More Evidence EVs/Hybrids Going Mainstream: Ricky Beggs Column
Black Book VP, Managing Editor Ricky Beggs’ thinks electric vehicles are going to make it – through fleet acquisitions and remarketing. Some may disagree, and see consumer retail purchases eventually growing and playing a lead role in the long-term growth of EVs, but fleets are considered the actual early adopters and are getting into this […]
It’s Not Too Late for Saab and A123 Systems to Survive
Swedish automaker Saab Automobile was surprisingly brought back from the dead by a purchasing group made up of Hong Kong-based renewable-energy power-plant builder National Modern Energy Holdings Ltd., which owns 51%, and Japanese investment firm Sun Investment. The first vehicle under the plan will be based on Saab’s 9-3 car and will go on sale […]
Ford and GM Move Forward on Plant Energy Efficiency
Along with efforts to make their cars more fuel efficient, Ford and General Motors are making their assembly plants more energy efficient. Ford has already trimmed energy requirements at its plants 20% since 2006 and is upping it to 25% by 2016. GM has released a plan to set up a solar energy array at […]
New NHTSA Study Shows Improved Vehicle Design Contributing to Historic Decline in Roadway Deaths and Injuries
The NHTSA report shows the likelihood of escaping a crash uninjured improved from 79 to 82 percent as a result of improvements between the MY 2000 and 2008 cars. The report used statistical models to isolate vehicle improvements from human and environmental factors. NHTSA data show traffic fatalities have been on a steady decline in […]
Networkfleet Awarded NJPA Contract, Gas Savings vs Hybrid Cost, Worst Traffic Routes, Shell Invests in LNG Fuel Stations, Presentation Techniques to Grab Attention
Networkfleet Awarded National Contract by NJPA Networkfleet, a leader in wireless fleet management, has been awarded a contract to provide GPS fleet tracking and engine diagnostic monitoring software to education and government agencies by the National Joint Powers Alliance® (NJPA). NJPA contracts are nationally solicited, competitively bid and awarded on behalf of NJPA current and […]
