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Read More →Optimus Technologies announced that it is the first to receive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval for a biofuel conversion solution for existing medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA - CARB fined the City of Compton, Calif., for failing to properly maintain and self-inspect its diesel trucks and register construction equipment.
Read More →PORTLAND, OR - In Oregon, the Portland Water Bureau has decided to delay implementation of a new Renewable Fuels Standard to meet goals for 2010, according to DJC Oregon. The standard would have changed July 1 to require all diesel sold in Portland to have a blend of at least 10 percent biodiesel.
Read More →BERKELEY, CA – City leaders have revised a two-year program to power the city's fleet of nearly 200 trucks entirely on a derivative of vegetable oil, according to the Berkeley Daily Planet.
Read More →DURANGO, CO – The city of Durango, Colo., added two Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles to its fleet to be used by code-enforcement officers, according to the Durango Herald.
Read More →John Deere Power Systems announced July 17 that the company’s engine lineup 174 hp and above received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Final Tier 4, European Union (EU) Stage IV, and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions certification.
Read More →SAN FRANCISCO – The City of San Francisco has signed a new one-year fuel contract with Western States Oil for $27,800,000.
Read More →DETROIT -- General Motors Corp.'s advanced hybrid technology will be used on transit buses in the Seattle area beginning in June, eventually creating the nation's largest fleet of diesel-electric hybrid buses, according to The Associated Press.
Read More →EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - The City has implemented a "20-40-15" initiative, which calls for Eden Prairie to increase the efficiency of its facilities by 20 percent (compared to 2005 levels) and fleet efficiency by 40 percent, all by 2015.
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