
Startup ZMD Motors Developing Electric Conversion for Ram 5500 Work Trucks
Detroit-based company says it has begun early development of a system to convert internal combustion Ram 5500 chassis-cab trucks to electric power.
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Detroit-based company says it has begun early development of a system to convert internal combustion Ram 5500 chassis-cab trucks to electric power.
Read More →WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate leaders announced Tuesday, Aug. 3, that they lack the 60 votes necessary to pass an energy bill that proposed billions in funding to promote the use of electric vehicles and natural gas-powered vehicles, the Associated Press reported.
Read More →CASHTON, WI - The BEST BioDiesel Cashton LLC plant has closed, citing financial difficulties since a $1-per-gallon federal tax credit for biodiesel production expired at the end of 2009, the La Crosse Tribune reported.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Air Resources Board recently reached a $2 million settlement with Pennsylvania-based Eastern Manufacturing Inc., which was accused of illegally selling uncertified catalytic converters to California businesses and consumers.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI - Some of the world's brightest university professors and students are teaming up with Ford scientists in 2010 to research a wide range of subjects, including EV batteries.
Read More →COMMERCE, CA - The City of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting grand opening celebration for its new CNG/LNG fueling station on August 5. That station will be used to fuel the city’s fleet of natural gas vehicles, including seven full-size transit buses, four paratransit vans, and two smaller fleet vehicles. In addition, it will service LNG port trucks and will be open to the general public 24 hours per day.
Read More →MIAMI - San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) has entered into an agreement with commercial transportation and logistics provider Ryder System, Inc., and other project partners, to implement a heavy-duty natural gas truck rental and leasing project in Southern California locations.
Read More →ATLANTA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, presented the Mississippi State University Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems with a $1,083,595 grant award to help reduce diesel emissions associated with freight movement throughout the southeast.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO - The number of cars and trucks used by San Francisco workers could decrease by at least 20 percent within years under a plan from Mayor Gavin Newsom, who is looking to further cut costs and reduce carbon emissions.
Read More →EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services will host a webinar examining the use of benchmarking to monitor fleet performance, on Tuesday, August 10. The online webinar will feature Suzanne Gallagher, director of Global Fleet and WHQ Procurement at Johnson & Johnson, and Mark Smith, general manager Strategic Consulting Services for GE Capital, Fleet Services.
Read More →EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services will host a webinar examining the use of benchmarking to monitor fleet performance, on Tuesday, August 10. The online webinar will feature Suzanne Gallagher, director of Global Fleet and WHQ Procurement at Johnson & Johnson, and Mark Smith, general manager Strategic Consulting Services for GE Capital, Fleet Services.
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