As federal, state, and local governments look to establish environmental guidelines and regulations, environmental issues have become a large focus within organizations. Fleet selection and management stand out as an influential piece of a company’s overall plan for potential change and/or compliance.
Corporate vehicles are a highly visible symbol of a company’s environmental impact, and one where there > Read more
The recent instability of the global economy has affected us on many levels. Industries that were once booming were no longer and unemployment was at record high levels. Oil, a major commodity in the marketplace, became a concern as fluctuations in the barrel captivated the world’s attention. The need for alternative vehicle technologies became prevalent, and although > Read more
Recently the DOE’s Energy Information Administration released its Short Term Energy Outlook, in which they predicted the price of gas to rise to $3.00 during the upcoming summer months. While $3.00 isn’t far from the current average price of $2.66 nor as high as the prices seen during the summer of 2008, it can still make a > Read more
As the number of hybrid models increase, and all the manufacturers get into the game, it seems that the amount of information around how hybrid systems work, and the differences between them becomes increasingly impenetrable. Toyota, Ford, and General Motors each produce their own unique hybrid systems, and, of course, each of them tout their systems as offering > Read more
The passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 brought $300 million in funding for the National Clean Diesel Campaign. These grant monies will aim to reduce diesel carbon emissions; including options ranging from idle reduction technologies, retrofitting engines, and replacing older diesels with newer, more efficient hybrid heavy- and medium-duty trucks. Approximately $156 million > Read more
