UNC Honored for Reduced Fuel Use
CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- The University of North Carolina in Charlotte received the Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition's annual Clean Cities award for its fuel-reduction program and its move toward alternative-fuel vehicles.
Posted on February 25, 2008 | Electric Vehicles – EVs, BEVs & NEVs | Read more
IRS Lists Tax Breaks for 2007 Hybrid Purchases
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Here are the tax credits issued for hybrids purchased in 2007, according to the IRS.
Posted on February 25, 2008 | Hybrids – Vehicles, Battery Technology & Hydraulic | Read more
US Air Conditioning Switches to Natural Gas for its Delivery Fleet
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA – US Air Conditioning has started switching its delivery fleet from gasoline and diesel to natural gas.
Posted on February 22, 2008 | Natural Gas – Conversions, Vehicles and Technology | Read more
Natural Gas and Hybrid Vehicles Still Stars
WASHINGTON – With the auto world focused on fuel efficiency in the face of $100-per-barrel oil, new fuel economy requirements, and concern about climate change, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) today named the year's "Greenest" and "Meanest" vehicles.
Posted on February 22, 2008 | Natural Gas – Conversions, Vehicles and Technology | Read more
Con Edison Introduces 'Green' Cable Truck
Veteran employee Anthony F. Prettitore recognized the need to develop a new environmentally-friendly vehicle that would reduce the time city streets are closed during repair work.
Posted on February 21, 2008 | Fleet Operations - Fleet Management | Read more
Grant Writing Seminar Offered at Expo & Conference
SAN DIEGO – Those attending the Government Fleet Expo & Conference (GFX) at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center in San Diego, Calif., Jun. 8-10, can attend the “Secrets to Writing a Successful Grant Proposal,” grant writing seminar.
Posted on February 20, 2008 | Fleet Operations - Fleet Management | Read more
Greenwich Sets Green Goals
GREENWICH, CT – The town of Greenwich has set a goal to replace the vehicles in its municipal fleet with hybrids and other environmentally-friendly models when old models are in need of replacement.
Posted on February 20, 2008 | Hybrids – Vehicles, Battery Technology & Hydraulic | Read more
AFVi Registration Now Open
LAS VEGAS - The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) invites you to start the process of checking out the 14th Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Conference + Expo 2008, and then sign up to attend. The conference is scheduled on May 11-14, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Posted on February 20, 2008 | Fleet Operations - Fleet Management | Read more
Garbage Pickups Going Green
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA - From energy-efficient light bulbs to houses using solar power; more companies are “going green” these days. Garbage companies are not about to be left behind.
Posted on February 20, 2008 | Biodiesel – Petroleum Diesel – B20 Refining | Read more
Latest ‘Lean and Green’ Vehicles at Upcoming Conference
SAN DIEGO, CA – Unlike any other event, the Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Conference assembles government policy makers, major heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturers, fuel providers, fleet owners and their customers to discuss and show real-world solutions to these challenges.
Posted on February 20, 2008 | Fleet Operations - Fleet Management | Read more
Alternative Fueling Station Locator
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Magazine
- In This Issue:
- 'Going Green': Beyond the Basics
- The Green Fleet Price Tag
- Proven Petroleum Reduction Strategies: Part II
