Access webinars and educational sessions led by Clean Cities and Communities coalitions on rural clean transportation topics
The Drive Clean Rural USA project was implemented through seven (7) Clean Cities and Communities coalitions - Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition, Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities, Clean Fuels Ohio, Drive Clean Indiana, Utah Clean Cities, Virginia Clean Cities, and Wisconsin Clean Cities - each of which hosted webinars and educational sessions specific to associated project activities, challenges, and successes in their regions. Below you'll find a curated library of webinar recordings produced by these coalitions.
Drive Clean Indiana
Drive Clean Indiana’s Drive Clean Rural – The Replication Playbook Webinar; September 17, 2025
Join Drive Clean Indiana, Transportation Energy Partners, and various guest speakers as they explain and discuss Drive Clean Rural USA's Replication Playbook. During this webinar, you'll gain tools and resources that are beneficial to the progress and completion of clean transportation projects in rural areas. Rural communities face unique challenges, including limited staff resources, budget constraints, and political barriers, which can slow the move to clean transportation solutions. Drive Clean Rural USA aimed to address these issues by offering technical education, workforce training, and cost analyses.
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Join Drive Clean Indiana, Transportation Energy Partners, and various guest speakers as they explain and discuss Drive Clean Rural USA's Replication Playbook. During this webinar, you'll gain tools and resources that are beneficial to the progress and completion of clean transportation projects in rural areas. Rural communities face unique challenges, including limited staff resources, budget constraints, and political barriers, which can slow the move to clean transportation solutions. Drive Clean Rural USA aimed to address these issues by offering technical education, workforce training, and cost analyses.
Speakers:
- Carl Lisek: Drive Clean Indiana
- Steven Montoya: Transportation Energy Partners
- Dave Dorsett: Kerlin Bus Sales & Leasing
- Lynn Stafford: True Alternative Fuel Systems
- Craig Anderson: Orange EV
Utah Clean Cities
Drive Clean Rural Utah Working Lunch Webinar: Clean Fuel Strategies and Success Stories
July 10 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MT
Utah Clean Cities hosted a Working Lunch webinar highlighting clean fuel strategies and success stories from rural communities in Utah. Speakers involved in the Drive Clean Rural USA collaboration shared insights and lessons learned from real-world implementation of innovative clean transportation solutions.
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July 10 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MT
Utah Clean Cities hosted a Working Lunch webinar highlighting clean fuel strategies and success stories from rural communities in Utah. Speakers involved in the Drive Clean Rural USA collaboration shared insights and lessons learned from real-world implementation of innovative clean transportation solutions.
Speakers:
- Lisa White: Transportation Manager, Zion National Park
- Mark Rich: Transportation Coordinator, Uintah School District
- Matt Meyer: DANNAR
- Tim Rees: Power Innovations International
Virginia Clean Cities
Drive Clean Rural U.S.A. Virginia Based Webinar - Playbook and Resource Guide Overview
Drive Clean Rural USA–Virginia, led by Virginia Clean Cities through U.S. Department of Energy support, helps rural communities across the Commonwealth transition to cleaner fuels and vehicles through free fleet assessments, vehicle demonstrations, and local engagement. The project focuses on identifying opportunities and barriers unique to Virginia’s rural regions, with lessons captured in the Drive Clean Rural USA Replication Playbook to guide future clean transportation efforts statewide.
Drive Clean Rural USA–Virginia, led by Virginia Clean Cities through U.S. Department of Energy support, helps rural communities across the Commonwealth transition to cleaner fuels and vehicles through free fleet assessments, vehicle demonstrations, and local engagement. The project focuses on identifying opportunities and barriers unique to Virginia’s rural regions, with lessons captured in the Drive Clean Rural USA Replication Playbook to guide future clean transportation efforts statewide.
- Speakers:
- Gregory Brennan: Sustainable Transportation & Infrastructure Manager - [email protected]
- Mike Morris: Business Development Manager, Alliance AutoGas - [email protected]
Wisconsin Clean Cities
Wisconsin Clean Cities Drive Clean Rural Webinar: “Clean Transportation Strategies and Successes” 09/05/2025
A webinar providing speakers who have expertise in implementing electric vehicles into their fleets in rural areas. A webinar on planning for fleet electrification conversion in rural areas.
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A webinar providing speakers who have expertise in implementing electric vehicles into their fleets in rural areas. A webinar on planning for fleet electrification conversion in rural areas.
Speakers
- Fred Schnook, Executive Director, Wisconsin Clean Cities
- Steven Montoya, Executive Director, Transportation Energy Partners
- Gregory Brennan, Sustainable Transportation & Infrastructure Manager, Virginia Clean Cities
- Dillan Constant, Municipal Planner, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- Lorrie Lisek, Former Executive Director, Wisconsin Clean Cities and President of Legacy Environmental Services
- Frank Dean, Vice President, Altec, Inc.
- Andrew Byrne, Energy Director, Potawatomi Ventures
- Craig Anderson, Vice President, Orange EV
Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition
Drive Clean Rural USA Playbook Oregon Dissemination Webinar
The Drive Clean Rural USA project was designed to engage, educate, and conduct research on clean fuels and alternative transportation technologies within rural fleets and communities. This session is designed to support Oregonians—and others across the Pacific Northwest—who are exploring clean transportation and alternative fuels in rural settings.
Speaker: Maddy Reznick, Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition
The Drive Clean Rural USA project was designed to engage, educate, and conduct research on clean fuels and alternative transportation technologies within rural fleets and communities. This session is designed to support Oregonians—and others across the Pacific Northwest—who are exploring clean transportation and alternative fuels in rural settings.
Speaker: Maddy Reznick, Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition
Clean Fuels Ohio
Drive Clean Rural USA Project Recap and Playbook Overview
This webinar serves to review the Drive Clean Rural USA project in the state of Ohio, discuss state-specific successes and lessons learned, and dive into the project's replication playbook created by project prime, Transportation Energy Partners.
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This webinar serves to review the Drive Clean Rural USA project in the state of Ohio, discuss state-specific successes and lessons learned, and dive into the project's replication playbook created by project prime, Transportation Energy Partners.
Speakers:
- Greg Brennan, Sustainable Transportation & Infrastructure Manager, Virginia Clean Cities
- Chief Jeff LeCocq, Chief Deputy, Muskingum County Sheriff's Office
- Matt Meyer, Sales & Business Development, DANNAR
