Michigan Clean Cities

National Drive Electric Week Ann Arbor Area event
2023-10-01 | TBD
Electric Vehicle owners show their cars and offer ride & drives for the public. National Drive Electric Week is facilitated nationally by Plug-In America, Electric Auto Association, and Sierra Club with this local event hosted by the Michigan Electric Auto Association.

National Clean Cities Stakeholder Summit
2023-09-09
Born in 1993, the Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Initiative was created to provide one-on-one and peer network support to support decreased emissions from vehicle fleets by diversifying the type and amount of fuel used in their operations. Thirty years later, there are more than 75 Clean Cities coalitions nationwide working with their local fleets, governments, and community organizations to promote and enable clean transportation options. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of Michigan Clean Cities achieving its designation in this nationwide network! Formerly Greater Lansing Area Clean Cities, we’ve since expanded our reach to serve the entire state.
Come celebrate with us in Washington, D.C., at the Clean Cities Stakeholder Summit on September 6, 2023. This event will bring together Clean Cities staff and stakeholders, as well as national lab and Department of Energy (DOE) staff, from all around the country to discuss the future of clean transportation and to celebrate 30 years of the U.S. DOE Clean Cities initiative. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Please contact us prior to registering or booking lodging or travel at maggie@michigancleancities.org.

Green Transportation Summit and Expo
2023-08-22 - 2023-08-24
The Green Transportation Summit & Expo (GTSE) is the West Coast’s premier fleet modernization and sustainable transportation event. GTSE offers attendees an inside look at the latest in fleet technologies and innovation and provides informative sessions featuring a who’s who of national and regional transportation leaders.

Community EV Fleet Expo and Ride and Drive
2023-08-17 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Detroit)
The goal of this unique event is to showcase a range of Electric Vehicles available for Community Fleets (including but not limited to parking enforcement, code enforcement, inspection, and shared fleet vehicles, as well as police cruisers, school buses, and refuse haulers), and provide an opportunity for local governments and educational institutions to:

See, feel, and interact with community EV fleet vehicles and charging infrastructure;
Hear case studies from early adopters; and
Connect with resources and organizations across the EV space that can help make acquiring and maintaining vehicles and charging infrastructure a feasible and cost-effective prospect.

Saline Summerfest EV Show
2023-08-12 | TBD
Electric Vehicle owners show their cars and offer ride & drives for the public.

Green Drives Conference and Expo
2023-05-18
Green Drives – one of the largest clean-transportation conferences held in the Midwest – is an annual must-attend event for government officials, commercial and municipal fleet managers, corporate sustainability officers, and clean-tech and clean-energy professionals who want to learn how to use cleaner, lower emissions fuels and technologies, while saving money.
Advanced vehicle technologies, electric vehicles, and alternative fuels are showcased, including dozens of green vehicles and exhibitors. Attendees not only get a chance to network with experts from throughout the nation and the region, but they learn of first-hand experiences from fleets currently using alternative fuels and electric vehicles. Attendees also get the chance to test drive vehicles of all different sizes.

EV Technology Showcase and Ride & Drive
2023-05-09 11:00 - 15:00 | Michigan State Capitol, 100 N Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI, 48933, United States
With the goal of educating and promoting EVs to legislators, vendors across the entire electric vehicle supply chain will display their part in the EV revolution. This event will include exhibitor tables and a ride and drive, where legislators will get the chance to drive an electric vehicle and learn more about the industry.

Advanced Clean Transportation Expo
2023-05-01 - 2023-05-04 | Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA, 92802, United States
Discover the trends, infrastructure solutions, and technologies transforming clean commercial transportation.

Ann Arbor Area Drive Electric Earth Day Event
2023-04-22 09:00 - 14:00 | Junga’s Ace Hardware, 1220 E Michigan Ave., Saline, MI, 48176, United States
Drive Electric Earth Day is a national campaign to share information about electric vehicles throughout the month of April. In addition to being better for the environment, electric vehicles are more fun to drive, more convenient to fuel and less expensive to operate than gasoline vehicles.
RSVP for an in-person or online event to experience driving electric!

Detroit Drive Electric Earth Day Event
2023-04-11 12:00 - 15:00 | TBD
Michigan Clean Cities supports Drive Electric Earth Day events across the state. Attendees of the MI Healthy Climate Conference and the general public are invited to an electric vehicle (EV) showcase and ride & drive event. Get into EVs to find your next favorite car! EVs displayed and provided for the ride and drive are provided by EV owners and automotive dealerships in Michigan.
See also the Ann Arbor Area Drive Electric Earth Day event on 4/22/23 led by the Michigan Electric Auto Association.

Michigan Healthy Climate Conference
2023-04-11 - 2023-04-12 | Huntington Place, 1 Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI, 48226, United States
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is hosting this two-day conference to bring together and mobilize engaged stakeholders, community and business leaders, advocates, and other partners around implementing the key action items in the MI Healthy Climate Plan. Hundreds of Michiganders contributed thousands of hours of research, reflection, and conversation to create a plan that will protect our public health and the environment and help develop new clean energy jobs. Take this time to connect and help catalyze Michigan’s plan to action!

Drive Electric Earth Month Events
2023-04-01 - 2023-04-30 | TBD

Work Truck Show
2023-03-07 - 2023-03-10 | JW Marriott Indianapolis, 10 S West St., Indianapolis, IN, 46204, United States
For more than 20 years, the people who design, build, use and maintain the commercial vehicles and equipment the world relies on have gathered to see the industry’s latest products and technology, learn from one another and discuss how to improve the future.
Clean Cities members get discounted registration rate!

Green Truck Summit
2023-03-07 | JW Marriott Indianapolis, 10 S West St., Indianapolis, IN, 46204, United States
Held in conjunction with Work Truck Week, this annual event provides insights, solutions and resources in support of the work truck industry’s drive toward achieving greater sustainability, productivity and efficiency. Green Truck Summit offers intensive programs from industry experts, government representatives, fleets, and vehicle and equipment manufacturers. Sessions address the evolution of the commercial vehicle landscape as the shift toward zero emissions continues to accelerate.
Clean Cities members get discounted registration rate!

National Ethanol Conference
2023-02-28 - 2023-03-02 | Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando, FL, 32819, United States
The National Ethanol Conference (NEC) is the most widely attended executive-level conference for the ethanol industry.
Past events have welcomed industry leaders from across the United States and 20 countries. Since 1996, the Renewable Fuels Association’s NEC has been recognized as the ethanol conference for the latest, timely information on marketing, legislative and regulatory issues facing the industry.
With numerous networking opportunities, more business meetings are conducted and contacts made at this conference than at any other ethanol conference!

Plugging into Clean Mobility Funding - Session 2: Community EV Charging
2023-02-15 15:00 - 16:00 | Online (Zoom)
Join Clean Fuels Michigan for their new roundtable series about connecting to clean mobility funding opportunities!
These roundtables offer a forum to discuss challenges and opportunities related to deploying clean mobility solutions in Michigan. CFM will tackle a different opportunity to access state and federal funding each month.
EV charging can provide a host of community benefits, including increasing access to electric transportation, economic development, and more. But how do communities assess their charging needs and access funding to meet them? Our panel of speakers will give insight into how they approach community-based EV charging and what investment offerings are available for Michigan communities.

Bethany Tabor, Electric Transportation Customer Products at Consumers Energy
Cory Bullis, Director of Public Relations at FLO EV Charging

Interested in some pre-reading? Check out this article by Cory Bullis:
Public EV charging stations: how cities can promote curbside charging

Energy Independence Summit
2023-02-12 - 2023-02-15 | The Westin Georgetown, 2350 M St NW, Washington, DC, 20037, United States
17th annual Summit will bring together leaders of the nation’s Clean Cities Coalitions, the clean transportation industry, the Biden Administration and Congress to accelerate strategies for advancing markets for clean fuels and vehicles.
LEARN the latest information about the tens of billions of dollars the federal government will invest in clean transportation over the coming years.
ENGAGE with leaders from the EPA Clean School Bus Program, the DOT Fueling Infrastructure Program, the DOE Clean Hydrogen Program, and the USDA Biofuels infrastructure program about how they plan to roll out funding in 2023.
NETWORK with Clean Cities and industry leaders to learn about the latest technologies and strategies to advance clean fuels and vehicles.
MEET with your House and Senate offices to make sure they know how important it is to continue to invest in clean transportation programs and technologies that benefit all communities.
