MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
The City of San Leandro and Pasadena Fire Department in California have switched out diesel for renewable diesel.
The South Dakota's Division of Fleet and Travel Management, which includes 3,987 vehicles, utilized nearly 2.5 million gallons of E-10, E-30, and E-85 fuels in one year.
Lightning Systems’ line of battery-electric Ford Transit LightningElectric vans will now include a 150-mile range model, designed for three-shift operations and long-distance routes.
The City of Dublin (Ohio) Fleet was awarded the Leading Public Fleet Award for Green Sustainability at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Awards ceremony last week.
The new vehicles will annually consume approximately 36.8 million gallons of clean propane autogas, and many will be displacing fuels with higher emissions like gasoline and diesel, according to the Propane Education & Research Council.
ROUSH CleanTech will offer a Ford F-650 medium-duty truck that's powered solely by a battery-electric powertrain, the vehicle modifier announced.
Over the past year, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has worked to increase efficiency and promote the use of alternative fuels and telematics across the federal fleet.
The City of Hammond, Ind., is switching its fleet to propane autogas bi-fuel vehicles as part of an effort to save $26 million over the next 15 years.
New York City will begin using renewable diesel, a low-emission, 99% petroleum-free fuel, to power more than 1,000 city government vehicles, including many sanitation trucks.
General Motors issued an advisory on April 5 to all owners of 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles requesting they visit a dealership for a free software update due to potential battery cell failure.
Mack Trucks has announced plans to deploy a Mack LR refuse model equipped with an integrated electric drivetrain in the New York City Department of Sanitation fleet by 2019.
CPS Energy has announced the purchase of 34 XLP Plug-In Hybrid Electric Ford F-150 pickup trucks, the largest purchase of plug-in F-150s by any utility or private company to date, according to CPS.
The City of Columbus, Ohio, will be purchasing 16 compressed natural gas (CNG) refuse trucks to add to its fleet, partially paid for with $371,600 in grant funding from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
Tropos Motors has released new bed packages for its battery-electric compact utility vehicles.
Lightning Systems’ battery-electric Ford Transit LightningElectric will provide a fuel economy rating of 61 MPGe in the city and 66 MPGe on the highway, according to the vehicle modifier, which will display it for fleets around the U.S. in April and May.
Workhorse showed off its N-GEN electric delivery van, with a range of 100 miles, in San Francisco prior to the launch of its four-vehicle delivery pilot. Read more about the N-GEN here. Photos courtesy of Workhorse and by Thi Dao
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