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NewsMarch 1, 2007

Fremont Bank Replaces Courier Fleet with Prius Hybrid

FREMONT, CA – Fremont Bank drivers log between 2,500 and 3,000 miles per month as they pick up and deliver documents between the bank and its customers using bank-owned vehicles. But since December, each of the bank's six couriers have been driving a Toyota Prius hybrid car.

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NewsMarch 1, 2007

GEM Passes 150-Millionth-Mile Marker in 2006

FARGO, N.D. – A division of DaimlerChrysler, Global Electric Motorcars (GEM) vehicles drove their 150-millionth-mile in 2006.

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NewsFebruary 26, 2007

California Bill Seeks to Penalize Buyers of Gas Guzzlers

SACRAMENTO --- California Assemblyman Ira Ruskin has introduced a bill that would make consumers in the state pay as much as $2,500 extra to buy gas guzzlers like muscle cars, SUVs and pickup trucks.

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NewsFebruary 26, 2007

Oil Prices Pass $61 Mark

NEW YORK --- Oil prices passed the $61-a-barrel mark earlier today, amid expectations for greater heating oil demand because of frigid temperatures in the Midwest and Northwest U.S.

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NewsFebruary 26, 2007

Electric Car Company CEO Meets with President Bush

WASHINGTON, D.C. --– Daniel J. Elliott, CEO of Phoenix Motorcars, met with President George W. Bush last week to discuss the future of alternative fuel and its impact on improving environmental and energy performance.

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NewsFebruary 26, 2007

Infinity Partners with PHH Arval and Environmental Defense to Go “Climate Neutral”

BIRMINGHAM, AL – Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. has jointed the PHH GreenFleet program, developed jointly by PHH Arval and Environmental Defense in an effort to reduce operating costs, improve efficiency, and cut greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle fleets.

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NewsFebruary 26, 2007

Audi Announces New Diesel-Specific Media Web Site

AUBURN HILLS, MI – Audi of America Inc. has launched its new diesel-specific media Web site: www.audiusdiesel.com. Audi has been a leader in diesel technology since the debut of the first Turbo Direct Injection (TDI) diesel engine in 1989.

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NewsFebruary 26, 2007

FedEx Express Hybrid Trucks Deployed in Denver

DENVER – FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., introduced four hybrid-electric medium-duty trucks into service in the Denver metropolitan area. Sen. Ken Salazar joined FedEx to unveil the vehicles at a press conference at a FedEx Express facility in downtown Denver.

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NewsFebruary 25, 2007

EPA Collaborative Helps Curb School Bus Emissions

DALLAS, Texas --- The Environmental Protection Agency and its Blue Skyways Collaborative announced more than $678,000 in grants to communities in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas to help cut air pollution from school buses.

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NewsFebruary 25, 2007

Retail Gasoline and Diesel Prices Up Again

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Gasoline prices were up for the third consecutive week, rising 5.5 cents to $2.296 per gallon for the week of Feb. 19, reported the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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