Green Fleets

Follow Automotive Fleet as we track how the fleet leasing industry is saving money and the planet by going green. From reducing fuel costs to exploring alternative energy solutions, we’ll show you what to do and who is doing it.

Useful Articles

Great Fleets Share Best Practices
The individuals behind some of the best-managed commercial fleets in the U.S. offer strategies on how they keep operations running smoothly.

Safelite Autoglass Pilots the Chevrolet Volt
The company leased 18 Chevrolet Volts as part of a pilot program to see if the vehicle would help reduce fuel spend and greenhouse gas emissions in the sales and repair segments of its fleet. The results have been positive so far.

Top 5 Challenges Facing Commercial Fleets
In a survey of commercial fleet managers, the top challenges in 2012 will be fleet cost-reduction mandates, fuel price volatility, difficulty greening fleets, fleet safety, and increasing driver productivity.

2011 Green Fleet Conference: Going Green Just Makes More Cents
The 2011 Green Fleet Conference (GFC), scheduled Oct. 3-4 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, is set to provide a resource for fleet professionals to learn to save money, increase efficiency, and stay up-to-date with eco-friendly peers.

Half of GE’s 30,000-Unit Fleet to be Electric Vehicles by 2015
General Electric, which operates one of the largest global fleets, has committed to converting a sizeable percentage of its worldwide fleet to EVs, along with offering and managing EVs for its 65,000 global fleet customers.

Green Fleet News

Products

Polaris RANGER EV MINNEAPOLIS - Polaris Industries recently introduced its new RANGER EV, a Side-by-Side built specifically for clean and quiet operation. View more info

The whole system can be assembled or disassembled in minutes.

Zipper Portable Water System Water extends bit life and aids in compaction, but it is not always available when and where you need it. The portable water system solves that problem. The system comes in two main parts, the adapter plate and the tank assembly. View more info

Videos

EcoPower - Protect Our Land and Water
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Google Purchasing EVs for ‘Gfleet’ Corporate Car Sharing Program
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Web Seminars

Green Fleet Vehicles – What You Should Know
Gain valuable insight into alternative fuels, hybrid technology, cost-benefit analysis and vehicle innovations as expert panelists discuss the benefits of using alternative fuel vehicles. Presented by Merchants Leasing.