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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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AUSTIN, TX -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced that up to $4.5 million in grants is being made available to support development of a network of natural gas vehicle fueling stations in the state.
Read More →WASHINGTON – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it has closed its safety investigation into the potential fire risk in Chevrolet Volts that have been involved in a major crash. The agency found “no discernible defect trend” and concluded that General Motors’ newly developed modifications “reduce the potential for battery intrusion resulting from side impacts.”
Read More →SANTA ANA, CA -- The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued an executive order that certifies Greenkraft Inc.’s 2012 dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system for use on General Motors 14,000 and above GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) trucks with 6.0L 8-cylinder engines.
Read More →DETROIT – Chevrolet Volt owners could soon charge their car with renewable energy using new technology from OnStar. OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate the technology on the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
Read More →SHIBETSU, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN -- Auto journalists put the all-electric Nissan LEAF through its paces on three snow-covered test courses in Shibetsu, Hokkaido, last week, in the freezing temperatures of northern Japan.
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In a survey of commercial fleet managers, the top challenges in 2012 will be fleet cost-reduction mandates, fuel price volatility, difficulty greening fleets, fleet safety, and increasing driver productivity.
Read More →SEAL BEACH, CA — Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has unveiled the route plan for the first phase of 150 new LNG fueling stations.
Read More →MIAMI -- Ryder System Inc. announced it has signed its first Flex-to-Green lease agreement with media firm Source Interlink Companies Inc. With a Flex-to-Green lease for seven diesel-powered vehicles, Source Interlink will have the option to exchange these vehicles for natural gas-powered vehicles.
Read More →ISELIN, NJ -- BASF announced it has invested $50 million to acquire an equity ownership position in privately held Sion Power, an Arizona-based developer of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries.
Read More →LONGMONT, CO -- UQM Technologies Inc. said Electric Vehicles International (EVI) has ordered 100 additional UQM PowerPhase HD propulsion systems to drive all-electric UPS delivery vans that EVI is building.
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