Green Fleet

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has launched an initiative where it will fund the total incremental cost to replace an existing federal agency's fleet vehicle with a hybrid model.

Tags: hybrid, GSA

ANN ARBOR, MI – The University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor (U-M Ann Arbor) campus received three additional hybrid electric buses in September, which brings the total fleet size of hybrid buses to seven.

Tags: hybrid, diesel-electric, hybrid buses, university fleets, University of Michigan

CHICAGO – The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has expanded its fleet of hybrid vehicles with three Chevrolet Silverado hybrid pickup trucks.

Tags: Chevrolet, Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid, Chicago Department of Aviation, Chicago O'Hare Airport, hybrid

TORRANCE, CA - This is the second part of our video series where fleet management professionals attending the 2012 Government Fleet Expo and Conference in Denver offered their solutions to challenges in the fleet industry.

Tags: hybrid, best practices, budget cuts

NEWARK, DE – The City of Newark, Del., added three Toyota Camry sedan hybrids to its fleet to reduce air pollution and “combat rising fuel costs.” The City purchased the vehicles as part of a regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) grant program.

Tags: hybrid, greenhouse gases, Grant funding, Delaware, Toyota Camry Hybrid, City of Newark, DNREC

PITTSBURG, KS - The university’s vehicle maintenance supervisor Kurt Kasjaka said the vehicles will help reduce the fleet’s carbon footprint and save fuel.

Tags: hybrid, Motor pool, Ford Fusion Hybrid, 2012-MY, Pittsburg State University

SALT LAKE CITY – The State of Utah is planning to purchase 73 hybrid vehicles in 2012, along with four CNG-fueled vehicles.

Tags: hybrid, CNG vehicles, State of Utah, Utah Clean Air Partnership, U-CAIR

GLENDALE, CA - The plan establishes a number of “green” objectives for the City’s fleet, including establishing a formal green fleet policy by 2012, increasing fleet fuel efficiency, reducing fleet use of fossil fuels, and increasing employee rideshare participation.

Tags: Green, hybrid, Biodiesel, electric vehicle, anti idling, City of Glendale

ANN ARBOR, MI – The University of Michigan is investing millions of dollars in sustainability efforts, including the purchase of 37 hybrid vehicles, seven of which are buses.

Tags: hybrid, sustainability, hybrid buses, University of Michigan

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dept. of Public Works and Los Angeles County are participating in a hybrid truck development project with Odyne Systems.

Tags: hybrid, Odyne, California, hybrid trucks, Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Los Angeles County

EL PASO, TEXAS – The City of El Paso has purchased a number of hybrids for its fleet within the last two years, increasing the total from 2 prior to 2010 to 47 in 2011.

Tags: hybrid, Propane, CNG, Nissan, Texas, Nissan LEAF, City of El Paso, Fusion Hybrid, Ford Motor Co.

PICO RIVERA, CA – The City of Whittier has purchased three Ford Fusion hybrids for its Public Safety Division with South Coast Air Quality Management District funds.

Tags: hybrid, California, Ford Fusion Hybrid, City of Whittier

SAN MATEO, CA – The county of San Mateo has urged the Public Works Department to commission a new study of the operational costs associated with hybrid vehicles.

Tags: hybrid, California, cost of ownership, City of San Mateo

SANTA ROSA, CA - The new Leaf is the first electric vehicle the fleet will use as part of the County’s ongoing efforts to be more sustainable.

Tags: hybrid, Nissan, electric vehicle, Nissan LEAF, Sonoma County

BOSTON – Massachusetts has awarded $3.6M in grants to the State’s 18 newly selected “Green Communities.” Part of these funds will go to alt-fuel vehicle and "green" vehicle technology purchases.

Tags: hybrid, Alternative-fuel vehicles, Green Communities, Massachusetts

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration's plan cited the GSA’s purchase of 5,603 hybrid vehicles in 2010, which doubled the number in the federal fleet, as progress toward the goal of greater energy independence.

Tags: hybrid, Biodiesel, GSA, Alternative-fuel vehicles, electric vehicle, Federal fleet

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - The City of Charlottesville, Va.'s sustainability program has led to alt-fuel vehicle purchases and fuel and maintenance savings.

Tags: hybrid, flex-fuel, Biodiesel, City of Charlottesville, Virginia

BELLEVUE, WA - The City of Bellevue, Wash. plans to convert one-third of its fleet of 345 light-duty vehicles (out of a total fleet of 1,119 vehicles) to hybrids by the end of 2011.

Tags: hybrid, E-85, Biodiesel, Alternative-fuel vehicles, Washington, City of Bellevue

AUSTIN, TEXAS – The City of Austin has earned a $5 million grant to purchase alternative-fuel and/or hybrid vehicles and its Fleet Services Division Centers 1,5, and 6 achieved the ASE Blue Seal of Excellence.

Tags: hybrid, municipal fleets, Alternative-fuel vehicles, ASE

TORRANCE, CA – Bobit Business Media has announced the dates for the 4th Annual Green Gleet Conference. The event will take place Oct. 3-4, 2011 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas.

Tags: conference, Green, Green Technology, electric vehicle, hybrid

DENVER - The four new Freightliner Business Class M2 106 Hybrid aerial bucket trucks will be used for forestry, traffic signal, and traffic sign repair.

Tags: Green, hybrid, Freightliner