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Operationsby StaffApril 28, 2004

Critics of Take-Home City Vehicles Used Pittsburgh City Cars Themselves

Three Pittsburgh City Council members used city-owned cars for weeks at a time this winter before criticizing Mayor Tom Murphy for allowing officials and administrators to take home city vehicles, records show, according to an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

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Operationsby StaffApril 28, 2004

New Safety Study Finds 34% More Drivers Maintain Better Control With Electronic Stability Control

Robert Bosch Corporation, a member of the Electronic Stability Control Coalition, has issued results of a newly published research study by the University of Iowa that concludes 34 percent more drivers maintain control of vehicles with Electronic Stability Control (ESC) than drivers without ESC.

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Operationsby StaffApril 28, 2004

California Legislators Consider Increasing Fuel Tax

Two bills making their way through the California General Assembly would raise the state’s fuel taxes.

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Operationsby StaffApril 26, 2004

Wisconsin Governor Outlines Steps to Reduce State Car Fleet and Improve Accountability

Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has outlined steps his administration has already taken to reduce the state car fleet and ordered further actions to continue to reduce the size of the fleet and bring greater accountability to the system.

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Operationsby StaffApril 26, 2004

Despite Efforts to Cut, More than 1,500 NYC Officials Use City Vehicle for Drive to Work

More than 1,500 city officials enjoy the privilege of driving to work in taxpayer-funded cars, despite Mayor Bloomberg's attempts to cut the city's car fleet.

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Operationsby StaffApril 26, 2004

Purdue University is Switching to Soy Biodiesel for Diesel-Engined Vehicles in its Transportation Fleet

If it belongs to Purdue University, and it runs on diesel fuel, chances are it's now powered by a force friendlier to the environment and farmers.

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Operationsby StaffApril 26, 2004

Philadelphia, PhillyCarShare Target 400 City Cars

City adminstrators are taking further steps to significantly reduce the number of vehicles provided to city employees.

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Operationsby StaffApril 19, 2004

City of San Francisco Takes Delivery of Two Honda FCX Fuel Cell Vehicles

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. delivered two Honda FCX hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles to the mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, in a ceremony held at City Hall.

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Operationsby StaffApril 15, 2004

Nye County, NV, Saves Fleet Costs with Used Vehicle Purchase

TONOPAH, NV – Buying used rather than new will save Nye County, Nev., $104,244 in fleet acquisition costs.

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Operationsby StaffApril 15, 2004

Audit Calls for City of Long Beach, CA, to Reduce Fleet

LONG BEACH, CA – The City of Long Beach could save $6.3 million annually by eliminating 427 vehicles, downsizing another 232, and changing the way it staffs the fleet bureau, according to a recent city audit.

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