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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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NewsMarch 7, 2012

Andersen Corp. to Lower Annual Fleet Emissions by 28%

BAYPORT, MN – Andersen Corporation, a window and door manufacturer in North America, is converting its transportation fleet to compressed natural gas (CNG) to reduce both operating costs and carbon dioxide emissions.

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NewsMarch 7, 2012

Obama Administration Proposes New Alt-Fuel Vehicle Incentives

MT. HOLLY, NC – President Obama visited Daimler Trucks North America’s truck manufacturing plant in Mt. Holly, N.C. where he proposed new tax credits and related incentives for alternative-fuel vehicle purchases and R&D.

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NewsMarch 6, 2012

2013-MY Ford Transit Van to Come With 3.5L EcoBoost V-6

INDIANAPOLIS – Ford said the EcoBoost V-6 contributes to the 25-percent reduction in fuel when compared with its E-Series vans. The engine going into the Transit had a successful year in 2011 in the F-150, according to Ford.

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NewsMarch 6, 2012

Ford F-750 to Cut Back on Fuel with New Hybrid System

INDIANAPOLIS – The Ford F-750 will be able to lower fuel use while reducing emissions and operating more quietly at the work site, thanks to a new hybrid power plug-in system by Odyne Systems, a manufacturer of hybrid systems for medium- and heavy-duty work trucks.

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NewsMarch 6, 2012

Ram to Build CNG-Powered Pickup

INDIANAPOLIS – Ram Truck announced it will offer a factory-built compressed natural gas-powered (CNG) pickup truck for North America. The Ram 2500 CNG system was fully engineered and tested by Chrysler Group and assembled at the company’s Heavy Duty truck plant in Saltillo, Mexico.

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NewsMarch 6, 2012

Best Buy, Johnson Controls, PG&E & Veolia Join National Clean Fleets Partnership

WASHINGTON – These four new partners join 14 other major national companies in committing to improve the fuel economy of the commercial fleets, integrate alternative technology vehicles such as natural gas trucks and electric vehicles into their fleets, and reduce their overall fuel use.

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NewsMarch 6, 2012

Clean Cities to Highlight Nationwide Alternative Fuel Projects

INDIANAPOLIS – During the 2012 NTEA Green Truck Summit/Work Truck Show this week, the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities program will host a poster session to highlight alternative fuel and related technology deployment projects from across the country.

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NewsMarch 5, 2012

GM's New Bi-Fuel Pickups Available for Order in April

DETROIT – Chevrolet and GMC announced details March 5 of General Motors’ bi-fuel 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab pickup trucks. Fleet and retail consumers can place orders beginning this April.

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Articlesby Greg BasichMarch 2, 2012

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.

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NewsMarch 1, 2012

Audi Launches Its First EV Pilot Program

HERNDON, VA – Audi announced it will conduct a battery-electric A3 e-tron pilot program in the U.S. to identify challenges and opportunities with plug-in vehicles.

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