Learn more about the Electric Drive Transportation Association in Episode 25 of the Green Government Podcast as we chat with to Genevieve Cullen, Vice President of EDTA. Genevieve joined the organization in 2005 and leads the association’s policy and advocacy efforts in the areas of research and development, tax policy and deployment of electric drive vehicles.
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Genevieve Cullen joined EDTA in 2005 and serves as Vice President of this cross-industry trade association promoting the electrification of transportation. In this position, Genevieve leads the association’s policy and advocacy efforts in the areas of research and development, tax policy and deployment of electric drive vehicles.
Prior to joining EDTA, Genevieve provided energy policy counsel in the Executive and Legislative Branches, including serving as Energy Counsel to Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN). As Energy Counsel, she worked on a diverse energy and industry issues, including climate change, air quality, transportation and federal energy efficiency policies, and utility regulation.
Genevieve Cullen also has substantial experience as an advocate for private sector initiatives, with an emphasis on energy policy and environmental technology. As an independent government affairs consultant and as Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at Green Strategies, she worked with Congress and the Executive Branch to promote clients’ sustainable technology options.
A graduate of Washington College of Law and Bucknell University, Genevieve has previously worked as an energy policy associate for the Alliance to Save Energy and as a consultant to the Department of Energy. Ms. Cullen also previously served as a Legislative Assistant in the office of then-Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE).
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Fuel cell-powered forklifts are proving to be a technology that can enhance today's materials handling operations. More than 2,000 fuel cell forklifts are being installed and operated at warehouses across the United States by familiar companies such as Coca-Cola, FedEx, Wal-Mart, Nissan, BMW, Wegmans, Whole Foods, Nestlé Waters, Bridgestone-Firestone and Kimberly-Clark. Similarly, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is exploring its ability to capitalize on the benefits of fuel cell forklifts in its warehouse operations.
Fuel cell-powered forklifts are proving to be a technology that can enhance today's materials handling operations. More than 2,000 fuel cell forklifts are being installed and operated at warehouses across the United States by familiar companies such as Coca-Cola, FedEx, Wal-Mart, Nissan, BMW, Wegmans, Whole Foods, Nestlé Waters, Bridgestone-Firestone and Kimberly-Clark. Similarly, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is exploring its ability to capitalize on the benefits of fuel cell forklifts in its warehouse operations.
