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Safety•by Staff•December 21, 2015

National Safety Council Expects High Death Toll for Holiday

The National Safety Council is predicting the most deaths and injuries in traffic crashes during the three-day Christmas holiday period since 2009.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•December 21, 2015

Alaskan Tour Company Adds Hybrid Shuttle Bus

The Alaskan tour company will be using the custom-built E-450 StarCraft bus to ferry passengers from the cruise ship docks in Juneau to their nearby whale watching, glacier hiking, and rainforest trail excursions in a more environmentally friendly manner.

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Safety•by Staff•December 21, 2015

Advanced Tech Helping Seniors Drive Longer

Research from the AAA Foundation and the University of Michigan underscores how older drivers can benefit from such technologies as forward collision warning/mitigation.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•December 21, 2015

State of the Canadian Fleet Market: 2015

During the first six months of 2015, two core factors strongly influenced the commercial fleet market in Canada: price of crude oil dropping to below $40 per barrel and the foreign exchange rate of the Canadian dollar (CAD) declined against the U.S. dollar.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•December 21, 2015

Hino Motors Finalizes 2020 Environmental Plan

Under the plan, Hino will focus on building a low-carbon society, creation of a closed loop economy, environmental conservation & creation of a society coexisting in harmony with nature, and environmental management.

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Green Fleet•by Alexis Tucker•December 18, 2015

U.S. Congress Passes Natural Gas Tax Credit Legislation

The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 will extend federal tax credits for alternative fuels that expired in 2014 and make some subsidies permanent.

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Operations•by Staff•December 18, 2015

Honda Revamping Ridgeline Pickup for 2017-MY

Honda's Ridgeline pickup will enter its second generation with a 2017 model that will be debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Honda has announced.

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Operations•by Staff•December 18, 2015

Mazda Adds Standard Backup Camera to 2016.5 CX-5

Mazda is giving its CX-5 a light update in the middle of the 2016 model year that includes a making the back-up camera standard on most trim levels and offering navigation on the Touring and Grand Touring models.

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Operations•by Staff•December 18, 2015

DOE Awards $9M to Develop Gasoline OP Engine

Achates, Delphi and Argonne National Laboratory will develop an opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition (OPGCI) engine suitable for light trucks and other vehicles.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•December 18, 2015

EVs Added to Chile's Taxi Fleet

BYD Company Ltd. has added 100 percent electric vehicles to Chile’s taxi fleet in the country’s capital, Santiago. The three zero-emission taxis model e6 are specially designed for passenger transport.

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