| 1999 Grant Awards |
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| Applicant: |
City of Hickory |
| Grant Award: |
$29,513 |
| Project Title: |
Hickory Area Vanpooling Program |
| Summary: |
Implement a vanpooling program in the Hickory area and increase public awareness on alternative modes of transportation. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
City of Rocky Mount |
| Grant Award: |
$43,495 |
| Summary: |
Funds would pay half the incremental cost of 10 CNG police sedans, one bi-fuel administrative sedan and one bi-fuel pickup truck. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Advanced Energy Corporation |
| Grant Award: |
$55,000 |
| Project Title: |
EV Challenge |
| Summary: |
Funds would help support the EV Challenge event for high school students |
| Status: |
Grant Completed. |
| Applicant: |
Carolina Power & Light |
| Grant Award: |
Grant will fund one (1) vehicle. If CP&L will fund a second, the grant will fund a third. Therefore, minimum of $10,000, maximum of $20,000. |
| Project Title: |
Purchase of Three Electric Vehicles |
| Summary: |
Purchase three EVs for use in fleet demonstration and public education programs.
Vehicles would be available for use in 1999 Special Olympic World Games. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
City of Gastonia |
| Grant Award: |
$75,000 |
| Project Title: |
The City of Gastonia Alternatively Fueled Vehicles Project |
| Summary: |
Purchase one (1) heavy duty CNG transit bus and one (1) electric pickup truck |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
City of Fayetteville |
| Grant Award: |
$50,000 |
| Project Title: |
Propane Vehicle Conversions |
| Summary: |
Order 10 bi-fuel pickup trucks and purchase 4 gas analyzers to monitor fuel use and emissions. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Town of Garner |
| Grant Award: |
$114,000 |
| Project Title: |
Town of Garner Air Quality Enhancement Program |
| Summary: |
Grant would be used to assist in the purchase of 19 new CNG vehicles, expansion of fast-fill station storage, mechanic training and increased public awareness of air quality issues. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Immaculate Conception Church |
| Grant Award: |
$20,500 |
| Project Title: |
Operation Friar |
| Summary: |
One of a fleet of 8 vehicles will be replaced with an electric vehicle to reduce emissions. A charging station will also be available to the public. |
| Status: |
Grant Completed. |
| Applicant: |
City of Raleigh |
| Grant Award: |
$27,000 |
| Project Title: |
Vehicle Fleet Emissions Reduction Program |
| Summary: |
Funds would be used to assist in the purchase of six (6) CNG vehicles to incorporate into the city fleet. |
| Status: |
Grant Completed. |
| Applicant: |
Carolina Power & Light |
| Grant Award: |
$49,050 |
| Project Title: |
Triangle Electric Vehicle Charging Network |
| Summary: |
To install 20 publicly accessible electric vehicle charging stations throughout the Triangle area. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Town of Chapel Hill |
| Grant Award: |
$85,100 |
| Summary: |
Funds will be used to assist in the purchase of 2 EVs and 4 CNG vehicles. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Triangle Electric Auto Association |
| Grant Award: |
$5,000 |
| Project Title: |
Electric Vehicle Education and Conversion |
| Summary: |
Purchase a portable display for EV education. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Medoc Mountain State Park |
| Grant Award: |
$50,600 |
| Project Title: |
Medoc Mountain State Park Air Quality Environmental Education Project |
| Summary: |
Develop an interactive exhibit on the science of air quality, lease an EV & purchase a charger for use and demonstration in the state park and host a "Clean Air Field Day." |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
City of Winston-Salem |
| Grant Award: |
$23,200 |
| Project Title: |
Continued Development of an AFV Program by the City of WInston-Salem |
| Summary: |
Purchase two (2) CNG pickup trucks and two (2) CNG police patrol cars. The project also includes training for eight (8) mechanics. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
North Johnston High School |
| Grant Award: |
$4,575 |
| Project Title: |
Electric Vehicle Awareness Advanced Studies Program |
| Summary: |
Design and publish air quality comic books for elementary kids. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Montreat Police Department |
| Grant Award: |
$6,500 |
| Project Title: |
Montreat Alternate Fueled Fleet Project |
| Summary: |
Funds will assist in the purchase of a propane-powered 4-wheel drive police vehicle and
infrastructure costs to eventually introduce more propane vehicles in the fleet. |
| Status: |
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the project was not completed. The funding was redistributed in subsequent grant cycles. |
