Transportation

Best Buy, Veolia, and Others Join National Clean Fleets Partnership

Best Buy, Veolia, and Others Join National Clean Fleets PartnershipBest Buy, Johnson Controls, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Veolia have joined the U.S. Department of Energy's National Clean Fleets Partnership, a public-private partnership that ...

March 6, 2012

Daimler Trucks Compliant with 2014 GHG Regulations

Daimler Trucks Compliant with 2014 GHG RegulationsThe EPA has certified Daimler Trucks North America's complete 2013 portfolio of on-highway, vocational and medium duty vehicles as fully compliant with 2014 greenhouse gas ...

February 27, 2012

Largest-Ever Fuel Economy Study Tracks Eight Fleets, Eight Years, 60 Technologies

Largest-Ever Fuel Economy Study Tracks Eight Fleets, Eight Years, 60 TechnologiesThe North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has released its benchmark study on fleet fuel efficiency, the “2011 Fleet Fuel Efficiency Benchmark Study.”  ...

February 24, 2012

Aerodynamics, CARB Standards Drive Transportation Product Launches

Aerodynamics, CARB Standards Drive Transportation Product LaunchesThe California Air Resources Board (CARB) trailer fuel efficiency mandates which require 5 percent and above fuel efficiency gains were a focus of products launched ...

February 22, 2012

Rolls-Royce LNG Ship Engines Can Cut CO2 By 30%, Company Says

Rolls-Royce LNG Ship Engines Can Cut CO2 By 30%, Company SaysRolls-Royce says its liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines for ships reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30 percent compared to a marine engine running on ...

February 21, 2012

Volvo Subsidiaries Join WWF Program

Volvo Subsidiaries Join WWF ProgramVolvo Construction Equipment and Volvo Buses have joined the Volvo Group’s cooperation with WWF Climate Savers. The cooperation is based on the Volvo Group’s commitment to ...

February 20, 2012

EDF Report Details Shipping Efficiencies

EDF Report Details Shipping EfficienciesNew technology and thinking are unlocking a raft of previously unattainable environmental and economic efficiencies in the commercial shipping industry, according to a report released ...

February 20, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: FY 2013 Budget, ITC Wind Tower Decision, PVC Emissions

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: FY 2013 Budget, ITC Wind Tower Decision, PVC EmissionsPresident Obama has proposed his FY 2013 budget, whose measures include the cancellation of $4 billion a year in oil and gas tax breaks ...

February 15, 2012

DPD to Deliver Carbon Neutral Packages by July

DPD to Deliver Carbon Neutral Packages by JulyLogistics company DPD has announced plans to move to completely carbon-neutral shipping, at no extra cost to customers. The German shipper, a subsidiary of GeoPost and ...

February 14, 2012

Carbon Positive Launches Energy Management for Ports

Carbon Positive Launches Energy Management for PortsCarbon Positive has launched what it calls the first program specifically to help ports adopt long-term strategies for energy and carbon management. The maritime ...

February 9, 2012

MIT-Staples Study Finds Electric Delivery Trucks Cost 9-12% Less to Operate

MIT-Staples Study Finds Electric Delivery Trucks Cost 9-12% Less to OperateElectric delivery trucks can cost between nine and 12 percent less to operate than their diesel cousins, according to an MIT study using data from ...

February 8, 2012

Freight Wing Side Skirt ‘Cuts Fuel 7.45%’

Freight Wing Side Skirt ‘Cuts Fuel 7.45%’Freight Wing has introduced the AeroFlex 2012, an EPA SmartWay and CARB-approved trailer side skirt that it says delivers 7.45 percent fuel savings. The update ...

January 30, 2012

Bombardier to Use Maxwell Ultracapacitors for Energy Storage

Bombardier to Use Maxwell Ultracapacitors for Energy StorageTrain manufacturer Bombardier is to install Maxwell Technologies' ultracapacitors in a braking energy recuperation system. Each stationary "wayside" EnerGstor unit incorporates a Maxwell ultracapacitor array ...

January 20, 2012

EL Pro Ryder Cuts Direct, Indirect GHG Emissions

Ryder Cuts Direct, Indirect GHG EmissionsRyder System's direct GHG emissions fell two percent in 2010, from 470,481 metric tons to 461,828 metric tons, and were down 18 percent on ...

January 9, 2012

EL Pro Green Fleet Briefing: GM Fire Response, Ford Bottle Fabric, EV Council, Gas Fueling Stations

Green Fleet Briefing: GM Fire Response, Ford Bottle Fabric, EV Council, Gas Fueling StationsGeneral Motors has announced changes to the vehicle structure and battery coolant system in the Chevy Volt, in response to a government ...

January 9, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS2 2012, Keystone XL, SolarWorld, Aviation Carbon Tax

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS2 2012, Keystone XL, SolarWorld, Aviation Carbon TaxThe EPA finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2) 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories as part of the annual renewable fuel volume ...

December 28, 2011

EL Pro FedEx to Fund Transportation Projects in Mexico, Brazil, India

FedEx to Fund Transportation Projects in Mexico, Brazil, IndiaFedEx will provide $1.4 million over two years to EMBARQ - the World Resources Institute’s sustainable transport arm - to provide technical expertise on sustainable ...

December 21, 2011

Network Rail, DB Schenker to Furnish Offices by Rail

Network Rail, DB Schenker to Furnish Offices by RailU.K. rail infrastructure owner Network Rail is aiming to reduce the carbon emissions associated with a relocation of its national center by shipping all of ...

December 21, 2011

ACEEE Report Calls for Haulage Trailer Efficiency Guidelines

ACEEE Report Calls for Haulage Trailer Efficiency GuidelinesTrailer efficiency should be the first item on the list when the EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration next consider fuel efficiency and greenhouse ...

December 20, 2011

Ignazio Messina & Co, Hamworthy Krystallon Install First Commercial Marine Scrubber

Ignazio Messina & Co, Hamworthy Krystallon Install First Commercial Marine ScrubberThe first of four Ignazio Messina & Co.-owned vessels installed with marine scrubbing technology from manufacturer Hamworthy Krystallon has come on line. Linea Messina is the first ...

December 19, 2011