GM Fleet Tackles TCO

Ed is understandably proud of the wide array of fleet-friendly vehicles that GM has to offer. Fleets have told him that their biggest challenge is managing their total cost of ownership, and that revolves primarily around two things: residual values and the cost of fuel.

In our interview, Ed gives us some insight into the automaker's energy diverse tactics and their successful efforts to optimize residuals.

Clean Truckin’ in Charlotte

Commercial and military fleets to gather, investigate clean tech solutions to energy prices, security •    Save September 18-20 for conference, hybrid and electric truck and bus Ride & Drive in Charlotte NC •    Experts to discuss fuel and money-saving fleet strategies for commercial trucking and military •    Roadmap to clean truck future to be unveiled […]

Biofuels Striding Forward in Military and Commercial Applications

Biofuels could be a “game changer” for both military and commercial aviation, says Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Terry Yonkers, because they’re proving to have advantages over petroleum-based jet fuels that go beyond the environment. Yonkers recently said the Air Force is working toward certifying all of its jets to fly on biofuels and Fischer-Tropsch fuels. Fischer-Tropsch […]

Fracking is a Pressing Issue, but not for NGVs as of yet

Concern over the potentially damaging consequences of drilling for natural gas through hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) is of major concern to a few state legislatures, media sources, and environmental groups, but we’ve yet to see it linked directly as a drawback to more natural gas vehicles making it to US roads. Fracking poses little risk of […]

Sales for Plug-in EVs and Hybrids Strong, but Not for Focus Electric

Plug-in electric vehicle sales are on their way to moving past 2011 results (about 17,000 last year and over 14,000 in the first five months of this year), whether or not that’s significant to auto industry analysts. Plug-in hybrid/extended range cars are continuing to take the lead, with the Chevy Volt taking back its top […]