Categories: Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Operations

New York State requires that come 2045, the only new medium- and heavy-duty trucks for sale in the state will be zero-emission vehicles.

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10152993/new-york-state-new-trucks-to-emit-zero-emissions-by-2045

Categories: Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Operations

Seemingly acting out of character, the Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 13 announced it will launch a rulemaking to further cut the emission of...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/319276/pa-aiming-to-cut-nox-emissions-from-heavy-duty-trucks

Categories: Charging, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Operations, Small Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

“Diesel will be here for a long while, and [knowing] total cost of ownership remains the main motivator of acceptance for battery-electric and fuel-cell...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/352516/electric-dreams-vs-current-realities

Categories: Charging, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

Ryder System's senior director of advanced vehicle technology and global fuel products, Chris Nordh, spoke with HDT about the prospect of commercial...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/327972/qa-ryders-chris-nordh-on-electric-trucks-future-tech

Categories: Equipment, Fleet Management, Green Fleet, Operations, Safety & Compliance

The Environmental Protection Agency has begun the formal process to launch a rulemaking that would eliminate provisions affecting glider kits within the...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/142838/epa-aiming-to-yank-glider-kits-from-ghg-mpg-rule

Categories: Electric, Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet

Sweden-based AB Volvo announced on Jan. 23 that it will start selling electric trucks in Europe in 2019, with the first units entering service with select...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/278390/volvo-electric-trucks-viable-for-hauling-freight-here-and-elsewhere

Categories: Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Propane Autogas, Sustainability

Autogas has been on trucking’s radar since long before alternative fuels were required, thanks to its various built-in advantages.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/312663/propanes-benefits-go-beyond-going-green

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Leasing, Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Safety, Sustainability, Technology, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

Another consolidation among global truck makers is in the works: Sweden’s Volvo Group is selling its Japan-based UD Trucks business to Isuzu Motors.

https://www.chargedfleet.com/346915/volvo-selling-ud-trucks-business-to-isuzu

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

The battery-electric version of Volvo Trucks North America’s VNR Class 8 regional hauler— dubbed the EVNR-- is now slated “to go on sale at the end of...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/341895/volvo-to-start-selling-electric-class-8-truck-here-at-end-of-2020

Categories: Equipment, Green Fleet, Operations

The Environmental Protection Agency said it will not enforce for 2018 and 2019 a 300-unit production cap put in place on the manufacture of glider kits that...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/306311/epa-to-not-enforce-300-unit-limit-on-glider-kits-through-2019