Green Fleets & Transportation
Green fleets are transportation modes such as trucks, ships and planes designed to be more environmentally friendly. We report on the latest green fleet technologies, fuels used for green fleets, EPA and DOT initiatives for fuel efficiency standards, and their actual use by different industries. We also look at the results of green fleet use such as reduced greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and costs.
P&G Shifts 200 Forklifts to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power
Proctor & Gamble, owner of the Tide, Pampers and Gillette brands, will convert its battery-operated forklift fleets at three facilities to ones ...
Fleet Roundup: SAE vs. CHAdeMO, Tesla, Waste Industries, Volvo
The battle over DC fast-charge standards heated up at a recent California State Senate public committee meeting. A GM representative asked the state ...
Better Place Opens Battery Swap Network
Better Place, the electric vehicle venture started by entrepreneur Shai Agassi, has opened its first publicly available battery switching stations, where drivers can swap ...
Ultracapacitors Give Power Lift to Automated Guided Vehicles
The commercial and consumer vehicle markets have made significant inroads in cleaning their technology and improving the performance and lifespan of their energy ...
How Regulation, Profitability and Sustainability Affect Aerospace Industry
Panel at the Global Aerospace Summit 2012 discuss how the environment, fuel prices and legislation impact the civil aviation industry.
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FedEx Express: Fleet 16.6% More Efficient Than in 2005
FedEx Express' vehicle fleet was 16.6 percent more fuel efficient in 2011 than it was in 2005, the company has announced.
The company has a goal ...
Green Fleet Briefing: Veolia, British Gas, Vision Industries, Toyota
Here's the latest alternative fuel and energy-efficient vehicle news affecting environmental and energy executives.
Baltimore's first propane autogas taxi fleet was launched this week. Veolia Transportation ...
Waste Management Expands CNG Fleet
Waste Management will add 35 compressed natural gas-powered vehicles to its Houston fleet by the end of 2012, the company said, and will soon open ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: German Solar Subsidies, Australian Carbon Price, Honda Hybrid Suit
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items.
The German parliament's upper house has rallied ...
Frito-Lay Expands EV Fleet, Adds CNG Trucks
Frito-Lay will purchase 100 all-electric trucks in 2012, bringing its electric fleet to more than 280, and will deploy compressed natural gas vehicles in the ...
Lux Research: Lightweighting Provides ‘Vast Swath of Saving Opportunity’ for Transportation
Lightweighting can save the transportation sector a lot of money - in aviation, a 1-lb. reduction is worth a $100 to $300 premium, for ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: California-Quebec ETS, Energy Efficiency, Canada Emissions Target
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 11 items.
The California Air Resources Board released proposed regulations to link its cap-and-trade program to the carbon market ...
GE Joins EPA’s WasteWise, SmartWay Initiatives
GE Appliances has partnered with the EPA in the agency's WasteWise and SmartWay programs, pledging to reduce landfill waste and emissions.
Already an ...
Fleet Briefing: Toyota, Siemens, Coda, ABB, VW's Car of the Future
Here's the latest alternative fuel and energy-efficient vehicle news affecting environmental and energy executives.
Siemens has announced plans for the eHighway of the ...
Net Zero Transit Center Uses Geothermal, Solar, Biomass
A newly opened Boston transit hub promises to achieve net-zero energy through geothermal, solar and wood biomass power.
Engineering firm Arup built the $15.4 million John ...
Sunny Delight CNG Fleet to Cut 400,000 Gallons of Diesel
Sunny Delight Beverages has put into service a fleet of three compressed natural gas vehicles for distribution in southern California, in markets including Los Angeles, ...
US, German Automakers Adopt Fast-Charging Standard at Odds with Nissan, Toyota
Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have agreed to standardize a single-port fast charging approach, called DC-fast charging with ...
Port of Los Angeles to Pay Carriers for Using Low-Emission Ships
The Port of Los Angeles has adopted an international clean air program that will ...
Delta Airlines Buys Oil Refinery to Control Fuel Prices
Delta Airlines has agreed to buy a refinery from oil giant ConocoPhillips in an effort to reduce its $300 million-a-year jet fuel bill.
The ...
Cox Saves 17,400 Tons of Carbon over Five Years
Cox Enterprises has saved 17,400 tons of carbon through alternative energy projects since 2007 and conserves 20 million gallons of water annually, according ...
