Clean Cities Achievement Award