February 2015 Newsletter

Welcome

Welcome to the February edition of the South Shore Clean Cities newsletter. We provide you with upcoming transportation news in your area along with tips and ways to improve your fleets and communities. We appreciate your input so feel free to leave us feedback on how we're doing! Help us spread the word to better improve Northern Indiana's quality of life and reduce our carbon footprint. Be sure to follow all of our social media pages so you can be up-to-date with our events and the latest topics in the alternative fuel and green industry!

If you are a member of South Shore Clean Cities and are interested in becoming a Board of Director, please fill out the application or contact our office before our annual meeting on Tuesday, February 17th where we will announce the newest board members.

In This Issue

SSCC Annual Meeting Feb. 17

Annual Alternative Fuel Report Survey

Free Pass to Work Truck Show

Free Overnight Charging Extended for NIPSCO IN-Charge Program

Green Commuter Radio Show

Alternative Fuel News

South Shore Clean Cities Annual Meeting - Feb 17, 2015

Come celebrate Mardi Gras with us on Tuesday, February 17th at the Avalon Manor in Merrillville, IN! We will be celebrating the successes of our members and partner organizations in helping our region and our

country reduce vehicle emissions,

adopt the use of alternative fuels and ultimately

reduce our dependence on imported oil.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE!

Agenda

10:00 am CT	Sponsors, Vendors, Ride-n-Drive & Vehicle Display Set-Up
10:30	Registration Networking Ride-n-Drive / Vehicle Displays
11:45	Lunch & Entertainment - Randy Beard
12:30 pm CT	Program South Shore Clean Cities Business/Elections
1:30	Event Concludes - We encourage attendees to continue networking & explore the vehicles through 2 pm

Ride-n-Drive / Vehicle display line-up (to date)

AmeriGas - Propane Van
AmeriGas - Propane Police Charger
AmeriGas - Propane Honda Civic
Arnell Motors - Chevy Volt
Schererville BMW - i3 Electric Car
Crazy Diamond Performance - Chevy CNG Cruze
CrossPoint Kinetics - Hybrid Bus
Lightning Hybrid - Ford F59 Electric Step Van
NIPSCO THINK City EV
Ozinga Energy- Silver
Ozinga Energy - GMC Terrain
ROUSH - Ford F59 LPG Step Van
ROUSH - Ford F250 Heavy Duty Propane Truck
Southlake Nissan - Leaf
South Shore Clean Cities - THINK City EV
STAG USA - CNG Police Interceptor
Stored Energy Solutions - Hydraulic Hybrid Garbage Truck
XL Hybrids - Hybrid GM Van

Line-up & agenda subject to change

CROSSPOINT KINETICS CUMMINS CROSSPOINT LIGHTNING HYBRIDS

Annual Alternative Fuel Report Survey

Please help us put together a snapshot of the amount of petroleum and greenhouse gas emissions Indiana reduced in 2014. Your data will help us reflect to the rest of the U.S. all the activities and initiatives happening in Northern Indiana.

All responses are confidential. Your individual numbers will not be shared with anyone outside the South Shore Clean Cities staff. Any data shared will be aggregate data that reflects the entire coalition.

Free Pass to Work Truck Show

The NTEA is excited about their continued involvement with Clean Cities! They are proud to offer South Shore Clean Cities members the opportunity to receive FREE passes to the March 2015 Work Truck Show. To receive your free passes please visit our Member Center under the resources page.

Free Overnight Charging Extended for NIPSCO IN-Charge Program

NIPSCO is pleased to announce that free overnight charging has been extended for IN-Charge at Home participants through January 31, 2017. Participants of this program will continue to receive no charge for home charging station electric usage between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. daily. NIPSCO and South Shore Clean Cities would like to thank these participants for being among the first adopters of EVs in Northern Indiana and for helping make the program a success. One hundred and seventy-two (172) EV owners have taken advantage of the IN-Charge At Home incentive to date!

To learn about what else you can do to help support the environment, and to see what NIPSCO is doing, visit NIPSCO.com/Environment.

Green Commuter Radio Show

The Green Commuter focuses on a variety of Green topics and bring you the latest

information on green technology and transportation in Northern Indiana. Carl, the host of the show, discusses topics with industry and governmental leaders, provides news and information about environmental events, as well as green products and processes.