Clean Fuels Ohio

Tim Cho

Bio: Timothy Cho is the Senior Manager of Federal Grants & Special Projects at Clean Fuels Ohio (CFO) where he currently manages CFO’s portfolio of programs including Department of Energy funded projects, private foundation grants, and other various programs at the regional, state, and local level encompassing all different types of clean transportation efforts such as analysis of maintenance costs for natural gas-powered freight & goods movement trucking vehicles, heavy-duty electric vehicle deployment and feasibility modeling, energy efficient mobility systems with transportation network company applications, and utility electrification implementation and education.

Cho also serves as the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Director for Clean Fuels Ohio whose mission is to strengthen the state of Ohio by increasing the use of cleaner, domestics fuels and energy-saving vehicles. Joining Clean Fuels Ohio in 2018, Tim’s work and experience entails engaging with CFO’s diverse stakeholders, supporting a wide variety of end users in Ohio with solutions to achieve clean transportation efforts through services including project management, fleet assessment and planning, advanced fuel and electric vehicle deployment, fueling infrastructure/charging station development, alternative fuel highway and corridor planning, vehicle emissions analysis, and grant writing.

Cho holds a bachelor’s degree in Environment, Economy, Development, Sustainability from The Ohio State University.

Jacob Schwemlein

Jacob Schwemlein joined Clean Fuels Ohio in August 2022, as the Director of Drive Electric Ohio, a statewide initiative of Clean Fuels Ohio, a program dedicated to advancing the adoption of electric vehicles throughout Ohio. In this capacity, Jacob has worked with electricity providers to support the deployment of electric vehicle programs. He has also connected businesses, developers, and communities to the resources they need to install electric charging stations, providing affordable, accessible charging for tenants, customers, and employees.

Before Clean Fuels Ohio, Jacob worked for Transportation Energy Partners in Washington, D.C., supporting the Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Coalitions and their 15,000 stakeholders around the country. His work included federal policy affairs, policy education, and organizing Capitol Hill efforts for TEP’s annual Energy Independence Summit.

Jacob is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, earning degrees in both Economics and Political Science.

Learn about just some of the projects from Clean Fuels Ohio. Visit the Clean Fuels Ohio website for more projects and information.

• The Ohio Advanced Transportation Partnership
• The Midwest DRIVES Initiative
• Drive Electric Ohio
• Fast Track to Ohio AFV Adoption
• Aggregated Alternative Technology Alliance
• NGV U.P.T.I.M.E. Analysis: Updated Performance Tracking Integrating Maintenance Expenses
• Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Demonstrations for Freight and Mobility Solutions
• Decentralized Mobility Ecosystem: Market Solutions for 21st Century Electrified Mobility
• Zero Emission Freight Future
• Midwest EVOLVE (Midwest Electric Vehicle Opportunities: Learning, Events, Experience
• Safety Training and Design, Permitting, and Operational Guidance for Garage Facilities Maintaining and Parking Natural Gas, Propane, and Hydrogen Vehicles
• Clean Cities Coalitions Enlighten Local Fleets on Landfill Gas as Fuel
• City of Cincinnati Turns Sustainable Fleet Plan into On-Road Reality
• Smith Dairy Deploys Natural Gas Vehicles and Fueling Infrastructure in the Midwest