TULSA, OK – American Electric Power-Public Service Company of Oklahoma, a utility company, recently added a 2008 Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid vehicle to its fleet.
DENVER – "Inclement weather" has postponed the media event unveiling of 43 of the company's 300 trucks powered by compressed natural gas in Commerce City, Colo., according to UPS.
ORION, MI – Powers Distributing Co., a beer distributor, recently purchased 15 International DuraStar Hybrid medium-duty tractor trucks from C&S Motors in Flint, Mich., according to The Flint Journal.
Sonoma County, Calif. has applied for up to $3 million in state and U.S. Energy Department grants to install charging stations and convert existing fuel-electric hybrid vehicles to plug-in hybrids.
The Eaton Corp.-developed plug-in hybrid truck is estimated to deliver fuel economy improvements of up to 70 percent.
A total of 32 award-winning retailers have confirmed their intent to carry Fisker's Karma luxury plug-in hybrid sedan.
About 8,000 of the vehicles will be work vans or technician trucks that run on compressed natural gas. About 7,100 other vehicles will be replaced with hybrids and other advanced technology power systems.
FAIRPORT, NY – Village-owned power company Fairport Electric is buying a new hybrid bucket truck to replace a 1999 model, according to MPNnow.com.
DETROIT – San Diego Gas & Electric and Nissan have partnered to develop plans for a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles and work to implement and maintain a battery charging network, according to the automaker.
BALTIMORE – Dedicated to the late George L. Winfield, former Department of Public Works director, those in attendance at the unveiling included fleet management personnel, city and state officials, and CCG Fleet Services.
TORRANCE, CA – Calling all public sector fleet managers! Government Fleet wants you to nominate your fleet for the 2009 100 Best Fleets Award. Whether you manage a small municipal fleet or a large state fleet, you have an equal chance to win this prestigious award.
POMONA, CA - President Barack Obama previewed an innovative plug-in hybrid-electric utility truck with a power system developed by industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
KIRKLAND, WA - Truck fleets that purchase new Kenworth medium duty hybrid trucks and tractors or Kenworth T800 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles, then permanently remove an equal number of aged existing diesel-fueled trucks from the marketplace in exchange, are eligible to apply for grant money available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
SAN FRANCISCO --- A federal appeals court on March 20 ordered a judge to reconsider her decision against blocking parts of the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports' clean truck programs.
MONTREAL, CANADA --- Enerkem Inc., a biofuels and green chemicals technology company, plans to build and operate a second-generation biofuels production facility in Pontotoc, MS.
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the first comprehensive national system for reporting emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced by major sources in the United States.
HARBOR CITY, CA --- Balqon Corp., a developer and manufacturer of heavy-duty electric vehicles and electric propulsion systems, rolled out its first production yard tractor, a Nautilus E20, at the grand opening of its production facility in Harbor City, CA.
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency is offering fleets an incentive to go green — money towards a new, cleaner vehicle for each diesel truck replaced.
MUNICH, GERMANY --- During BMW Group's annual accounts press conference last week, Chairman Norbert Reithofer said the company plans to produce a new vehicle, called the Megacity, with full electric and gasoline drivetrains.
POMONA, CA --- During last week's visit to southern California, President Obama made a stop at an electric-vehicle testing facility in Pomona and announced a $2.4 billion competitive grant program aimed at making electric vehicles more widely available.
TOKYO, JAPAN --- The Nikkei newspaper in Japan reported on March 22 that Nissan Motor Co. plans to release a high-end hybrid car in Japan and the U.S. in 2010.
VALHALLA, NY --- To trim maintenance costs, Standard Oil of Connecticut Inc., based in Bridgeport, CT, has begun using the microGreen extended performance oil filter in its fleet of 60 service vehicles.
SAN DIEGO, CA --- The Renault-Nissan Alliance announced that Nissan and local utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) are forming a partnership to promote the use of zero-emission vehicles and to help develop an electric vehicle (EV) charging network.
MANATEE COUNTY, FL – The Association of Equipment Management Professionals presented Fleet Services its "Fleet Master of the Year" honor at an industry conference in Orlando.
COLUMBUS, OHIO – After two years with the car-sharing company Zipcar, Ohio State has decided to continue the program with another vendor, Connect By Hertz.
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