July 22, 2008
IRVINE, CA – On July 23, the U.S. Postal Service will outline its strategy for converting to an environmentally friendly fleet and announce an alternative-fuel vehicle test.
Tags: alternative-fuel vehicle, GM, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, U.S. Postal Service
DETROIT – Chrysler LLC's answer to the much-anticipated Chevrolet Volt could be three to five years away, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Tags: Chevrolet Volt , Chrysler LLC , electric vehicles , ENVI
WASHINGTON – A transition to hydrogen vehicles could greatly reduce U.S. oil dependence and carbon dioxide emissions, but making them competitive in the automotive market will not be easy.
Tags: hydrogen vehicles , National Research Council
RICHLAND, WA – Off-peak electricity production could fuel 70 percent of the 220 million vehicles on U.S. roads if they were plug-in hybrid electrics, a study found.
Tags: Department of Energy, Off-peak electricity production, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
CHICAGO – Bobit Business Media's Green Fleet Conference 2008 on Sept. 15-16 will address the latest issues impacting the entire fleet arena. An agenda is now available at www.greenfleetconference.com.
Tags: Green Fleet Conference 2008, Hyatt Regency Chicago
TORRANCE, CA – Automotive Fleet is updating its listing of the Top 100 Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Fleets in the U.S. Surveys are currently being mailed out.
Tags: Automotive Fleet, Survey, Top 100 Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Fleets
July 18, 2008
WESTLAKE, CA – Four-cylinder products have captured more than half of the market, with new cars and trucks up to 51 percent of all new-vehicle sales in June.
Tags: four-cylinder engines, June 2008 sales, new cars, new light trucks, Power Information Network
July 17, 2008
PHILADELPHIA – With more than 1,200 vehicles on the road across the Greater Philadelphia region, PECO said it is pursuing a three-prong strategy to deal with spiraling fuel costs.
Tags: fuel consumption , fuel costs, PECO, three-prong strategy
WASHINGTON – New legislation will be introduced that will compel automakers to make 10 percent of their fleet vehicles run on natural gas by the year 2018.
Tags: CNG, compressed natural gas, legislation
July 15, 2008
SPARKS, MD - PHH Arval's study shows corporate interest in environmental performance has grown, but there’s room for improvement in fleet best practices.
Tags: Green Fleet Survey, PHH Arval
WASHINGTON – EPA is soliciting public input on the effects of climate change and the potential ramifications of the Clean Air Act in relation to greenhouse gas emissions.
Tags: EPA, greenhouse gas emissions
DETROIT – Automakers are stepping up their game with a number of electric plug-in models.
Tags: chrysler, Ford, General Motors, plug-in hybrids
TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp. plans to install solar panels on some Prius hybrids in its next remodeling, responding to growing demand for green cars amid record-high oil prices.
Tags: Prius, solar panels, Toyota Motor Corp.
July 11, 2008
AUBURN HILLS, MI – Octillion Corp. announced immediate expansion of the company's product development pipeline.
Tags: Ford Motor Company, Kinetic Power Corp., National Science Foundation, Octillion Corp., Royal Dutch Shell, Sungen Energy, Inc., U.S. Energy Information Administration
COSTA MESA, CA – El Pollo Loco is rolling out two electric delivery vehicles from ZAP, according to http://money.cnn.com.
Tags: El Pollo Loco, electric vehicles , Xebra , ZAP
NORWALK, CT – Xerox will delpoy I.D. Systems' PowerKeyPLUS for Wireless Industrial Fleet Management on a fleet of forklifts at a Xerox distribution center in Ohio.
Tags: impact sensing, PowerKeyPLUS, safety checklists, vehicle access control, Xerox
MIDLAND, MI – Dow Chemical is developing a fleet conversion program to cut its energy costs.
Tags: conversion, Dow Chemical , energy costs
SAN CARLOS, CA – Tesla Motors' next product, a four-door, five-passenger sedan, will be manufactured at a California facility instead of Albuquerque, N.M, as previously announced.
Tags: Tesla Motors, Tesla Roadster
July 8, 2008
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching the SmartWay Leaf Campaign to encourage purchases of SmartWay-certified cars and trucks.
Tags: Environmental Protection Agency, SmartWay Leaf Campaign
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency has developed a one-stop Web portal to help importers and exporters of goods meet requirements to protect human health and the environment.
Tags: Environmental Protection Agency, Web portal
PACIFIC GROVE, CA – An independent analysis found that manufacturing and distributing a retreaded tire produces significantly less carbon emissions than that required to produce a new tire.
Tags: Centre for Remanufacturing and Reuse, retreaded tire
ITASCA, IL – Last June, Emkay announced they were acknowledged as the first fleet management company to factory order GEM vehicles.
Tags: EMKAY, Inc., Global Electric Motorcars
OAK BROOK, IL – LeasePlan recently held a Green Summit on the challenges and successes of companies looking to "green" their corporate fleets.
Tags: Green Summit, LeasePlan
July 3, 2008
SPARKS, MD – PHH Arval’s Used-Vehicle Remarketing Department has announced a nationwide auction summer gas giveaway program to begin this month.
Tags: PHH Arval, summer gas giveaway, Tanks a Lot!, Used-Vehicle Remarketing Department
BIRMINGHAM, UK – The environment is still not a major factor for fleet decision-makers across the world when looking at strategic vehicle procurement, according to international fleet management company Masterlease.
Tags: international fleet management company, Masterlease Group, strategic vehicle procurement, Survey