A Thirst for Knowledge Drives Fleet Success
Industry expert Michael Braband credits his successful career at Pace to his thirst for knowledge, which led him to take part in NAFA’s CAFM program.
New California Rule Will Force Rideshare Fleets to Go Mostly Electric By 2030
California has just passed a rule requiring Uber, Lyft and other rideshare operators to shift their networks to electric vehicles by 2030, reports Forbes, making it the first state in the US to take such measures. It's California's latest move to push for a wholesale shift to electric vehicles in order to reduce air pollution and tackle climate change.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the only state authority in the country authorized to set its own emissions standards, passed the new Clean Mile Standard in a meeting in Sacramento on May 20. Enforcement of the new rule will begin in 2023, in which CARB will require two percent of each rideshare fleet to consist of electric vehicles.
While the state intends all new vehicle sales to be emission-free by 2035, the rules for rideshare vehicles will come on much more quickly. Fifty percent of rideshare vehicles on the road must be electric by 2027, stepping up to 90 percent by 2030.
Read the article at The Drive.
Fleet Logistics Highly Rated in EcoVadis Survey
Fleet Logistics Group has been highly rated in the latest survey by Paris-based sustainability ratings platform, EcoVadis, winning a coveted Bronze Award.
Fleet Logistics was rated in the top 25% of companies in the 2021 survey for its overall sustainability performance in the ‘other professional, scientific and technical activities’ category.
The ratings company assessed Fleet Logistics’ performance in terms of sustainable procurement, ethics, labor and human rights and environment. And it scored Fleet Logistics as being in the top 8% of companies in its category that it assessed in terms of ethics, and in the top 15% of companies in its category for its performance in sustainable procurement.
Ford Promises Businesses Electric F-150 Lightning Pro Will Deliver More Features, Cost Less
Ford revealed details of a less powerful version of its upcoming 2022 F-150 Lightning electric pickup for business and government fleets on Monday. Called the Lightning Pro, it’s equipped with a standard battery that’s good for an estimated 230 miles and costs $39,974, the same as the base price for retail F-150 Lightnings.
The base Lightning Pro’s two electric motors — one for each axle — are expected to generate 426 horsepower and 775 pound-feet of torque. The base model will be able to tow up to 5,000 pounds and carry a payload up to 2,000.
Fleet buyers, which include construction and landscaping companies, utilities and all levels of government, “focus on the cost and capability to complete the job. No more, no less,” said Ted Cannis, general manager of Ford’s North American commercial business.
Read the article at Detroit Free Press.
Lordstown Motors Says 2021 Production Will be Half of Expectations
Lordstown Motors Corp said on Monday that 2021 production of its Endurance truck will be half of prior expectations and that the electric vehicle startup needs additional capital to execute its plans, sending shares down 9.5% in after-hours trading.
"Capital may limit our ability to make as many vehicles as we would like," Chief Executive Steve Burns said on a conference call.
Burns said Endurance production this year will be limited and would be "at best 50%" of the company's prior expectations of 2,200 trucks. He said it was still on track for the September launch of the truck, with pre-production vehicle builds slated for July. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter.
Read the article at Autoblog.
