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BOULDER, CO - Worldwide adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will grow quickly over the next five years, with sales totaling 3.2 million vehicles between 2010- 2015, according to a new report from Pike Research.
Read More →The Australasian Fleet Management Association has released the results of its "Fleet Intention, Influence & Satisfaction Survey for 2012.
Read More →SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Firms who have adopted GPS-enabled solutions have seen a 25-percent reduction in idle times, a 22-percent drop in daily mileage, and a 22-percent decrease in fuel costs, according to a report by the Aberdeen Group.
Read More →A report in Transport Topics states that exhaust emissions from nearly half the Class 8 trucks sold in the first two months of 2003 exceeded government-required emission levels imposed on most diesel-engine manufacturers late last year.
Read More →MILWAUKEE --- North American Biodiesel LLC plans to build a $1.3 million, 14,000-square-foot biodiesel production facility in Butler, Wis.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. — The government's crash test program for vehicles needs an upgrade to remain relevant as automobiles and safety risks change, congressional investigators said on April 28, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Read More →NORTHBORO, MA – The National Labor Relations Board ruled on Jan. 24 that FedEx drivers in Northboro were wrongly classified as independent contractors.
Read More →Through the support of WestStart-CALSTART’s Hybrid Truck Users Forum, 13 utility fleets became early adopters of medium- and heavy-duty hybrid truck technology. Fleet managers report substantial fuel savings and few maintenance issues, though greater production is needed to drive premiums down.
Read More →The gas tank of a Missouri state highway patrolman’s Ford Crown Victoria was not to blame when the cruiser burst into flames last year after being slammed from behind during an Interstate 70 traffic stop, killing the law enforcer, federal investigators have ruled, according to an Associated Press report on April 5.
Read More →The auto industry agreed to make design changes to sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks sold in the United States so they are less dangerous to the occupants of passenger cars, according to a report in the New York Times on December 3.
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