Do you know an outstanding person, business, organization, or fleet dedicated to reducing their transportation related emissions?  Nominate them for a Mobile Clean Air Renewable Energy (CARE) award!  The MobileCARE awards are an effort to recognize exemplary individual and organizational efforts in North Carolina aimed at reducing transportation related emissions, promoting fuel diversity, and encouraging efficiency through clean transportation technologies.  Nominations are open until September 21 and winners will be announced in October. To nominate, find out more information, or see previous winners, visit the NC Clean Energy Technology Center’s Mobile CARE Awards page.  Questions or completed nominations can be sent to Matt Abele.

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On Sept.14, NC State University, the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, and Advanced Energy are teaming up to host a Sustainable Transportation Showcase on the Brickyard at North Carolina State University from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. This fun, interactive car and bike show will be an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to encounter sustainable transportation options. The showcase will feature electric, natural gas, propane, and biofuel vehicles along with many other sustainable transportation technologies.  To find out more about the Sustainable Transportation Showcase here.

Are you involved in the clean transportation industry and interested in getting the word out about your efforts?  This is the perfect place to do so.  Fuel What Matters is designed to be a campaign that connects North Carolina citizens with the clean transportation options most applicable to them.  As part of these efforts, we want to highlight your activities and drive some of our traffic to your upcoming events or campaigns.  Featured content of your choice will be featured right here and at the top of our homepage.  The best part: it’s free.  All you need to do is sign up to become an affiliate of the campaign.  To sign up, contact Heather Brutz at hmbrutz@ncsu.edu.

Photo courtesy of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.