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Driving Notes

Knowing about a vehicle is one thing; driving it is quite another. Getting behind the wheel gives yo...

Mike Antich

Chris Brown

Eric Gandarilla

Multiple Authors

3 contributors

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FleetTakes

FleetTakes is exactly that — a take on what fleets need to know when it comes to the latest in autom...

Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Associate Publisher

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Insight Lane

Insight Lane delivers Colin Sutherland’s perspective from the intersection of leadership and innovat...

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Market Trends

Automotive Fleet's former editor, Mike Antich, shared his opinions and ideas on the overall commerci...

Mike Antich

Mike Antich

Former Editor and Associate Publisher

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Remarketing Streams

Remarketing Streams reports on the flow of used vehicles moving through the consignor-auction-dealer...

Martin Romjue

Martin Romjue

Managing Editor

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FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•November 21, 2024

How Much Trust Should We Give Generative AI?

I asked ChatGPT to synopsize my own work to create a new opinion piece for fleet managers on the benefits and potential pitfalls of AI. It didn’t get it quite right.

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FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•October 16, 2024

What Happens When a Charging Company Exits the Market?

The closure of Enel X Way USA exposes the vulnerabilities and new complexities that fleets face on the path to electrification.

FleetTakes•by Martin Romjue•October 15, 2024

Fleet Review: Lucid Air Takes a Load Off Stress Factors

Whether it’s range anxiety, distractions, or daily struggles, this luxury electric vehicle is made for escaping — physical places or just whatever caroms around in your head.

Front dash of Mercedes-Benz EQB 250.

Driving Notes•by Chris Brown•October 2, 2024

Fleet Review: Mercedes-Benz EQB 250+

With a reasonable entry point and the refinement of a Mercedes, The EQB 250+ defines “practical luxury” for fleets.

A parked late-model Volvo XC90 midsize three row SUV.

Driving Notes•by Chris Brown•September 12, 2024

Fleet Review: Volvo XC60 & XC90 PHEVs

Volvo’s XC60 and XC90 plug-in hybrid models are stylish, safe, sustainable — and surprisingly fast.

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FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•September 3, 2024

Hope for Our AI Future (and Concern)

If you manage 100 units today, you’ll likely be asked to manage 500 or even 1,000 units in the future. Are you ready to form your AI fleet strategy?

A three-quarter of a white sedan with a modern building in the background.

FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•July 8, 2024

Fleet Review: BMW i5 Electric Sedan

The BMW i5 is an electric extension of the 5 Series — same platform, same athletic skin, new guts — which will ease the transition to electrification for corporate fleets.

Photo of exhaust pipes of older car.

FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•June 12, 2024

How Will Revised CAFE Standards Affect ZEV Targets?

NHTSA’s updated CAFE standards soften more stringent previous targets for fuel economy gains. However, superseding state regulations mandating zero-emission vehicles could lessen CAFE standard’s significance.

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FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•May 28, 2024

ACT Expo 2024 Takeaways: Sustainability Goals, Meet Financial Realities

As the electrification market inches from the pilot phase to everyday use cases, the magnitude of the effort — and the cost — came into sharper focus at the industry's biggest clean transportation event.

An electric cargo van and a Class 3 cab chassis sit in a parking lot facing each other.

FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•May 23, 2024

It's Time to Instill Urgency with CARB's Advanced Clean Fleets Rule

Some fleet managers are shrugging off compliance with ACF, believing legal challenges will make it go away. Avoiding the regulation is not an option.

FleetTakes•by Chris Brown•April 29, 2024

Trends & Takeaways from 2024 NAFA I&E

The 2024 event in San Antonio drew 2,100 attendees, the highest since 2018.

Driving Notes•by Chris Brown•March 25, 2024

Fleet Review: Volvo XC40 Recharge

The Volvo XC40 Recharge offers fleets the familiar premium Volvo experience, electrified.