November 5, 2008
SONOMA COUNTY, CA – Fleet Manager Dave Head said that the County of Sonoma has converted a 2008 Toyota Hybrid Prius to a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).
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October 1, 2008
BISBEE, AZ – Cochise County employee transportation is now using a white compact Toyota Prius Hybrid.
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September 16, 2008
EDISON, N.J. – City of Edison Mayor Jun Choi now drives a hybrid Ford Escape — one of the 26 fuel-efficient vehicles the township bought for its fleet.
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September 10, 2008
WICHITA, KS – City of Wichita officials have unveiled a fleet of Honda Civic hybrid vehicles, saying the 2008 model vehicles will be placed in service in September.
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September 3, 2008
FREDERICK, MD – Frederick police inquired as far as Florida and Texas when they shopped around for hybrid vehicles. After a couple of months, they found four Toyota Prius models at a local dealer.
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August 27, 2008
HARTFORD, CT – The state of Connecticut wants to add more hybrids and traditional high-mileage, gasoline-powered compact cars to its vehicle fleet in order to bump up fuel efficiency.
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August 20, 2008
FROSTBURG, MD – Frostburg State University's vehicle’s fleet now includes five hybrids to replace less-efficient vehicles.
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August 13, 2008
WINTER HAVEN, FL – On the outside, it looks like a regular vehicle, but underneath the hood the city’s new 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid is a going-green environmental machine.
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May 7, 2008
LINDSAY, CA – In 2006, the City of Lindsay began buying 22 Toyota Highlander hybrids, 17 of which were converted to fire department and police patrol vehicles.
Tags: hybrids, SUVs, The City of Lindsay, Toyota Highlander hybrids
February 20, 2008
GREENWICH, CT – The town of Greenwich has set a goal to replace the vehicles in its municipal fleet with hybrids and other environmentally-friendly models when old models are in need of replacement.
Tags: Ford Escape, Greenwich, hybrids
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