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Hybrids: Electrification Without the Challenges

For fleet managers, fuel is one of the biggest line items in the budget — and it's one hybrids can shrink without changing how your people work. Download the eBook to see the numbers, understand the technology, and get a step-by-step guide to making the switch.

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NewsJune 16, 2016

Judge Extends VW Diesel Settlement Deadline

A federal judge has extended the deadline for Volkswagen AG and environmental regulators to finalize a diesel emissions settlement until June 28.

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NewsJune 16, 2016

VW Plans to Sell Up to 3M EVs in 2025

Volkswagen has embarked on a new electrification strategy in the wake of the diesel emissions scandal and set a goal to sell between 2 million and 3 million fully electric vehicles a year by 2025.

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NewsJune 16, 2016

Lead-Carbon Battery Enhances Fuel Efficiency

The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) will show a modified Ford Focus and Kia Optima that utilize an advanced 48-volt lead-carbon battery to meet U.S. fuel efficiency standards and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 15-20% before 2021.

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NewsJune 15, 2016

Nissan Working on Bio-Ethanol Fuel Cell System

Nissan Motor Co. is currently researching and developing a Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell (SOFC)-powered system that runs on bio-ethanol electric power. The SOFC fuel cells produce electricity to charge a battery from the reaction of fuels such as ethanol and natural gas with oxygen.

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NewsJune 13, 2016

Mercedes-Benz to Offer Plug-In Fuel Cell SUV

Mercedes-Benz will offer a plug-in electric fuel-cell GLC SUV in 2017 in the U.S. that will provide about 310 miles (500 kilometers) of range as calculated by European standards as part of an aggressive push into electrification, Daimler has announced.

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NewsJune 10, 2016

Diesel Car Registrations Rise, California Leads Nation

The U.S. added over 300,000 new clean diesel vehicles in 2015, with the state of California leading the way with a 15.4% increase in the number of registered diesel cars and SUVs in 2015.

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NewsJune 8, 2016

Cenergy Proves Bi-Fuel Ford F-150 Viable

The F-150 was tested pulling a car trailer with a car and performed flawlessly. Under load and running on the ANG system, the vehicle ran the natural gas down to 65 psi in the tank.

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NewsJune 7, 2016

DOE Offers $22M in Medium-Duty Grants

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing $22 million to fund research, development, and demonstration for numerous alternative fuel projects, especially those that would improve the efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

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NewsJune 7, 2016

Yale Considers Carbon Tax for Fleet

Yale University launched a self-imposed carbon tax program earlier this year that levies charges against a number of its departments regarding the amount of carbon used, which is something the university is considering applying to its fleet.

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NewsJune 6, 2016

XL Hybrids Develops Hybrid Paratransit Shuttle

XL Hybrids, Inc. has provided its newly-developed hybrid electric low-floor shuttle to ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, an Indiana-based small- and medium-duty bus manufacturer, for paratransit fleets.

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