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The City of Indianapolis’ mayor and the city-county council have settled a lawsuit over a Vision Fleet contract to lease 425 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The city will halt deployment of Vision Fleet vehicles while it rebids the contract.
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LOS ANGELES – Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) has donated five clean-burning, fuel-efficient Tribute Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). The vehicles are prototypes of Mazda's Tribute compact SUV and are part of 30 total Tribute Hybrid SUVs that Mazda will loan to fire agencies across Southern California.
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HAUPPAUGE, NY – Odyne Corp., a developer of advanced plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology for trucks and buses, received an order from the City of Fresno for a Mobile Power System utilizing components of its PHEV system for use in the city's fleet maintenance program.
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.
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SACRAMENTO, CA – California, Florida, and New York are looking to reduce air pollution and battle rising gas prices by planning to spend millions of dollars in the next five years to test electric automobiles powered by hydrogen fuel cells, according to USA Today.
Read More →ONTARIO, CAM – Phoenix Motorcars has received (via The Energy Blog) 75 fleet orders from several municipalities and a utility company for its zero-emission, all-electric, freeway-ready sports utility truck. The company, which is on target to manufacture and sell 500 fleet-ready vehicles by year's end, will produce 16 pilot-build vehicles next in May.
Read More →MIDDLETOWN, RI - Vectrix two- and three-wheel ZEVs have entered one of the world’s rarest car collections, Jay Leno’s Garage (www.Jaylenosgarage.com). Leno’s interest in alternative-fuel vehicles prompted him to test drive Vectrix — an all-electric scooter that has the horsepower to ride on the freeway.
Read More →The City of Sacramento, Calif., fleet is using Local Motion technology to better manage the electric vehicles in its motor pool. The technology allows drivers to use their employee IDs to check out vehicles instead of getting a key and lets them see the remaining battery life on each vehicle.
Read More →Dave Seavey, CAFM, Fleet Management Division director for the City of Seattle, announced that he will retire from the City and will join Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) as its director of fleet operations. Chris Wiley, CAFM, fleet operations manager, serves as interim fleet director.
Read More →In addition to a growing hybrid vehicle fleet, Riverside County's greening efforts in the past few years include a minimum average MPG threshold for vehicle purchases, a pilot of electric vehicles, and a proposal to use propane autogas as its next alternative fuel.
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