The Problem

Vehicles that run on diesel fuel are as sturdy as they come. Often though, these vehicles produce high levels of pollution that can be easily reduced by retrofitting simple exhaust system components and adding idling reduction technology.

The Program

The Clean Air Fleets program, started in 2003, was a regional public-private initiative to educate on- and off-road diesel vehicle operators on how to voluntarily reduce diesel emissions while saving money. The program provides information on, and funding for, simple retrofit technologies and fuels to reduce emissions. Later, Charge Ahead Colorado and Alt Fuels Colorado programs were lumped under the Clean Air Fleets program name. These three programs provided education about diesel retrofits and technology, funded electric vehicle chargers, and funded, in part, the purchase of electric and renewable natural gas vehicles. The old cleanairfleets.org website has been moved over to https://raqc.org/clean-air-fleets.