Clean Mobility

This year, we witnessed unprecedented federal, state and utility investments in transportation electrification and equity. This means that implementers, the people and agencies responsible for using these funds, are working to ensure that implementation and program design drive substantial, measurable benefits to individuals and families that need them the most. But what does it really mean to go beyond "checking the box" for equity? And how will new investment dollars, allocated to implement equitable clean mobility programs, drive measurable benefits for income-qualified households?

GRID Staff attended The Zero Emissions Ride and Drive Event, hosted by the Harbor Trucking Association and the Port of Long Beach. CALSTART, a partner in the event, is also GRID GLA’s partner on a project called eTRUC-RHETTA we began work on this past spring.

Morgan lives in San Mateo County and helps care for her mother who needs medical assistance. She was able to buy an electric vehicle (EV) through the used EV rebate program offered by GRID Alternatives Bay Area in partnership with Peninsula Clean Energy, the official electricity provider for San Mateo County and the city of Los Banos.

We now have the technology to replace gasoline with sunshine, which has the benefit of being better for the planet and dramatically cheaper for drivers to ‘fill up’. GRID knows that electric vehicles and clean mobility are powerful opportunities for reparation in communities that have borne the brunt of the gasoline economy.

The Colorado Clean Mobility program is underway! Read more about what we're doing to address transportation equity in our state.

Imagine wanting a solar energy system for your home but finding the expense out of your reach. Lupe Flores found herself in such a predicament. Lupe is in her sixties, on a tight budget, living with a disability, providing for her grandson, and paying a mortgage.

GRID Alternatives Inland Empire (GRID IE) partnered with the Clean Vehicle Assistance Program (CVAP) to launch a tribal pilot program with the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Tribe (TMDCI).

The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Tribe received funding from the Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund (TSAF) and partnered with GRID Alternatives Inland Empire (GRID IE) to provide solar for three single family homes.

GRID has been making great strides in clean mobility; creating greater accessibility to clean and reliable transportation options; since the launch of the Clean Cars for All Program in 2018. Here in the Bay Area, we’ve just launched a Clean Mobility department, managed by Cynthia Ibarra, formerly Clean Mobility Coordinator. Read on for a summary of our current clean mobility offerings.