FLEET NEWS & TECHNOLOGY UPDATES...
Gov. Crist pushes for alternative fuels
ABC Action News - Tampa,FL,USA
Most gasoline in Florida already contains ethanol made from corn, but
instead of using food products for fuel, Governor Crist wants to use farm
waste ...
Future is nearly now for plug-in hybrids
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... University of California campuses in Berkeley and Irvine, said Jaycie
Chitwood, senior strategic planner for Toyota's advanced technology vehicle
group. ...
A Review of the State Fleet
West Virginia MetroNews - Charleston,WV,USA
Ferguson says they are looking at ways to, possibly, bring all state
vehicles under one umbrella in an effort to cut vehicle costs. It's an idea
for fleet ...
Study: Minnesota Can Achieve
Transportation GHG Reduction Goals ...
By Mike Millikin
Reducing vehicle miles traveled has a major effect on the state’s success in
achieving the GHG reduction goals, but, the report noted, it is arguably the
area with greatest uncertainty. The research team studied a range of
policies that ...
Montana Governor Plugs ZAP Electric Truck
for State
FOXBusiness - USA
"The approximate cost to operate the vehicle is 1 to 3 cents per mile."
Governor Schweitzer checked out the ZAP electric truck for the first time
during the ...
Report: Hawaii not as vulnerable to oil
prices
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Hawaii was noted for its fleet of clean vehicles, state-sponsored grants for
research and development and for its smart-growth measures, which are
intended ...
Colorado ranks high among states weaning
themselves off oil
Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs,CO,USA
... plug-in hybrid vehicle buyers, providing state-sponsored grants for
industry research and development and improving the efficiency of its state
fleet. ...
FSU starts adding hybrids to vehicle
fleet
Examiner.com - USA
Jul 22, 2008 12:53 PM (10 mins ago) AP FROSTBURG, Md. (Map, News) - The
president of Frostburg State University says the vehicle's fleet now
includes five ...
State seeking more fuel-efficient fleet,
but must wait for green light
TheDay - New London,CT,USA
About 66 percent of the state's fleet of 4565 vehicles (or about 3047
vehicles) are either fuel efficient or minimize damage to the environment,
...
National group rank states on 'oil
addiction'
Boston Globe - United States
... vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards, efficiency standards for the
state fleet, idling restrictions, targets for reducing vehicle miles
traveled, ...
Alternative Fuel Use is Increasing in the State
WLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USA
With the price of oil and gas soaring, Ethanol blended fuel is becoming more
popular here in the magnolia state. At least 43 fuel distributors across ...
State unveils new electric maintenance truck
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
He praised the Department of Administration for buying the vehicle for its
General Services Division employees to use for maintenance work. State
officials ...
Nebraska putting state money in ethanol
Forbes - NY,USA
Thirty percent of the 1550 vehicles in the Department of Roads' fleet are
flex fuel. But last year, just 7000 gallons of the 800000 gallons of gas
bought by ...
Missouri troopers add
motorcycles
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
The Illinois State Police was formed in 1922 as an all-motorcycle unit
before cars were added in 1925. In Missouri, a third of the highway patrol
fleet was ...
State fuel budget short
KMEG 14 - Sioux City,IA,USA
Vehicles in the state fleet, including the Transportation Department and
Highway Patrol, travel 143000 miles on average every day of the year.
State employees drive up vehicle costs
Grand Junction Sentinel - Grand Junction,CO,USA
By MIKE SACCONE A steep rise in the state’s vehicle costs has left state
lawmakers questioning whether state employees are appropriately cutting back
on ...
Order to foster
telecommuting and flex schedules for state workers
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
State agencies will adopt a written policy that defines specific criteria
and procedures by Sept. 1. The order also calls for changes to state vehicle
usage ...
State consolidates offices in Tumwater
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... employees and programs into one area, making things such as vehicle
fleets, energy use and program coordination more efficient, state officials
say. ...
Calif. orders 'green'
labels for new cars
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
All new vehicles sold in the Golden State must display them by Jan. 1. "This
label will arm consumers with the information they need to choose a vehicle
...
Hybrid fleet supplier wins
order from Pennsylvania
MLive.com - MI,USA
by Sven Gustafson | Oakland Business Review Commercial fleet hybridization
supplier Azure Dynamics Corp. said Monday it has received an order from the
state ...
State’s Union seeks to work
at home
TMCnet - USA
"It would be more beneficial to the state if I did that. I waste a lot of
time going to Hartford to get the state vehicle," Seresin said, adding that
the ...
Editorial: State says,
'What, me worry?' to high gas prices
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
California runs a fleet of 50000 state-owned vehicles, but as The Bee's
Aurelio Rojas reported Saturday, the state has no system for tracking fuel
purchases ...
Oregon State sends solar
car to race
KTVZ - Bend,OR,USA
They are hoping to race the 600-pound vehicle from Texas to Canada starting
this month. The car is powered by a 210-volt solar array that makes up the
...
District considers delving
into diesel futures market
Shawnee Dispatch - Shawnee,KS,USA
Operations director Jack Deyoe Monday night presented information to the
board on Constellation New Energy’s fuel hedging program, which he said
would allow ...
State troopers add 22 new cars
The Huntsville Times - al.com - Huntsville,AL,USA
Christopher Murphy, director of the state Department of Public Safety, said
Wednesday he has reinforced the trooper patrol fleet with 22 new marked and
...
Two-wheeled patrol takes to
Missouri highways
Carthage Press - Carthage,MO,USA
In May of this year, the patrol reestablished the motorcycle in its fleet
with seven bikes patrolling across the state in this pilot program. ...
