Benefits of Coalition Membership
AACC stakeholders can partake in a multitude of activities that promote Clean Cities initiatives. Some commitments that stakeholders can make include:

Alternative Fuel Use

• Purchase alternative fuel vehicles for use within their fleets
  • Biodiesel
  • Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
  • Electricity
  • Ethanol
  • Hydrogen
  • Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
  • Propane (LPG)
• Commit to establishing alternative fuel infrastructure for fueling alternative fuel vehicles
  • Private infrastructure primarily for organization use
  • Public infrastructure to meet local demand
  • Public / private infrastructure at organization locations

Hybrid-Electric Vehicle (HEV), Plug-in Hybrid-Electric Vehicle (PHEV), or Electric Vehicles (EV)

• Purchase and utilize hybrid vehicles within fleets
• Educate the general public or patrons on hybrid vehicle technologies and the associated benefits

Idle Reduction

• Implement and promote idle reduction practices within organization fleet
• Commit to purchasing idle reduction technologies, such as alternative power sources (APUs), and use technologies within fleet
• Educate the general public and patrons on benefits of idle reduction strategies

Fuel Economy

• Adopt fuel economy measures with organization fleet
  • Reduced vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
  • Driver education and training
  • Organization ridesharing programs
  • Identify and retire inefficient vehicles
• Educate the general public and patrons on benefits of fuel economy strategies

• Participate in Clean Cities events, workshops, and outreach
• Be a member of one of the alternative fuel workgroups to promote that fuel in the region
• Provide information on Clean Cities in your organization
• Share your alternative fuel success stories with Clean Cities