Transportation
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Pennsylvania Electric Trains, Viridity to Sell Energy Back to Grid
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority trains are on track to becoming virtual power generators, putting energy back into the electric grid as they put on the ...
Gamma Light Tech Cuts Ships’ Fuel, Emissions ‘by 75%’
Engineers with Gamma Light & Heavy Industries have developed a propulsion system that can maneuver a ...
DHL Uses Rail to Cut Carbon Emissions
DHL Global Forwarding will rely more heavily on rail in Germany to transport containers to sea freight terminals in an effort to cut its carbon ...
Higher MPG Standard Likely to Bring $4.8bn in Profits for Automakers, Study Says
The global auto industry will likely earn an extra $4.76 billion, or 5.3 percent, in profits in 2020 due to proposed U.S. gas mileage and ...
Fleet Briefing: Azure Bankruptcy Halts Ford Production; UPS, Smart Driving, Anti-Idling Kiosks
Azure Dynamics, supplier of the Ford Transit Connect Electric delivery van's all-electric powertrain, has filed for bankruptcy protection. This temporarily halts production of Ford's TCEs ...
Aura Unveils Electric System for Refrigeration Trailers
Aura Systems, an El Segundo, Calif.-based technology company, has introduced an electric system that aims to save fuel and lower diesel emissions for large ...
Fleet Briefing: NRG's 10,000 EV Stations, Valero & Chesapeake, Austrian Post, Volvo, Volkswagen
NRG Energy will build an EV charging network of at least 200 stations and provide the wiring for at least 10,000 more, investing ...
Cummins Mid-, Heavy-Duty 2013 Engines to Meet 2014 GHG, Efficiency Mandate
Cummins Inc. said that its engine line for North American trucking customers will meet the 2014 EPA/NHTSA fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) standards ...
BNSF Rail Customers Prevented Over 30m Metric Tons of CO2 in 2011
BNSF reports that its customers avoided 30 million metric tons of CO2 emissions in 2011 by shipping their freight by rail instead of moving their ...
Fleet Briefing: CNG In A Box, Chevy Volt Hiatus, Coca-Cola BioMethane Fleet, VIA eREV for Verizon
GE and Chesapeake Energy have announced a multi-year collaboration that aims to develop and bring to market compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural ...
Mass Transit Goes Green With Enhanced Energy Storage
To avoid ever-rising gas prices, more people are making the switch to public transportation. Instead of traveling by car, they are more apt ...
