Crown Earns 2nd Grant for Fuel Cell Deployment in Lift Trucks

NEW BREMEN, OHIO - Crown Equipment, a lift truck manufacturer, earned a $1 million grant to continue its industry-leading research, testing, and application of fuel cell technology in lift trucks.

Reach Step Van Gets Diesel-Hybrid Powertrain Option

XL Hybrids is now offering its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System for the diesel-powered Reach commercial van from Isuzu and Utilimaster, the alternative-fuel conversion company announced.

Driver Training Aid Saves 132-Vehicle Fleet More Than £58,000 in Fuel

Public Sewer Services, a U.K. sewage, drainage and repair business, found the Lightfoot company's driver-first approach program achieved significant fuel savings and carbon reductions.

Forecast Is for Fuel Prices to Remain Low for the Foreseeable Future -- Maybe Longer

Conventional wisdom in the fleet market is often wrong. If we roll back the calendar, the conventional wisdom about fuel prices was that there would be ebbs and flows in price per gallon rates, but the overall price trajectory would trend upward. The flaw with conventional wisdom is that it only works when no new variables are inserted into future projections. A case in point is the shale oil revolution, which now has experts predicting oil prices will remain flat for the foreseeable future.

Straw Poll Results: 46% Say Fuel-Economy Standards Will Dramatically Increase Vehicle Prices

TORRANCE, CA – Automotive Fleet conducted an unscientific poll to get a general impression of how professionals in the fleet industry believe new fuel economy standards will affect vehicle prices.

AAA to Offer Voyager Fuel Management Program to Road Service Providers

PHH Arval Develops Maintenance and Fuel Cost Capture Capabilities for On-Site Facilities

SPARKS, MD — PHH Arval has developed two new services to help organizations manage fuel and maintenance costs when they operate one or more onsite facilities and also use retail facilities.

Quantum Supplies Ford With Hydrogen Fuel Injection Systems for E450 Hydrogen Shuttle Buses

IRVINE, CA – Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., is supplying hydrogen fuel injectors to Ford Motor Company for its hydrogen internal combustion engine (HICE)-powered shuttle bus program, including the three vehicles delivered Dec. 7, to Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, for a pilot project that will test the vehicles in real-life conditions.

Honda Leases FCX Fuel Cell Vehicle to First-Ever Individual Customer

LOS ANGELES — Marking a historic achievement in the advancement of future transportation technology, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., has leased of its revolutionary FCX, an advanced hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle, to the world's first individual customers, Jon and Sandy Spallino of Redondo Beach, Calif.