NAFA Fleet Management Association stands at the forefront of sustainable fleet education and practices.
The Association's commitment remained unparalleled as graduates of its latest initiative, Sustainable Fleet Certificates, received special recognition during the Association’s recent annual conference in Tampa, Florida.
NAFA President Bryan Flansburg, CAFM®, recognized the first-ever certificate recipients, stating, “You are blazing a path for all fleet managers to follow, showing them that not only is being sustainable a good thing for our planet, but it can also be a good thing for your employers.”
Newport Pagnell-based fleet management specialist, CLM, has appointed Andy Short as its commercial director, responsible for the company’s client services activities as well as managing supplier relationships with leasing companies and vehicle manufacturers.
Short, 47, has over 20 years’ experience in the UK fleet and automotive sectors and will head up a 13-strong client services team.
CLM, which has more than 14,000 vehicles under management, has been part of the Maxxia Group since 2013, and Short said he felt that being within the larger Group brought additional benefits for CLM’s fleet customers.
It’s often said that you are what you drive. And that apparently translates into how you vote.
A new study reveals that demand for battery-electric vehicles, or BEVs, and other “green” cars is strongest in states that voted for Hillary Clinton in the last election, while sales of environmentally friendly vehicles is generally far lower in states that backed Donald Trump.
“In some parts of the country buyers look at the Toyota Prius as a toy, something real men don’t drive,” said Peter Levy, CEO of the data-based car buying site Carjojo.com. “In other parts of the country, a Tesla and the Chevrolet Bolt are status symbols.”
Alphabet Inc. is working with Lyft Inc. on a plan to test autonomous cars on the road, escalating a fight with Uber Technologies Inc. by partnering with its main rival in the U.S.
Waymo, an automotive business owned by Google’s parent company, is currently holding public trials on its own using Chrysler minivans equipped with its technology in Phoenix. Uber is also testing autonomous cars there and in other U.S. cities.
“Lyft’s vision and commitment to improving the way cities move will help Waymo’s self-driving technology reach more people, in more places,” Waymo wrote in an emailed statement.
By Mark Boada, Senior Editor
Billions of dollars have been spent and billions more have been committed to pursuing the ultimate goal of automotive safety: zero accidents.
Whether that goal – literally, not a single crash ever again – is practical, no one denies that future technology will produce a dramatic reduction in collisions, save lives and lessen injuries.
The proof of concept is the success that some of the driver-assist systems that have already been deployed. To date, the most effective system is forward crash avoidance with automatic emergency braking. According to the IIHS, it has proven to reduce rear-end collisions by 40 percent. That’s a remarkable result, especially given that rear-end collisions are the most frequent kind, accounting for some 34 percent of all roadway accidents.
What’s wrong with this picture? Not much, but one nagging question remains: what about the other 60 percent, the rear-enders the technology doesn’t prevent?