http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/fleet-roundup-sae-vs-chademo-tesla-waste-industries-volvo/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/fleet-roundup-sae-vs-chademo-tesla-waste-industries-volvo/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 13:21:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77289 The battle over DC fast-charge standards heated up at a recent California State Senate public committee meeting. A GM representative asked the state to limit adoption of DC fast chargers to only those that conform to the upcoming SAE standard (supported by US and German automakers) while a Nissan representative described the CHAdeMO connector (already [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/fleet-roundup-sae-vs-chademo-tesla-waste-industries-volvo/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/better-place-opens-battery-swap-network/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/better-place-opens-battery-swap-network/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 14:39:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77111 Better Place, the electric vehicle venture started by entrepreneur Shai Agassi, has opened its first publicly available battery switching stations, where drivers can swap out a discharged pack for a fully charged one in less time than it takes to fill up a conventional car with gasoline. The four Better Place battery stations are in central [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/better-place-opens-battery-swap-network/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/fedex-express-fleet-16-6-more-efficient-than-in-2005/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/fedex-express-fleet-16-6-more-efficient-than-in-2005/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 06:20:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76742 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 of making its vehicle fleet 20 percent more fuel efficient by 2020. The announcement means that the company is already 80 percent of the way towards its 2020 goal [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/fedex-express-fleet-16-6-more-efficient-than-in-2005/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/green-fleet-briefing-veolia-british-gas-vision-industries-toyota/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/green-fleet-briefing-veolia-british-gas-vision-industries-toyota/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 14:17:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76510 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 – which says it is the largest private provider of multiple modes of transportation in North America – is converting 300 of its taxis nationwide from gasoline to propane [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/green-fleet-briefing-veolia-british-gas-vision-industries-toyota/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/policy-enforcement-briefing-german-solar-subsidies-australian-carbon-price-honda-hybrid-suit/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/policy-enforcement-briefing-german-solar-subsidies-australian-carbon-price-honda-hybrid-suit/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:50:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76463 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 enough support to delay plans to cut solar subsidies for as long as several months. But those opposing the proposal to slash feed-in tariffs by between 20 and nearly [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/policy-enforcement-briefing-german-solar-subsidies-australian-carbon-price-honda-hybrid-suit/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/frito-lay-expands-ev-fleet-adds-cng-trucks/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/frito-lay-expands-ev-fleet-adds-cng-trucks/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 14:45:51 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76304 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 coming months. The electric trucks, designed by Smith Electric Vehicles, generate zero tailpipe emissions and operate for up to 100 miles on a single charge. The new trucks join an [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/frito-lay-expands-ev-fleet-adds-cng-trucks/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/fleet-briefing-toyota-siemens-coda-abb-vws-car-of-the-future/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/fleet-briefing-toyota-siemens-coda-abb-vws-car-of-the-future/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 13:40:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76064 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 Future—the electrification of trucks and select highway lanes via overhead electrified wires, similar to those used for modern-day trolleys or streetcars. German roadways are already testing a pilot, and Siemens is planning [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/fleet-briefing-toyota-siemens-coda-abb-vws-car-of-the-future/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/us-german-automakers-adopt-fast-charging-standard-at-odds-with-nissan-toyota/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/us-german-automakers-adopt-fast-charging-standard-at-odds-with-nissan-toyota/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 14:10:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75835 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 a Combined Charging System, for use on electric vehicles in Europe and the United States – bypassing the CHAdeMO charging standard already used by Japanese cars including the Nissan Leaf. The combined [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/us-german-automakers-adopt-fast-charging-standard-at-odds-with-nissan-toyota/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/cox-saves-17400-tons-of-carbon-over-five-years/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/cox-saves-17400-tons-of-carbon-over-five-years/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 14:15:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75437 Cox Enterprises has saved 17,400 tons of carbon through alternative energy projects since 2007 and conserves 20 million gallons of water annually, according to data the company released on the fifth anniversary of its national sustainability program. The communications, media and automotive services company has implemented energy-efficient heating and cooling systems, green energy sources, hybrid [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/cox-saves-17400-tons-of-carbon-over-five-years/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/fleet-briefing-bmw-olympic-fleet-gamesa-coda-ge-wattstation-software/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/fleet-briefing-bmw-olympic-fleet-gamesa-coda-ge-wattstation-software/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 13:30:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75508 Here’s the latest alternative fuel and energy-efficient vehicle news affecting environmental and energy executives. BMW has unveiled its London 2012 Olympic fleet of more than 3,000 low-emission, diesel, hybrid and electric cars, motorcycles and bicycles. Olympic officials capped the vehicles’ emissions at 120 grams of CO2 per kilometer, and the automaker says the BMW and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/fleet-briefing-bmw-olympic-fleet-gamesa-coda-ge-wattstation-software/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/toshiba-to-rebuild-thailand-chip-factory-hit-by-floods/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/toshiba-to-rebuild-thailand-chip-factory-hit-by-floods/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:45:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75262 Toshiba Corp. said it will build a semiconductor manufacturing factory in Thailand to replace the one inundated by last year’s record flooding. Toshiba Semiconductor Thailand Co. will be relocated to a new manufacturing facility about 90 miles northeast of Bangkok, on a site outside of the country’s main drainage basins and with no major rivers nearby, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/toshiba-to-rebuild-thailand-chip-factory-hit-by-floods/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/ford-tries-to-turn-currency-into-car-parts/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/ford-tries-to-turn-currency-into-car-parts/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:10:05 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74902 Ford is hoping to make green greener as it tests decommissioned U.S. paper currency, and a range of other recycled materials, for potential use in car seat cushions, insulation and other components. Along with used, shredded greenbacks, which are being tested for use in making interior trays and bins, the automaker is investigating the possible [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/ford-tries-to-turn-currency-into-car-parts/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/standards-compliance-briefing-ev-roadmap-criteria-for-destinations-e-stewards-leed/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/standards-compliance-briefing-ev-roadmap-criteria-for-destinations-e-stewards-leed/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:10:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74944 Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes seven items. ANSI has released its Standardization Roadmap for Electric Vehicles – Version 1.0, developed by the institute’s Electric Vehicles Standards Panel. The document assesses standards, codes, regulations, conformance and training programs envisioned for the safe, mass deployment of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/standards-compliance-briefing-ev-roadmap-criteria-for-destinations-e-stewards-leed/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/green-fleet-briefing-gm-explosion-honda-toyota-usps-ibm/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/green-fleet-briefing-gm-explosion-honda-toyota-usps-ibm/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:26:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74822 Here’s the latest alternative fuel and energy-efficient vehicle news affecting environmental and energy executives. Last week’s explosion at a General Motors electric battery-testing facility could end up costing the company $5 million in property damage, The Detroit News reports. GM said last week that the explosion happened during a test designed to damage, but not [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/green-fleet-briefing-gm-explosion-honda-toyota-usps-ibm/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/19/fedex-purolator-and-ups-to-drive-hybrids-without-batteries/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/19/fedex-purolator-and-ups-to-drive-hybrids-without-batteries/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:30:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74582 FedEx Ground, Purolator and UPS will soon deliver packages using hybrid hydraulic parcel delivery trucks. The companies, members of the Hybrid, Electric and Advanced Truck Users Forum’s parcel delivery working group, announced the receipt of the evaluation vehicles from Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation, Morgan Olson and Parker Hannifin. FedEx Ground, Purolator and UPS each purchased [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/19/fedex-purolator-and-ups-to-drive-hybrids-without-batteries/feed/ 2