Wisconsin Clean Cities

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📅 Monday, June 8th, 2026
⏰ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
🌍 REGISTER: https://wicleancities.org/event/dera-101-webinar/

The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant program offers funding assistance to upgrade, retrofit, and turn over the older diesel vehicles in your fleet.

DERA is anticipated to reopen in mid-summer of 2026. Join Wisconsin Clean Cities and Tony Maietta of the US EPA for this DERA 101 webinar, designed to help you get ready and increase your chance of success.

✅ Bring you fleet list!

We will use it to compare to the historical DERA vehicle qualifications to determine which of your vehicles qualify for funding.

Schools, tribes, nonprofits, municipalities, and transit companies may apply. For-profit businesses can qualify for funding if they partner with an eligible primary application!

Washington Park Urban Ecology Center is hosting a climate action celebration on Saturday, June 20th. Should be a fun event! UN Climate Change City of Milwaukee The City of Waukesha

Annual Class 2a–8 electric vehicle registrations were up 21% in 2025, led by pickups and delivery vans.

According to S&P Global Mobility data in the 2026 State of Sustainable Fleets Market Brief, total medium and heavy-duty registrations hit 50,095 units last year. Pickups made up 50% of that volume, and cargo vans accounted for 39%.

Fleet operators are driving the momentum. 57% of running medium-duty EVs said they're saving on operational costs compared to the vehicles they replaced, and 54% plan to grow their BEV use over the next two years.

See what's behind the numbers in the 2026 State of Sustainable Fleets Market Brief.

👉 Get your copy today: https://ow.ly/e5BP50Z4PVC

A new survey from Zonar and School Transportation News shares these stats:
75% cite driver shortages as their top operational challenge.
45% say parent communication gaps and driver behavior ate tied for the top student safety challenge.
48% report limited staff as their primary data management challenge.
33% are prioritizing student ridership verification as a 2026 investment.
You can get the full report here.

2026 State of Student Transportation Report | Zonar Zonar and School Transportation News (STN) surveyed transportation professionals across the United States to understand the pressures shaping the industry today and where leaders are focusing their attention tomorrow.

NY puts less focus on their climate mandates.

New York state gives up on its most ambitious climate targets Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat up for reelection in November, pushed hard to water down the state’s 2019 climate law. With a new budget vote, she’s…

Menards locations in Illinois are adding EV chargers.

Charge your car at Menards? Its Illinois stores are adding EV ports. A developer building chargers at some of the home-improvement brand’s locations discusses the promise — and pitfalls — of siting EV infrastructure at…

The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium at WVU is currently offering a $500 scholarship, as part of their Professional Development Workshop on EV Education. This is for community and technical college automotive faculty, chairs, and deans. They are offering a scholarship of $500.00 per person, up to two people per institution, paid upon completion. It is suitable for meeting ASE Instructor requirements. You will get 17 - 20 total Professional Development Hours, and is being taught by Weber State University Automotive Instructor, Professor John Kelly. This is an in-person training. If you are interested, you can learn more at https://naftc.wvu.edu/evaas/ Applications are due by June 8th.

EV Associate Degree Workshop - WVU NAFTC Workshop on Standards Recommendations for an EV Associate of Applied Science Degree by the West Virginia University National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium.

WEVI is back again for this year, and to kick it off, they are having a webinar to answer any questions and go over details on how to apply. We encourage anyone that is interested in WEVI to attend.

WEVI Connecting Corridors Request For Proposals Released

Hello,

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is pleased to announce the release of the Wisconsin Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (WEVI) Connecting Corridors Request for Proposals (RFP) and application package. Click to view the RFP document and the submission package.

Online proposals will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Friday, July 24th, 2026. Proposals submitted after this deadline will not be considered. WisDOT will review the submitted proposals and announce awards in Fall 2026.

This round of funding focuses on providing additional charging options along highly traveled US/State Highway corridors that are not included in Wisconsin's Alternate Fuel Corridor (AFC) System. Like WEVI Round 1 and WEVI Round 1.5, charging infrastructure projects will be scored and awarded through a competitive grant. Funding covers up to 80% of eligible costs. Prospective grantees are required to provide a minimum 20 percent match of the eligible costs from non-federal sources.

WisDOT will host a webinar on Tuesday June 9th at 1:00 p.m. Central Time to walk through the application process and answer questions. Any general or RFP-specific questions can be sent to: [email protected]. Questions regarding the RFP should contain the subject line: "WEVI Connecting Corridors Question." A Questions and Answers document will be available on the Electrification of Wisconsin website.

This RFP is final. WisDOT reserves the right to modify the RFP document and the awarding process.

For more information on the WEVI Program, please see the Electrification of Wisconsin website. Program updates will also be posted there.

Thank you for your interest in the WEVI Program.