MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Elgin Sweeper's hybrid Broom Bear uses a high-capacity battery that can be recharged while driving or when plugged into an electrical outlet.
XL will be unveiling a plug-in hybrid electric version of the popular Ford F-250 pickup truck at The Work Truck Show 2019. The company has added two new members to its executive team.
Columbus State College has partnered with MEMA Ohio to offer technicians classes on maintaining hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles.
When San Joaquin County, Calif., set out to automate its motor pool, the fleet saw improved utilization, better inventory control, and $1.7 million in cost avoidance.
New York City's acquisition plan for FY-18 included 717 police vehicles, 485 refuse trucks, 91 ambulances, and 1,006 alternative-fuel vehicles.
David Breault, director of sales for XL, stopped by Bobit Business Media headquarters to show off two of the company's electrification offerings.
Kenworth showed a zero-emissions T680 day cab equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell as part of its Paccar Innovations booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Cummins announced it will have an all-electric transit powertrain available in 2019 with an extended-range electric vehicle ready in 2020.
Dave Head was the Sonoma County Fleet manager for 26 years but as an advocate for electric vehicles in fleets, he sees the new technology as a potential game changer, both for the environment and the bottom line.
Alternative fuels and powertrains will work if an organization’s top people favor the concepts, speakers said at Tuesday's Green Truck Summit ahead of the NTEA Work Truck Show.