The Hybrid Road to Zero Emission Fleets
By Clay Siegert, Chief Operating Officer, XL
If you were asked to rank the following green fleet vehicles in order of their net CO2 emissions savings over standard, gas-powered vehicles, from highest reducing to least reducing, how would you order them?
- Plug-in Hybrid Electric Truck (PHEV)
- Hybrid Electric Truck (HEV)
- Battery Electric Sedan (BEV)
(Hint: If you guessed the order above, you’d be right.)
Surprising? Not when you look at the full picture of relative net CO2 emissions.
New York City Reserves Prize Parking Spaces to Car-Share Companies
As part of its campaign to expand transportation options, New York City will be reserving 285 parking spots in more than a dozen neighborhoods, mostly outside of Manhattan, for vehicles from car-share companies, like Zipcar.
Cutting the number of precious parking spots will infuriate drivers, but making more vehicles available to be shared by more New Yorkers could lessen the reliance on individual cars and reduce congestion and greenhouse gases.
Paul Steely White, the executive director of Transportation Alternatives, lauded the car-share program and had little sympathy for drivers. “The fact is that these are private companies providing mobility options for all New Yorkers,” Mr. White said. “What you have now is a situation that people are storing their private property, which is only for their use, in public space.”
Read the article from The New York Times.
FCA Plans to Keep Jeep, Ram, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati
Sergio Marchionne has rolled out his third five-year plan for FCA, naming the planned vehicles for the market by 2022.
With the threat of trade wars and the complicated supply lines of the world's most globalized industry, FCA, like other automakers, is facing one of the most challenging business environments in decades.
Marchionne made it clear FCA's product push over the next five years will center around four key brands: Jeep, Ram, Maserati and Alpha Romeo. "These four are our global brands," he said bluntly. "They account for about 80 percent of earning."
Read the article at MSN.
The Power of Telematics Plus Optimized Engine Calibrations
By blending telematics and optimized engine calibrations, Derive Systems delivers powerful solutions for fleets, including advanced safety features and guaranteed fuel savings.
Behind Ford’s Rollout of the 2019 Transit Connect Cargo Van
In May, Ford announced that it was eliminating most of the sedans from its product lineup next year, leaving it to focus more on its commercial truck business, where it is the U.S. market leader.
The announcement put Fleet Management Weekly’s interview at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Indiana in March with John Ruppert, Ford’s general manager for commercial sales and marketing, in a different perspective.
