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2024 ALTWHEELS FLEET DAY

The 21st AltWheels Fleet Day in Norwood , Massachusetts , featured clean energy experts and officials providing guidance on how to navigate the energy transition to more than 350 fleet managers and government leaders .
The morning keynote from Britta Gross , Director of Transportation , Electric Power Research Institute , updated the overall state of energy transition . The afternoon keynote from Mike Scarpino , Transportation Project Engineer , US Department of Transportation , provided an update on the NEVI Funding Awarded in the Northeast .
Panel topics included Fleet Operations Managers : Managing the
Britta Gross received the Stephen R . Connors Visionary Award .
Photo Credit Andy Frongillo
Energy Transition ; Navigating the Energy Transition : What is Coming Down the Pike ; Bridging the Gap – Renewable Solutions ; Innovations and Tools around Charging ; and Electrifying at Scale : How do Fleets and Utilities Get from Here to There ?
Other sessions at the Oct . 7 event focused on the impact that China and Chinese EVs will have on the light , medium and heavy-duty market , public charging roadmap for the Northeast , funding for fleets , how to green your fleet , incorporating private fleet electrification into the Commonwealth ’ s policy planning , and what it will take for your fleet technicians to get to zero carbon .
Britta Gross received the Stephen R . Connors Visionary Award for her pioneering work .
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