Categories: Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Hybrids – Vehicles, Battery & Hydraulic Technology, Utility Fleet

Pacific Gas & Electric will invest $100 million to purchase battery-electric vehicles and gasoline-electric hybrids over the next five years to reduce fuel...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/131940/pg-e-to-invest-100m-in-evs-hybrids

Categories: Green Fleet, Hybrids – Vehicles, Battery & Hydraulic Technology, Operations

Shoppers interested in purchasing a Kia Niro hybrid crossover can now request a test drive through Amazon's Alexa service without heading to a dealership.

https://www.greenfleetmagazine.com/141518/kia-shoppers-can-now-order-a-test-drive-via-alexa

Categories: Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Products, Propane Autogas

Roush CleanTech revealed that its 0.02 grams per brake horsepower-hour engine can operate on renewable propane. The company says it's the first available...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/318964/roush-cleantech-launches-near-zero-emissions-engine

Categories: Green Fleet, Natural Gas – Conversions, Vehicles and Technology

General Motors has recalled more than 1,800 compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks and vans because the vehicles included label text size that didn't conform...

https://www.government-fleet.com/132356/gm-issues-cng-vehicle-recall

Categories: Clean Diesel, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Utility Fleet

Charlotte Water (N.C.) reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 75 tons during the first three months of a six-month renewable diesel pilot.

https://www.government-fleet.com/340490/water-utility-runs-renewable-diesel-pilot

Categories: Fuel, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Operations, Vehicle Research

An increasing number of European countries are switching to an emissions-based car tax system due to global pressure to reduce carbon emissions, according...

https://www.fleetfinancials.com/118512/emissions-based-tax-schemes-becoming-the-norm-in-europe

Categories: Green Fleet

Landi Renzo USA has received EPA certification to produce bi-fuel compressed natural gas (CNG) versions of Ford's F-250 and F-350 pickup trucks for fleet...

https://www.government-fleet.com/117411/landi-renzo-gets-epa-certification-for-bi-fuel-cng-f-250-f-350

Categories: GPS / Telematics, Green Fleet, Leasing, Operations

DEARBORN, MI – Ford's new SmartGauge with EcoGuide provides real-time information to maximize fuel efficiency for the new 2010 Ford Fusion and...

https://www.fleetfinancials.com/62645/ford-fusion-and-mercury-milan-hybrids-maximize-fuel-efficiency-with-new-smartgauge-with-ecoguide

Categories: Green Fleet

Commercial fleets have been slow to add natural gas vehicles to their fleets globally due to the significant upfront purchase cost and relatively high cost...

https://www.businessfleet.com/119004/natural-gas-vehicle-adoption-slow-report-says

Categories: Green Fleet, Hybrids – Vehicles, Battery & Hydraulic Technology, Operations

The total cost of owning hybrid vehicles compared to their gasoline counterparts improved in 2017 with 40% of the models studied in Vincentric's annual...

https://www.greenfleetmagazine.com/143451/tco-for-hybrids-improves-vincentric