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News•April 19, 2010

San Jose Firefighters Blame Budget Woes on Hybrid Cars

SAN JOSE, CA - San Jose firefighters facing layoffs and demands for pay cuts attribute the City's $116 million budget deficit to spending on "unnecessary" items such as new hybrid cars.

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News•April 19, 2010

Employees Face Added Tax Burden for Use of State Agency Vehicles

SAN FRANCISCO - Hundreds of workers at State Compensation Insurance Fund face a bigger income tax bill next year because their employer didn't understand the law for reporting company vehicle use, according to the Sacramento Bee.

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News•April 16, 2010

Hybrids Pose Pedestrian Risk, Says NHTSA Chief

DETROIT - Quiet hybrid vehicles may pose risks to pedestrians, the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) told attendees at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress.

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Articles•by Cheryl Knight•April 16, 2010

KONE Takes Fleet Eco-Efficiency to a Higher Level

This 100-year-old global company streamlined fleet operations, reducing costs of the targeted passenger fleet, trimmed dealer out-of-stock purchases, lowered acquisition costs and accident rates, and decreased greenhouse gas emissions.

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News•April 15, 2010

Universities to Test Prius Plug-In Hybrid

PORTLAND, OR - Portland State University, University of California, Berkeley; and the University of Colorado have been selected by Toyota to demonstrate and evaluate the next-generation Prius plug-in hybrid vehicle.

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News•April 15, 2010

Broward County Maintenance Provider Achieves Excellence Award

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL - Sponsored by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, First Vehicles Services (FVS) was recently awarded the 2009 Emerald Award for environmental excellence.

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News•April 15, 2010

Washington State Moves to Ban Copper in Brake Pads

SEATTLE - Washington has become the first state in the nation to pass a law to phase out the use of copper in brake pads. The move could eventually make copper-free pads the industry standard in the U.S., according to the Associated Press.

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News•April 14, 2010

PHH Arval Hosts Annual Truck Fleet Management Conference

SPARKS, MD - PHH Arval recent annual Truck Fleet Management Conference, held in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., focused on a wide variety of topics of concern to managers of private truck fleets.

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News•April 14, 2010

Knapheide Offering Roush Propane Fuel Systems

LIVONIA, MI - Knapheide Manufacturing Company has become ROUSH Performance's newest partner to sell and install the ROUSH line of liquid propane fuel systems for Ford Commercial trucks, vans, and cutaways.

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News•April 14, 2010

Hybrid and Car-Sharing Program to Launch in Kauai

Through a partnership between GreenCar Hawaii and the Grand Hyatt Kauai, visitors will be able to rent hybrid SUVs directly from the hotel.

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