The Postal Service’s Ancient Fleet is Getting a $6 Billion Upgrade
Electric, compressed natural gas, flex fuel and hybrid vehicles are all in contention as the US Postal Service replaces its 25-year-old fleet with 180,000 new vehicles for an estimated $5-$6 billion as it seeks to cut emissions in half and adapt the fleet to the shifting delivery market.
Earlier this month, the agency announced the 15 vehicle makers pre-qualified to bid on a prototype for testing as it plans to upgrade its fleet over three years, with the first deliveries expected in 2018.
The candidates include giant car makers like Ford, Fiat Chrysler, and Nissan as well as Humvee manufacturer AM General and heavy-duty truck maker Freightliner.
ARI Launches ARI SustainableWorks
ARI just announced the launch of ARI SustainableWorks, a consulting service designed to help organizations configure best-in-class fleets supported by clean, efficient and cost-effective fleet solutions.
The new service is designed to help clients develop and implement forward-thinking sustainable strategies that are tailored to each fleet’s unique objectives, needs and operating characteristics. A team of industry-leading consultants is at the core of this new service, which is dedicated to helping fleets to optimize operations by reducing total cost of ownership and enhancing environmental performance.
The Eight Essentials of Innovation
Strategic and organizational factors are what separate successful big-company innovators from the rest of the field.
It’s no secret: innovation is difficult for well-established companies. By and large, they are better executors than innovators, and most succeed less through game-changing creativity than by optimizing their existing businesses.
Yet hard as it is for such organizations to innovate, large ones as diverse as Alcoa, the Discovery Group, and NASA’s Ames Research Center are actually doing so. What can other companies learn from their approaches and attributes?
Smart RFID Device Controls Fuel Costs
This very smart RFID technology from Orpak USA allows fleets to control fuel costs and data in an incredibility simple and foolproof manner.
Georgia Power Rolls Out 32-electric Vehicle Fleet
Georgia Power Co. is adding 32 electric vehicles to the company's fleet.
The Georgia Power-branded Chevrolet Volts will be driven throughout the state by the company's energy efficiency workers as they conduct energy audits at homes and businesses, the company said in a prepared statement.
In 2014, Georgia Power launched an electric transportation initiative to advance Georgia as an exceptionally EV-friendly state. The program includes an ongoing public education campaign, EV charger rebates for business and residential customers and special rates and charging options for EV customers.
