PRCC's Odyssey Day Convenes Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities (PRCC) hosted its annual Odyssey Day to provide a full day of interactive and experiential educational activities dedicated to promoting the use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles.

PRCC Executive Director Rick Price explained Odyssey Day explores sustainable, climate-friendly transportation solutions while learning about the many collaborative opportunities available throughout the Western PA region.

The gathering was first coordinated by the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) headquartered at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 2002.

PRCC hosts Odyssey Day every Fall at the Community College of Allegheny County’s (CCAC’s) West Hills Center. The day features presentations and unique activities designed to educate the public about cleaner transportation technologies while highlighting the unique features of CCAC’s facilities.

At the event, CCAC Automotive Instructor Bob Koch detailed how alternative fuel vehicles are creating demand for more technicians and mechanics with new skillsets to service this fast-growing segment.  He recently returned from Germany where he toured a Porsche apprenticeship program that is training the next generation of techs and mechanics. 

Listen to Price speak more indepth about Odyssey Day.

Listen to Kock detail the new workforce needs to maintain alternative fuel vehicles.