NEW YORK – The largest transit agency in North America has ordered 850 diesel-electric buses and will have the world's largest fleet of hybrids when the vehicles hit the streets of New York in 2010.
Read More →MINNEAPOLIS – A solar-power project that aims to be the largest of its kind in the upper Midwest might someday provide fuel for a fleet of plug-in hybrid vehicles in Minneapolis.
Read More →SAN DIEGO – Municipal customers in Southern California are eligible for matching funds from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC). The MSRC funds are available as part of an effort to reduce harmful emissions produced by fleet vehicles within the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).
Read More →PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) Police have become the first and only police force in the city with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in all of their marked vehicles.
Read More →CHICAGO – The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, one of the nation's largest water authorities, has purchased 30 all-electric, low-speed MILES ZX40 cars as part of its strategy to slash fleet emissions and costs.
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HOLDEN, LA – Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc., a builder of custom fire apparatus, recently completed a 12-truck order for Dorchester County, S.C. won in a competitive bid against several other national and regional fire apparatus builders, the trucks were sold by Fire Equipment Services in Sumter, S.C.
Read More →YUMA, AZ – With the recent addition of six new 2008 Toyota Camry hybrids and two new 2008 Ford Escape hybrids, the City of Yuma, Ariz., now has a total of 20 gasoline-electric hybrids, including six Toyota Priuses and six additional Escapes, to go along with 31 flex-fuel-compatible cars and trucks.
Read More →SAN DIEGO – Government Fleet magazine is hosting a Government Fleet Expo on June 8-11 at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center in San Diego.
Read More →TORRANCE, CA - Government Fleet magazine is now accepting nominations for the 2008 Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year Award. The annual award, in its fourth year is sponsored by Automotive Resources International (ARI) and Fleet Counselor Services, Inc.
Read More →ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD – Anne Arundel County is reducing the number of take-home vehicles for county employees by more than half in a plan to save about $600,000 a year.
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