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Chris Brown

Associate Publisher

As associate publisher of Automotive Fleet, Auto Rental News, and Fleet Forward, Chris Brown covers all aspects of fleets, transportation, and mobility. Chris produces and emcees the annual International Car Rental Show, the largest event serving the auto rental industry worldwide. Chris also created and produces the Fleet Forward Conference.

Chris has won publishing awards for editorial excellence, including a Jesse H. Neal Award, three Folio: Eddie Awards, and three Maggie Awards. As an internationally recognized expert on fleets, auto rental, and mobility, Chris has spoken at industry events in the U.S., Brazil, Ireland, and China. Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and National Public Radio.

Articles•by Chris Brown•February 4, 2020

Hot Takes: Unexpected EV Findings

Battery electric vehicles lose their top spots on a prestigious green car ranking; where EV charging will kill your budget; how to mitigate the Big Brother talk with in-cab cameras; where autonomy happens first; and more in this week’s roundup of mobility news for fleets.

Articles•by Chris Brown•February 3, 2020

Is Paying Drivers to Allow In-Cab Cameras a Good Idea?

With the idea that management can now literally look over the shoulder of drivers, this brings a new dimension to the Big Brother conversation.

Articles•by Chris Brown•January 23, 2020

How a Fleet Operator Builds an Electric Truck

XOS cofounders Dakota Semler and Gio Sordoni share their fleet origin story, the company’s purpose-built battery tech, and the right applications for truck electrification today.

Articles•by Chris Brown•December 24, 2019

How a Fleet Operator Builds an Electric Truck

XOS cofounders Dakota Semler and Gio Sordoni share their fleet origin story, the company’s purpose-built battery tech, and the right applications for truck electrification today.

Articles•by Chris Brown•December 3, 2019

What I Want from an Electric Pickup

If an automaker can make an electric truck like the one I’m laying out here, I’m all in.

Articles•by Chris Brown•November 26, 2019

8 Fleet Forward Conference Takeaways

Data management and protection, electrification, telematics, video technology, mobile servicing, shared mobility, and advanced safety tech took center stage in San Jose.

Articles•by Chris Brown•November 22, 2019

Tesla's Electric Pickup: Is It a Work Truck?

An up-close dose of Tesla’s Cybertruck from last night’s reveal in Hawthorne, Calif. answers some initial questions on whether it can function in a traditional fleet capacity.

Articles•by Chris Brown•November 18, 2019

Are We Reaching a Used Car Segment Tipping Point?

The used car market has adopted a Swiss Army-knife approach to managing the “off-lease tsunami,” which turned into a manageable rising tide. Are new market dynamics breathing life into a segment left for a dead, the midsize sedan?

Articles•by Chris Brown•October 29, 2019

Keep Fleets in Mind When Considering the Country’s First Proposed Electric Truck Standard

Remember compliance cars? California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed Advanced Clean Truck rule feels like its 2012 rule dictating zero-emission passenger cars. Only this time, fleets are involved.

Articles•by Chris Brown•October 29, 2019

What Is Penske Doing in Carsharing?

Penske Dash rents VW Jettas in Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Va. by the minute, hour, or day. Amidst recent carsharing platform closures, Penske has a plan to prevail.