There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding the futuristic truck Walmart showcased at the Mid-America Trucking Show recently. Walmart, which operates one of the largest fleets in the nation, is aiming to double fleet efficiency by 2015. While the prototype currently runs on diesel, it uses a fuel neutral turbine that can run on liquid […]
Saab, the once-bankrupt carmaker revived by Japanese, Chinese, and Swedish investors, began production on the 9-3 electric vehicle last September. The electric vehicle, the first in the Saab fleet, will initially be released in Sweden and China. Saab will begin volume production later this year with plans to launch the new electric fleet vehicle in […]
Since August, Tel Aviv has been incorporating fully electric buses in the city’s fleet. Not only is the ride smoother and quieter, the carbon footprint is minimal. The CEO of Dan Bus Company, Michael Nagar, hopes that over the next five years, at least a quarter of the city’s fleet will be fully electric. The […]
Californians love their electric vehicles, in part to the state’s incentives for anyone choosing to join the fleet of green vehicles. A CA resident driving an electric vehicle can use the carpool lane without passengers and receive cash from the state when they purchase a new green vehicle. However, funding for the cash incentive has […]
Just weeks after introducing the electric E-Up, Volkswagen has announced plans to add a van version to its fleet that will use the same battery-powered drive train. Although the company is still researching, it’s confident there is a need for an electric commercial van fleet. “The E-Load Up makes sense for businesses operating in big […]
MPG Car Rental in Los Angeles is the first all green fleet in the greater LA area offering hybrids, electric cars, and clean diesel vehicles. The vehicles cut rental costs by using less fuel and drivers make a smaller carbon footprint. The company offers a wide range of vehicles from large hybrid SUV’s to smaller […]
UPS announced this week it will add 1,000 propane-powered trucks to its delivery fleet within a year. The parcel delivery service has been steadily working to adopt clean transportation technology and this new fleet of trucks will join the 900 or so propane-powered vehicles already in use. The trucks will be used largely in rural […]
More than 100 cars were up for the honor of being the very first UK Car of the Year. The judging panel was comprised of 27 journalists from publications like Top Gear Magazine, The Sunday Times, Fleet World, and Auto Express. The first model of this luxury fleet vehicle has also been named Supermini of […]
Walmart plans to double fleet efficiency by 2015 and has revealed its new concept truck and trailer called the Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience–or WAVE. The new fleet vehicle is a collaboration between Capstone Turbine, Great Dane Trailers, and Peterbilt. The WAVE is a “prototype advanced turbine-powered, range-extending series hybrid powertrain (or microturbine-hybrid powertrain) combined with […]
Thriev has just released their fleet of 20 electric mini cabs, the Chinese built BYD E6, in London with plans to introduce 30 more to the fleet by May. The founder of Thriev, Arvind Vij, says he plans to release 20-30 each month and hopes the reduced operating costs in addition to the lower fare will […]
Istanbul will become one of the only major cities worldwide to operate a fully electric bus fleet according to a statement released by the Municipal Bus Transport Authority of Istanbul (IETT). “Istanbul’s IETT plans to establish a small fleet of electrical buses in 2014 as part of the institution’s 4E philosophy (Energy, Ecology, Efficiency and […]
Commercial truck fleets will welcome an estimated 350,000 environmentally friendly vehicles by 2030. Although electric vehicles have successfully entered the market and been embraced by consumers, commercial fleets have been more challenging. According to Navigant Research, “Government stimulus spending from 2008 to 2011 spurred R&D, production, and deployment of hybrid and plug-in commercial trucks, but […]
A recently introduced bill, the Federal Leadership Energy Efficient Transportation (FLEET) Act, would allow the USPS to use energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) to improve fleet efficiency. The USPS operates the nation’s largest civilian fleet and using ESPC’s to improve fleet efficiency would save nearly 150 million gallons of fuel a year. “The Postal Service […]
São Paulo is looking to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions through the improvement of the transportation system and is ready to launch a fleet of all electric buses. Ideally, the entire municipal bus fleet will use renewable fuels by 2018. In 2011, SPTrans began testing various technologies including sugarcane diesel and biodiesel, trolleybuses, and ethanol […]
Houston is the first city in the nation to launch a program of this kind. Partnering with Zipcar, Houston will put 50 electric and hybrid vehicles on the road to promote the new EV green fleet sharing program. Despite being known for oil production, Houston’s Mayor Annise Parker is trying to give the city a […]
The U.S. Department of Energy has upgraded its Vehicle and Infrastructure Cash-Flow Evaluation tool, part of the Clean Cities program, allowing fleet managers to evaluate compressed natural gas refueling infrastructure as well as deployment of CNG vehicles. Users enter fleet-specific data like vehicle type, number of vehicles, and fuel use, and the VICE tool estimates […]
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced the DOE’s $50 million pledge to aid in the development of fuel efficient technology. Sales of plug-in vehicles nearly doubled from 2012 to 2013, accounting for nearly 100,000 sales in 2013. Although that number is still less than one percent of car sales in America, a move toward fuel-efficient […]
The two companies announced recently FedEx Express will begin testing the Nissan e-NV200 in Washington, D.C. FedEx and Nissan have done similar tests of the battery-electric cargo van in Brazil, Singapore, Japan, and the United Kingdom, but this will be the first real-world test in North America. Both companies are dedicated to reducing their environmental […]
