Fleet Pro Focus: Peter Young of Ranger Design
By Tod Trousdell, Fleet Marketing Consultant
This week’s fleet professional profile features Peter Young, VP of Business Development at Ranger Design, who is fresh off his recent turn as Chair of the Organizing Committee of the third ever AFLA Canada Summit. Peter shares both his thoughtful insight into the world of fleet, as well as his very exciting life away from the office.
"Fleet professionals will...need to understand the benefits – as well as the risks - of Artificial Intelligence as enterprises implement generative AI at what will likely be a rapid pace."
"...I practice downhill skiing approximately 40 days a year. And I’ve recently started a new sport called touring, which is climbing up a mountain on skis."
Tell us about your philosophy on life/work balance. "In a nutshell - work hard, play hard."
NAFA Announces 2025 Board of Directors
NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA), the vehicle fleet industry’s largest membership association, is pleased to announce its newly elected 2025-2026 Board of Directors.
This year’s Board is composed of a diverse group of fleet professionals from a wide range of industries, including corporate, public safety, technology, education and more.
“As the new president of NAFA’s Board of Directors, I’m excited to lead this talented group of professionals as we build on the strategic initiatives we’ve set in motion over the past year,” said Maria Neve, NAFA Board President, VP – eFMC Services, Inspiration Mobility.
REE Automotive to Host Ride & Drive of P7-C Software Defined Electric Truck at NTEA Work Truck Week 2025
REE Automotive Ltd., an automotive technology company and provider of full by-wire electric trucks and platforms, will exhibit at the National Truck and Equipment Association’s (NTEA) Work Truck Week from March 4-7, 2025, at the Indiana Convention Center.
NTEA attendees can experience the REE P7-C via both ride and drives and vehicle walk-throughs. A REE P7-C with a Wabash high floor box and lift gate available for walk-throughs with Penske will be available at booth #1843. Meanwhile, a P7-C with the Knapheide stake bed body will be available for NTEA ride & drives outside of the Indiana Convention Center.
This Could Be the Biggest Move in Car Safety Since Volvo Gave Away the Seatbelt
Renault Group announced it's making its patented Fireman Access system available to the global automotive industry via a free licensing policy to use the technology that can extinguish an EV fire in a comparable time to a fire consuming an internal combustion powered
This has been a big problem for fire services as once an EV battery achieves thermal runaway, it can take several hours to extinguish fully and use an excessive amount of water.
Renault made the smart move of working with fire services to come up with an ingenious and seemingly simple solution, and just as Volvo did with the seatbelt, the tech is now freely available to all.
Mercedes-Benz Tests World’s First Solid-State Battery EV With +621 Miles Range
Mercedes hit a big milestone, taking its solid-state EV battery tech from the lab to the real world. On Monday, the company announced it has officially put “the first car powered by a lithium-metal solid-state battery on the road” through its partnership with US-based Factorial Energy.
Mercedes has been working with Factorial Energy since 2021 to launch the new battery cells, promising more driving range, faster charging, and efficiency. Last summer, Factorial delivered its first solid-state battery cells based on its propriety FEST (Factorial Electrolyte System Technology).
With a “breakthrough” energy density of 450 Wh/kg, Factorial said the new Solstice battery is expected to provide 80% more driving range than current lithium-ion batteries.
