Automotive
Volvo, Michelin Study Reveals Simple Tricks for Truck Fuel Savings
Minor adjustments to haulage vehicles can have a surprisingly large effect on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, according to a study by Volvo Trucks and ...
Judge Blocks Low-Carbon Fuel Rules
A federal judge has blocked California from enforcing regulations on carbon output from vehicle fuels, according to news reports.
U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence O’Neill ...
CSR Standards Higher at Companies than Suppliers
Corporations set higher social responsibility standards for themselves than for their travel suppliers, according to a survey by business travel payment and data management firm ...
Recycled Rubber Building Products
Learn about sustainable building technologies created using scrap tires from Ontario Tire Stewardship's Executive Director.
Ford Focus Electric to Boast 100 Mpg Equivalency
Ford says that its Ford Focus Electric is to be the first five-passenger electric vehicle to achieve a 100 mpg equivalent rating. The automaker announced ...
GM and BMW in Fuel Cell Talks; Amazon Selling GE WattStation
General Motors and BMW are discussing a possible collaboration related to fuel cell vehicles, news outlets have reported.
The companies told the New ...
Ford Environmental and Safety VP Retires
Ford's group vice president of sustainability, environment and safety engineering, Sue Cischke, has announced her retirement.
Cischke will retire February 1 and will be ...
Fleet Briefing: GM and Teijin, Networkfleet, NREL on EVs, and Mitsubishi
General Motors and carbon fiber products company Teijin Limited are to co-develop carbon fiber products for potential worldwide, high-volume use in GM cars, trucks and crossovers. ...
ECOtality, Silver Spring to Offer Smart Grid EV Charging
Electric transportation and storage technology company ECOtality Inc. and Silver Spring Networks Inc., have announced an agreement to integrate ECOtality's Blink electric vehicle charging stations with ...
Nissan Leaf Rolling out to 50 States by March
Nissan is rolling out its all-electric Leaf to seven more states, with plans for availability in all 50 states and the District of Columbia ...
GM May Buy Back Volts over Fire Fears
General Motors says that it will buy back Chevy Volts from any owners concerned about the car's risk of catching fire, the ...
Mercedes Benz Unveils Efficient ‘Aero Trailer’
Mercedes Benz has designed a concept haulage trailer that reduces wind resistance by 18 percent and improves fuel economy by 5 percent.
The product, with the working ...
Fleet Briefing: BMW-Toyota MOU, BP Charging Stations, Tokyo Show
BMW and Toyota have signed a memorandum of understanding for collaborative research on next-generation lithium-ion batteries for electric cars.
The two companies have also agreed ...
Carmakers ‘Strengthening Focus on Lightweighting’
Automakers have been increasing their focus on substituting lightweight materials for heavier ones, according to Royston Jones, president and global CTO of engineering and ...
Walmart, Daimler Announce EV Stations and Networks
Ecotality will install electric vehicle charging stations at over 10 Walmart stores in California, Oregon, and Washington, the two companies have announced.
The retailer will participate ...
Enterprise Cuts Energy Use 6.7%, on Average
Enterprise Holdings achieved an average 6.7 percent same-store energy reduction in 2011, putting it ahead of a target of a 20 percent reduction by ...
Fleet Briefing: 2012 Fuel Economy Guide, Honda Fit EV, Nissan, Coulomb, GE, Coda
The 2012 Mitsubishi i electric vehicle has come first in the EPA's list of "fuel sipper" vehicles, with miles per gallon equivalent of ...
Fleet Briefing: Chevy Volt Fire, FedEx, Toyota Recall and Electric Honda Commuters
Automaker GM has tried to blame government testers for a fire that reportedly engulfed one of its plug-in Chevrolet Volt cars following testing at a federal ...
Installing EV Chargers? 5 Things to Know
SPX Service Solutions, which has been working with GM and Daimler on charging stations for the Chevy Volt, smart fortwo and Mercedes-Benz A-Class E-Cell, ...
Green Fleet Briefing: Firms Buy 15,600 Renaults; Prius Production Cut Back
Nineteen French companies, including GDF Suez, Air France, Veolia and France Telecom Orange, along with public procurement agency UGAP, have agreed to buy 15,637 ...
