UPS Adding 6,000 Natural Gas Vehicles

UPS will purchase more than 6,000 natural gas-powered trucks beginning in 2020 and running through 2022.

FedEx Sets New Environmental Goal

The package delivery giant exceeds its initial 2020 sustainability goals nearly eight years early through a combination of rightsizing, eco-driving techniques, and innovation. The company has upped its environmental ante by 50 percent.

California Certification Achieved for EDI Filing of Motor Fuels Excise Tax

Porsche to Offer Hybrid Cayenne in 2009

WOLFSBURG, GERMANY – Porsche AG is currently developing a hybrid drivetrain for its Cayenne SUV in an attempt to cut average fuel consumption.

Toyota Recalls Lexus, Other Luxury Cars

TOKYO — Toyota began recalling 264,000 luxury passenger vehicles over faulty fuel pipes Thursday, including 49,000 flagship Lexus cars sold overseas.

Town Stops Using Biofuel as Cost Rises

An energy company offered the town of Greenwich, Conn. a rate of $4.45 a gallon.

Biodiesel Research and Education Facility in Oregon Proposed

SALEM, OR --- A Willamette Valley, OR-based consortium hopes to build a biodiesel research and education campus that's focused on development of new commercial biodiesel fuel sources.

Quantum Awarded Contract to Develop Fleet of Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., announced on March 18 that California's South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has approved $2.3 million for Quantum to provide the engineering, design and development of advanced hydrogen fuel systems for a fleet of 30 Toyota Prius Hybrid Electric Vehicles.

GM Finds Drivers Shifting to Four-Cylinder Vehicles

DETROIT – General Motors found that its customers are interested in more fuel-efficient vehicles, which is driving up demand for four-cylinder models.