MIAMI — Broward and Miami-Dade Counties recently invested millions of dollars in purchasing hybrid vehicles, which operate on a combination of gasoline and battery power.
Read More →TULARE, CA — Over the past year, the 19-member Tulare County Grand Jury has overseen investigations into various county functions, from education to the county's vehicle fleet maintenance, according to the Visalia Times-Delta newspaper.
Read More →JACKSONVILLE, FL — The city of Jacksonville will spend more than $8 million on gas alone this year, according to a report on WJXX TV First Coast News.
Read More →NEW YORK — Governor George E. Pataki announced a new public-private partnership between the state and Clean Energy — the largest provider of vehicular natural gas in North America — that will create a "clean fuel corridor" in New York by opening eight compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations across the state to the public for the first time.
Read More →MARTINEZ, CA -- Contra Costa County Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier of Concord wants the county to stop purchasing sport utility vehicles, according to the Oakland Tribune newspaper.
Read More →DES MOINES, IOWA –- Only about half of Iowa State Patrol cars should still be on the roads, according to WHOTV in Des Moines.
Read More →BULLHEAD CITY, AZ -- The City of Bullhead City is now selling its surplus city equipment through a government auction site similar to eBay, according to the Mojave Valley News newspaper.
Read More →LOS ANGELES -- A 17-year-old boy recently stole a municipal diesel tanker from a Los Angeles City lot and led police on a chase that included at least eight collisions and ended with the tanker crashing into concrete pillars, according to KNBC TV News.
Read More →PITTSBURGH -- Police at the Rockview Barracks near State College are using so-called "camo cops" to catch speeding motorists, according to The Associated Press.
Read More →ELMWOOD PARK, IL -- Twelve communities in west suburban Cook County were represented at a Surplus Vehicle and Equipment Auction, hosted by the West Central Municipal Conference, according to the newspaper Elm Leaves.
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