MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has recognized the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV with a Top Safety Pick award when outfitted with optional vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention.
Chevrolet's 2020 Bolt EV will arrive with 259 miles of maximum range with a full charge, which is an 8.8% increase from the outgoing model's 238 miles of overall range, the company announced.
General Motors will offer plenty of optional equipment and features for its commercial fleet buyers in its 2020-model-year lineup, including its next-generation Chevrolet Silverado HD (2500 and 3500) pickups.
Through an initiative in 2015, Governor Jay Inslee directed state agencies to make 20% of new passenger vehicle purchases electric by 2017. This year, Inslee upped the ante to 50% by 2020.
The City of Pasadena, Calif., has purchased 38 battery-electric Chevrolet Bolts to replace 37 existing gasoline-powered vehicles. These EVs are on a 36-month lease.
Michelin and General Motors presented a new generation of airless wheel technology for passenger vehicles — the Michelin Uptis (or Unique Puncture-proof Tire System) prototype — at a sustainable mobility event.
The City of Chula Vista, Calif., is doubling the size of its electric vehicle fleet with its decision to purchase 14 battery-electric and 20 plug-in hybrid vehicles.
The City of Madison, Wis., projects that buying 20 plug-in electric vehicles will save the city in fuel and maintenance costs as well as reduce emissions.
General Motors has introduced new options available only to fleet purchasers on several of its 2019 models, including Chevrolet's Bolt EV, Cruze, Malibu, Sonic, and its new medium-duty trucks.
More than 800 commercial, government, and daily rental fleet customers attended the General Motors Fleet 2019 Solutions Summit — an annual fleet preview that took place in May in Nashville, Tennessee.