California Legislature Dealing with Take Away of Carpool Lane Access for EVs
California owners of plug-in electric vehicles have been furious with the state government for allowing disappearance of HOV carpool-lane stickers on a few major freeways – turning them into toll roads and taking away one of the key benefits of spending more on a hybrid or electric vehicle. The Harbor freeway (110) in Los Angeles has been one of them, and the San Diego freeway (405) has been scheduled to go that same route......
Greenlots Streamlining EV Charging Infrastructure with SKY v3.0
While electric vehicle adoption has been off to a slow start in the US – just surpassing the 100,000 vehicle sales mark – the charging station infrastructure also has a long way to go. Greenlots, which designs and delivers charging networks for EVs, just launched SKY v3.0, the latest release of its comprehensive platform for site hosts and EV drivers. It’s an open standards-based network management solution for charging with a list of new features designed to expand charging station functionality for EV drivers and site hosts......
Waste Management Named in Sustainability Ranking
Waste Management, which is operating natural gas vehicles in its fleet, was named as the second-best of all S&P 500 companies in terms of sustainability reporting by the Investor Responsibility Research Center. New York City-based IRRC evaluates annual reports, company 10-K filings, and sustainability publications. Waste Management was one of the first refuse companies to […]
Tesla Adds to its Supercharger Fast EV Charger Network
Tesla Motors has expanded its Supercharger network enabling Tesla Model S drivers to travel long distances for free. The expansion of the network builds upon the success of the Tesla Supercharger network that covers California and Nevada on the west coast and the Washington, DC to Boston region on the east coast. The Tesla Supercharger […]
Unleashing Telematic’s Full Potential
Telematics is widely known – even if the term is not. Fleet managers want everything involved in fleet management to be rolled into one solution according to Ryan Driscoll, marketing manager for GPS Insight. In order to maximize the benefits of telematics, companies must optimize data, use all features, and pursue mobile options.
