MIAMI-- Ryder System Inc. has launched a new “Flex-to-Green” lease offering, providing fleet operators the option of incorporating alternative fuel vehicles into their fleets.
Read More →BOULDER, CO – As technology costs fall and diesel prices increase, the value proposition for hybrid trucks is strong. In fact, a new report from Pike Research forecasts that sales will surpass 100,000 vehicles annually by 2017.
Read More →WAUKESHA, WI – Odyne Systems has been awarded a $2.9 million Department of Energy cost-shared project aimed at further advancing hybrid systems in commercial truck applications. Co-funding will come from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) in California.
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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY -- A Chevrolet Volt is now a part of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.’s utility fleet, and the vehicle will be tested as part of a research and development program for plug-in electric hybrid vehicles.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI -- Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. announced they will equally collaborate on the development of an advanced new hybrid system for light truck and SUV customers.
Read More →LOS ANGELES – Coca-Cola held an event in Los Angeles on August 12 to show its expanded fleet of “green” vehicles, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times. Coca-Cola’s green vehicle fleet consists of 691 hybrid electric medium-duty trucks, with 43 more on order.
Read More →OAK PARK, MI – Azure Dynamics Corp. and Ford Motor Co. have formed an agreement calling for Azure to integrate its proprietary plug-in hybrid technology into the Ford F-Series Super Duty product line.
Read More →WAUKESHA, WI - The agreement also designates Johnson Controls-Saft as a “Preferred Supplier” of lithium-ion battery systems for its plug-in hybrid system.
Read More →PASADENA, CA - The 11 annual Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) National Conference, in Baltimore, Md. has created a sweepstakes offer to help 25 qualifying fleet professionals* to attend HTUF free of charge.
Read More →MEMPHIS, TN – Within the next couple months, FedEx Express plans to add 24 new all-electric vehicles to its delivery fleet. A subsidiary of FedEx Corp., FedEx Express is more than doubling its all-electric fleet to reach a total of 43 electric vehicles.
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