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NewsDecember 21, 2012

Chicago Receives First Group of New Ford Police Interceptors

CHICAGO - The Chicago Police Department has taken delivery of 51 new Ford Police Interceptor Utility and sedan vehicles from its initial order of 500 patrol vehicles built within city limits.

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NewsDecember 20, 2012

Ford’s Test for Hybrid Batteries Simulates 10-Year Use in 10 Months

DEARBORN, MI – Ford is putting the equivalent of 10 years and 150,000 miles of wear and tear on lithium-ion hybrid vehicle batteries using a new lab test that takes less than one year to complete.

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NewsDecember 3, 2012

Chicago Commits to Electric Vehicles

CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced plans to add 20 electric vehicles to the City fleet in the coming years, including four all-electric Ford Focus hatchbacks, 15 Smith Electric medium-duty trucks, and for now, one Motiv Power Systems all-electric refuse collection truck.

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NewsNovember 29, 2012

Cincinnati PD Testing 30 Police Vehicles

CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Police Department will test 10 Ford Police Interceptors, 10 Dodge Chargers, and 10 Chevrolet Caprice sedans before making a decision about replacing its Ford Crown Victoria fleet.

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NewsNovember 27, 2012

Loveland, Colo. Purchases Hydraulic Systems for Shuttle Buses

LOVELAND, CO — The City of Loveland, Colo., has retrofitted two 2012 Ford E-450 passenger shuttle buses with hydraulic hybrid systems.

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NewsNovember 20, 2012

Texas National Guard Using Mobile Electric Power System on Ford Explorers

AUSTIN, TX - These civil emergency response vehicles are in two of the Texas National Guard’s departments, Homeland Response Force and Civil Support.

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Proactive vs. Reactive Fleet Management

In today’s fiscal environment, fleet management can be more aptly described as a form of “crisis management.” More often than not, fleet decisions are driven by senior management’s knee-jerk reactions or by the never-ending need to put out fires. In this reality, it is easy to slip into a reactive fleet management style, managing the fleet from a tactical level, addressing day-to-day crisises with a knee-jerk management approach. However, in today’s environment, you can’t afford to be reactive.

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NewsNovember 16, 2012

Texas DOT Launches Natural Gas Pilot Fleet Program

AUSTIN, TX - TxDOT said the program will begin with the purchase of four CNG-fueled Ford F-250 pickup trucks.

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Articlesby Shelley MikaNovember 15, 2012

Refurbishing Off-Road Equipment

When off-road equipment doesn't measure up in terms of performance or emissions requirements, fleets don't have to make the investment in brand-new units. For the City of Venture, Calif., refurbishing turned out to be an affordable and environmentally beneficial choice.

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NewsOctober 29, 2012

Lincoln PD Converts Ford Fusion to CNG

LINCOLN, NE - The City plans to use the CNG Fusion for parking enforcement. The City of Lincoln worked with two local companies and Black Hills Energy, a local natural gas utility company, on the project.

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