MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
In the past year, the University of Virginia fleet has reduced its gasoline consumption by 3,200 gallons and its carbon emissions by 28 metric tons.
The Virginia Department of Transportation will leverage CalAmp's iOn fleet software to manage approximately 12,000 fleet vehicles and snowplow assets.
The Virginia Division of Capitol Police has added a new six-seat Polaris GEM electric vehicle to its fleet.
The police helicopter involved in a crash that killed two Virginia state troopers near Charlottesville earlier this month had previous mechanical problems.
The Commonwealth of Virginia’s state and local government agencies have transitioned 319 fleet vehicles to alternative fuels, exceeding Governor Terry McAuliffe’s goal of transitioning 300 vehicles by the end of the administration.
Analysis of federal crash data also shows that the rate of road fatalities tied to careless and reckless driving is lowest in the states of Virginia and New York.
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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has added bi-fuel propane autogas systems to seven shuttle buses in its 10-vehicle RamSafe fleet, the university's Parking and Transportation division announced.
The Commonwealth of Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has approved expanding the access of the state’s alternative-fuel incentive program to local governments, Virginia Clean Cities announced. Previously, only state agencies were eligible for the program.
Alliance AutoGas has added H & H Sales Company, Inc. and Ashby’s Inc./Crenshaw Corporation of Richmond, Va. to its propane conversion center network, the company announced.