by Jim Henderson | Mar 24, 2012 | Fleet Management, Government Programs
Several more big companies including Best Buy and Pacific Gas and Electric are joining a year-old Energy Department program that helps corporations make their commercial fleets more fuel-efficient and transition to alternative-technology vehicles. The expansion of the...
by Jim Henderson | Mar 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
The average national retail price of premium self-serve gasoline currently is topping $3.78 a gallon. Fuel costs are leaping by nearly 40 cents a month. And drivers who are pumping premium are undoubtedly asking themselves if they can safely switch to regular, which...
by Jim Henderson | Feb 8, 2012 | Green Driving
Diesel engines are a bit like soccer. Soccer is the most popular game in the world. But the prospect of Monday Night Football stepping aside for men in shorts is about as likely as U.S. auto companies ever replacing their gasoline engines with diesels. The soccer...
by Jim Henderson | Jan 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s a piece of valuable property that sits idle most of the day. But now a quick visit to a website lets you become a mini parking mogul. On a post-college visit to San Francisco, Anthony Eskinazi was driving around before a Giants game, hunting for a parking spot in...
by Jim Henderson | Dec 24, 2011 | Electric Vehicles
One of the highlights of the LA Auto Show was a chance to drive the Rolls Royce 102EX, a one-of-a-kind electric Phantom. Powered by two 145-kilowatt motors, one at each rear wheel, for a total of 590 pound-feet of torque, the 102EX has a range of about 125 miles per...
