Plug-In Bay Area is working to familiarize Bay Area governments with this exciting new technology, so they can promote it by joining the Plug-In Partners’ national campaign, placing “soft” fleet orders, adopting supportive resolutions, putting in place demonstration projects, and creating incentives to support the development of this technology.
Government Partners
Business Partners
PIBA is working with small local businesses as well as large high-tech and other companies to promote PHEV technology through initiatives that include partnerships, fleet orders, employee purchase incentives, and other creative mechanisms to increase and demonstrate demand for these cars. The Silicon Valley Leadership Group recently joined Plug-In Bay Area, and together with corporate member, Tom Hayse, CEO of Electromatic Inc., they are educating other companies about the benefits of this technology.
Bay Area Plug-In Partners
In the Bay Area, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Los Altos Hills, Fremont, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Ukiah, Solano County, San Mateo County, and Marin County have joined the campaign to become Plug-In Partners. They begin with our Partner Packet. Marin County was the first Bay Area municipality to place a fleet order for the vehicles. Plug-In Bay Area urges other cities and counties to follow Marin’s lead!
Where the Road Will Lead Us
Our vision is that plug-in hybrids will run off of green electricity and domestically produced cellulosic biofuels for zero emission, gas-free driving. By adding a plug, we can wean ourselves off of oil and fuel our vehicles with electricity. Electricity, unlike gasoline, has the potential to be sustainably produced by greening the source. We will further reduce the energy footprint of PHEVs by ensuring that we plug our cars into a green electric grid, powered by renewables such as solar and wind. Additionally, we envision replacing the internal combustion engine with a flexible fuel engine that can run on sustainable, domestically produced cellulosic biofuels. Green your ride and green the grid. Support plug-in hybrids!
New Partners and Cleaner Fleets
Marin County, Berkeley, the City of Alameda, Los Altos Hills, and Sunnyvale are leading the effort among Bay Area municipalities by asking automakers to supply their fleets with plug-in hybrids. Although the cities will not be able to switch their fleets over to plug-ins until the automakers commit to producing them, these cities are demonstrating their preference for higher fuel-efficiency and cleaner vehicles. We applaud their leadership.