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NewsMarch 26, 2012

Charlotte Buys EVs, Installs Charging Stations

CHARLOTE, NC - The City of Charlotte has installed 26 charging stations in seven locations and has purchased eight electric vehicles for the City’s fleet.

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NewsMarch 26, 2012

Downers Grove Cuts Energy Costs at Fleet and Public Works Garages

DOWNERS GROVE, IL - New facility lighting has reduced the number of kilowatt hours the facilities use by 190,117, compared with previous lighting.

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NewsMarch 26, 2012

Pittsburg State University Adds Hybrids to Motor Pool Fleet

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

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NewsMarch 23, 2012

Town Of Oyster Bay Joins Nassau County’s Natural Gas Contract

OYSTER BAY, NY – By piggybacking off Nassau County’s natural gas contract, the Town of Oyster Bay expects to save 15-20% on its natural gas purchases. The natural gas will be used to power the Town’s sanitation fleet and to heat facilities.

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NewsMarch 21, 2012

Public CNG Fueling Facility Opens in Shreveport

SHREVEPORT, LA - A new public compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facility opened in the City of Shreveport, which the City will use to fuel its CNG vehicles.

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NewsMarch 21, 2012

City of Newark, Del., Buys Hybrids for Fleet

NEWARK, DE - The City used money from the 2012 Capital Program Equipment Replacement fund and $25,500 from a Delaware greenhouse gas grant for the purchase.

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NewsMarch 21, 2012

DOE Offers $10M in Grants for Electric Cargo Vehicle Demos

WASHINGTON - Agencies in the Los Angeles South Coast Air basin nonattainment area and the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria nonattainment area are eligible for funding to deploy electric transportation technologies for cargo vehicles, such as trucks and forklifts.

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NewsMarch 15, 2012

Year-Long Minneapolis Green Fleet Policy Cuts Fleet Size, Pollution

MINNEAPOLIS - Government Fleet spoke to the City of Minneapolis' Fleet Services one year after its green fleet policy implementation. Fleet Services reports a decrease in fleet size and potential savings in reduced fuel consumption.

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NewsMarch 9, 2012

Cape Girardeau Reuses Motor Oil for Heating

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO - Waste oil from fleet vehicles at the City of Cape Girardeau is being filtered and burned to heat the fleet maintenance area and the recycling processing facility.

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NewsMarch 9, 2012

Midwest City, Okla., to Build Biofuel Refueling Station

MIDWEST CITY, OK - The new fueling station will replace two 20-year-old underground storage tanks. The City awarded the project to Petroleum Marketers, Inc., and expects project completion in 45 days.

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