GSA Offers Telematics Data Sharing on Fleet Vehicles
The General Services Administration is adding efficiency to fleet vehicles by tracking data on their use. As a result of the March 25 executive order to make fleet vehicles more sustainable and emit fewer greenhouse gases over the next decade, the GSA is now providing vehicles with telematics, the term for devices that gather and store data on vehicle use.
Telematics involves installing “black box” devices that track information like fuel consumption and driver behavior to increase fleet efficiency.
Ford Investing in Ride-Hailing Services, Expanding Electric Vehicles
Ford Motor Co. is developing new ride-hailing services and investing $4.5 billion to expand its fleet of plug-in and hybrid electric vehicles, company executives said Thursday.
The initiatives are part of a broader effort by Chief Executive Officer Mark Fields to counter threats posed by companies offering alternatives to car ownership and regulators who want vehicles to emit less carbon dioxide.
New York City Aims for Vast Electric Car Fleet by 2025
By 2025, New York City is planning to employ the largest municipal fleet of electric vehicles in the country, along with a sprawling network of charging stations to go with it.
Under a plan announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday, around 2,000 city-owned sedans, used by local agencies like the Transportation Department and the Parks and Recreation Department, would be replaced with electric vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf over the next decade.
IIHS Announces Stricter Top Safety Pick Criteria for 2016
Nearly 50 vehicles meet tougher criteria for 2016 to take home the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's TOP SAFETY PICK+ award, earning good ratings in all five IIHS crashworthiness evaluations and an advanced or higher rating for front crash prevention. An additional 13 models qualify for TOP SAFETY PICK.
"We asked auto manufacturers to do more this year to qualify for our safety awards, and they delivered," says Adrian Lund, IIHS president. "For the first time, a good rating in the challenging small overlap front crash test is a requirement to win, in addition to an available front crash prevention system. How that system rates determines whether a vehicle will earn TOP SAFETY PICK+ or TOP SAFETY PICK."
Sustainability: Encouraging Fleets to Innovate
When it comes to minimizing fuel usage and other forms of sustainability, fleets need to be encouraged to innovate so that they will drive meaningful change.
