Bright Automotive Moves to All-Electric Vehicles with USPS Contract

ZAP won attention for gaining a big contract with the US Postal Service, and Bright Automotive is now benefiting from winning a similar agreement. Bright will be converting standard USPS Long Live Vehicles to all-electric vehicles, which is a different direction for Bright Automotive to head with its signature IDEA being a plug-in hybrid.

Electric, Hybrid Cargo Van Makers Looking for Interested Fleet Buyers

If commercial trucks account for 25% of all emissions in our atmosphere, one might think that these fleet managers will be motivated to acquire clean vehicles. Several companies are targeting delivery fleets as buyers of all-electric and hybrid-electric vans. Azure Dynamics, Ford, Enova Systems, and Freightliner are among the cargo van makers marketing products to this select audience.

Trexa Offering Rolling Electric Vehicle Chassis for Variety of Applications

Start-up company Trexa plans to start delivering its versatile platform in 2011 at a cost of $15,999. The low-profile platform will allow ready replacement for a variety of bodies. Developers could add range extenders, off-board chargers, portable power, smart grid plug-in capability, and other emerging technologies.

 

Liability Shift Still an Issue in Some States

The American Financial Services Association continues to work with state lawmakers over bills that deal with shifting liability to vehicle leasing companies. Three states still don't fully exempt leasing companies from liability when the lessee operates the vehicle.

 

Karl Chevrolet Rakes in GM Awards

General Motors honored its best-selling GM Certified Used Vehicles dealers, and receiving this distinction for the fourth straight year was Karl Chevrolet in Ankeny, Iowa. The store sold 1,418 CPO units last year, which topped more than 3,433 GM certified dealerships in the U.S.