GE’s New Vehicle Innovation Center Is Part of a Global Initiative
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - Automotive Fleet's Editor Mike Antich had the opportunity to visit GE's new Vehicle Innovation center and interview the company's Deb Frodl about the center and the company's sustainability goals.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – General Electric’s new Vehicle Innovation Center in Eden Prairie, Minn., is part of a larger a global initiative, which highlight’s the company’s commitment to alt-fuel vehicles.
Automotive Fleet's Editor Mike Antich had the opportunity to visit the center and speak to Deb Frodl, chief strategy officer for GE Capital Fleet Services and global alternative-fuel leader for GE, who in a one-on-one interview discussed a wide range of topics, including how she was inspired to spearhead the center, GE’s target to have 25,000 alternative-fuel vehicles in its fleet by 2015, GE’s overall sustainability goals, and the feedback of its Volt drivers.
Fleet managers from across the nation will have the opportunity to test-drive a variety of alt-fuel vehicles at the Vehicle Innovation Center and work with GE Capital Fleet Services onsite experts to find the right alt-fuel solutions for their fleets. A second center will be opened in Munich, Germany, later this year.
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