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NewsAugust 24, 2010

AT&T’s Hybrid Fleet Continues to Grow in Michigan

KALAMAZOO, MI - AT&T continues to green its nationwide fleet, now replacing five of its Kalamazoo, Mich., vehicles with Toyota Prius models, typically being used by sales people and managers who work with network technicians.

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NewsAugust 24, 2010

Ford, Portland General Electric Prepare Oregon for EVs

PORTLAND, OR - Ford Motor Co. and Portland General Electric announced a collaboration to help prepare the city of Portland and the Pacific Northwest for the operation of electric vehicles.

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NewsAugust 24, 2010

Verizon, L.A. School District Among NGV Award Winners

BOSTON - This year's recipients of NGV Achievement Awards include Verizon, Choice Environmental Services and the Los Angeles Unified School District.

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NewsAugust 24, 2010

MIT Exploring EV Rapid-Charging Technology

CAMBRIDGE, MA - A team of students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is busy testing a rapid-recharging system for electric vehicles, the MIT News Office reported.

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NewsAugust 24, 2010

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Rebrands as BlueFire Renewables

IRVINE, CA - BlueFire Ethanol Fuels announced that the company has changed its name to BlueFire Renewables Inc.

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NewsAugust 24, 2010

Vermont Biodiesel Plant Shuttered

SWANTON, VT - A major biodiesel plant in Vermont, operated by Biocardel, has closed for business. The company cited financial difficulties arising from the expiration of the federal tax credit, the Times Argus reported.

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NewsAugust 24, 2010

Kettering University Unveils Biomethane Truck

FLINT, MI - Kettering University and officials from Swedish Biogas International unveiled Flint's first biomethane fuel truck during an Aug. 19 ceremony on campus.

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NewsAugust 24, 2010

Enterprise, Ala., Opens Biodiesel Facility

ENTERPRISE, AL - The city of Enterprise, Ala., on Aug. 12 celebrated the opening of its new biodiesel facility that will produce fuel for certain city vehicles, the Enterprise Ledger reported.

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NewsAugust 24, 2010

Toyota to Offer Pedestrian-Alert Device in Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN - Toyota Motor Corp. announced that on Aug. 30 it will begin selling in Japan an onboard device designed to alert pedestrians and others audibly to the presence of a quiet vehicle, such as a gasoline-electric hybrid.

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NewsAugust 23, 2010

Longobart to Share Green Strategies

SAN DIEGO - Rick Longobart, facility, fleet, and central stores manager for the City of Santa Ana, Calif., will share strategies of how two cities (Inglewood, Calif. and Santa Ana, Calif.) overcame the obstacles of economic disparity by changing the paradigms of non-conventional thinking at the Green Fleet Conference.

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