EI Group Adds New Alt-Fuel Vehicles to Fleet

MORRISVILLE, NC - The EI Group, Inc. (EI), an environmental, health and safety consulting firm, announced it has revamped its corporate fleet with four new 2010 Chevrolet HHR panel vehicles. The new additions achieve 32 mpg and are capable of running on E-85 Flex Fuel, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. 

The vehicles will be replacing older, less fuel-efficient models with two stationed at its corporate headquarters in Morrisville, N.C., and the other two being utilized at the company's Richmond, Va., office.

"The addition of these alternative-fuel vehicles to our corporate fleet demonstrates EI's commitment to the environment and the services we provide as well as reducing our company's overall carbon footprint," said Greg Lathan, president of The EI Group.

EI is headquartered in Morrisville, N.C., with branch offices in Charlotte and Wilmington, N.C.; Richmond and Roanoke, Va.; Greenville, S.C.; Louisville, Ky.; and Dallas.