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Coverage of electric, hybrid, hydrogen, and alternative-fuel vehicles, charging infrastructure, emissions reduction, decarbonization, environmental regulations, and strategies for building more sustainable fleet operations.

Articles•September 1, 2008

Can Neighborhood Electric Vehicles Work for Your Fleet?

With environmental benefits, low operating costs, and application flexibility, NEVs may offer a viable alternative for your fleet. Yet there is much to consider before taking the leap to fully battery-powered vehicles.

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News•August 26, 2008

Fuel-Saving Hybrid Trucks Focus of HTUF National Conference and Ride and Drive Oct. 14-16

PASADENA, CA – CALSTART’s Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) will hold its 2008 HTUF National Conference Oct. 14-16 in South Bend, Ind. The conference will be hosted by Bosch Rexroth and takes place at the South Bend Marriott Hotel and adjacent Century Center.

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News•August 26, 2008

Industry-First Hybrid Battery Lease, Other Incentives Power Navistar’s Diesel Hybrid Leadership

DALLAS – Navistar is extending its hybrid leadership among commercial truck manufacturers with new programs designed to further cut the cost of ownership for its hybrid trucks at a time of extraordinarily high diesel prices.

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News•August 20, 2008

New Kenworth T800 LNG Trucks Help Drayage Fleet With Clean Air Efforts in Los Angeles, Long Beach

RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA – Vic La Rosa, president of Total Transportation Services, Inc. (TTSI), a drayage, warehouse and transportation company in Rancho Dominguez, Calif., is helping bring cleaner air to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and surrounding areas that the fleet serves.

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News•August 13, 2008

Raser Developing Plug-In Hybrid Pickup

CAMBRIDGE, MA – Raser Technologies is developing a plug-in hybrid pickup truck. Instead of being propelled using both the electric motor and internal combustion engine, the truck will travel using only its electric motor.

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News•August 13, 2008

Paccar’s Fuel-Saving Hybrid Trucks Aimed at Nation’s Distribution Industry

SEATTLE – Kirkland-based Kenworth Truck, a subsidiary of Paccar, plans to begin full production of its T270 and T370 hybrid trucks in early September.

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News•August 6, 2008

Cox Enterprises Reduces Fuel Usage and Carbon Emissions With New Fuel-Sipping Hybrid Trucks

Continuing its transition to a more environmentally-friendly fleet, Cox Enterprises has added nine International Durastar Hybrid Bucket Trucks to its fleet.

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Articles•Cover Story•August 1, 2008

Fleet Interest in Environmental Issues Grows; Challenges Remain

PHH Arval conducts an annual environmental survey of public and private sector managers. Eighty percent of the surveyed fleet managers reported a growing interest in fleets’ environmental impact at their companies.

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Articles•August 1, 2008

NEW Green Fleet Conference Set for Chicago, Sept. 15-16

Three Bobit Business Media publications are sponsoring the first-ever Green Fleet Conference 2008. The event will set the stage for a proactive forum on issues related to clean fuel technologies, green fleet vehicles and equipment, and green infrastructures.

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News•July 30, 2008

Raser Developing 100 MPG Plug-in Hybrid Light Truck for Initial Release to Utility and Government Fleets

PROVO, UTAH – Raser Technologies is developing a 100 mile per gallon (mpg) light truck in addition to a 100 mpg SUV.

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