Because of its NOx emissions cheating, Volkswagen is being held responsible for both recalling diesel vehicles that have violated US emissions standards and paying penalties issued by the EPA. Penalty funds will be used to increase investments in zero emission vehicle (ZEV) deployments and projects that offset the NOx emissions that were produced by the substandard vehicles.

The Mid-America Green Fleets’ goal is to significantly improve the environmental performance of business and government vehicle fleets across the region through diesel cleanup and other strategies. This program is composed of three core components:

• Working with fleet managers to develop a Mid-America Green Fleets policy tailored to their specific needs.
• Hands-on support and assistance in implementing the policy.
• The development of a regional rating system to recognize those fleets that have made positive progress toward their environmental goals.

This project is ongoing. If you wish to get involved or learn more please contact your Clean Cities Coordinator.

Electrify Heartland was a product of the Greater Kansas City Plug-In Readiness Initiative, sponsored by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition and Mid-America Regional Council.  The overall goal was to have a regional plan to prepare public resources and secure the economic and environmental benefits of plug-in vehicles within the metropolitan areas of Kansas City, MO and KS, Jefferson City, MO, and Wichita, Salina, Topeka and Lawrence, KS.  On this page you will also find information and resources related to all aspects of electric vehicle (EV) and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).  This project has been completed. Tools and resources developed for this project are available under Resources.

Accelerating Alternative Fuel Adoption in Mid-America is designed to increase use of alternative fuel in Kansas and western Missouri by the following approaches: 1) expanding infrastructure along key highways, most notably by closing the CNG fueling gap on I-70 between Denver and Kansas City, completing this leg of the AFV Corridor; 2) partnering with each local community where infrastructure investment takes place under the terms of this grant to educate, promote alternative fuels, and create a replicable grass-roots model to expand clean-fuel markets; 3) assisting local communities in first-time alternative fuel adoption and to assist organizations working to expand existing alternative fuel fleets.