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NewsDecember 22, 2010

BAE Systems Announces Development of HybriDrive Parallel Propulsion System for Trucks

JOHNSON CITY, NY - BAE Systems, a developer and producer of hybrid electric technologies, is developing a parallel hybrid propulsion system designed for medium- and heavy-duty truck applications.

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NewsDecember 21, 2010

Icom North America Wins EPA Approval for Bi-Fuel Propane Engines

NEW HUDSON, MI - Icom North America, a developer and manufacturer of liquid injection propane systems for commercial and consumer vehicles, has attained the first U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval for its Liquid Injection Propane bi-fuel systems for the Ford 6.8L engines, produced for Ford Econoline vans.

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NewsDecember 21, 2010

Mercedes-Benz USA Delivers First Customer Zero-Emission F-CELL Vehicle

LOS ANGELES - The keys to the very first Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL vehicle available to U.S. customers was presented during an official hand-over at the newly renovated dealership of Fletcher Jones Mercedes-Benz in Newport Beach, Calif.

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NewsDecember 21, 2010

Mercedes-Benz USA Delivers First Customer Zero-Emission F-CELL Vehicle

LOS ANGELES - The keys to the very first Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL vehicle available to U.S. customers was presented during an official hand-over at the newly renovated dealership of Fletcher Jones Mercedes-Benz in Newport Beach, Calif.

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NewsDecember 21, 2010

Stoffel Retiring from UPS After 35 Years

ATLANTA - Robert "Bob" Stoffel, current senior vice president for supply chain, strategy, engineering and sustainability for UPS, announced he would retire Jan. 1 after 35 years with the company. Under his leadership, UPS has announced target goals for improving the miles per gallon performance of its vehicle fleet.

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NewsDecember 21, 2010

Nissan Delivers First LEAFs to Washington, California, Arizona & Oregon

FRANKLIN, TN - Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) recently brought sustainable mobility to several states with the arrival of the first all-electric Nissan LEAF vehicles to customers in Washington, California, Arizona, and Oregon.

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NewsDecember 21, 2010

Nissan Delivers First LEAFs to Washington, California, Arizona & Oregon

FRANKLIN, TN - Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) recently brought sustainable mobility to several states with the arrival of the first all-electric Nissan LEAF vehicles to customers in Washington, California, Arizona, and Oregon.

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NewsDecember 21, 2010

Legislation Extends Alt-Fuel Incentives

WASHINGTON - The Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010 (HR 4853), passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on Dec. 17, includes extensions of two key incentives for natural gas vehicles. In addition, the law extends the ethanol tax credit through 2011, and retroactively extends the biodiesel tax incentive and the renewable diesel incentive through 2011.

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NewsDecember 21, 2010

Indiana Fleet Adds THINK EVs

INDIANAPOLIS - Electric vehicle maker THINK has delivered the company's first U.S.-built cars to the state of Indiana for use in its government fleet. The 15 vehicles were shipped from THINK's manufacturing facility in Elkhart, Ind.

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NewsDecember 21, 2010

CARB Amends Diesel Engine Rules

SACRAMENTO, CA - In light of the state's struggling economy, the California Air Resources Board on Dec. 17 voted to ease some impending restrictions on diesel engine emissions. However, CARB's amended rules are still the strictest in the U.S. and will cost the trucking and construction industries an estimated $3.8 billion, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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