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 20, 2012 | Electric Vehicles
When Doug Hacker decided he needed a car that would improve gas mileage, he figured a Toyota (TM) Prius hybrid was the way to go. Many of his co-workers at Procter & Gamble’s (PG) soap research lab in Cincinnati drove Priuses and bragged about getting more than 50...
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 | 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...
by Jim Henderson | Dec 13, 2011 | Electric Vehicles, Environment, Fleet Management, Government Programs
California today announces what’s expected to be the strongest push ever for electric cars, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and other advanced-technology vehicles to be sold in the state, yet an environmental group says it’s not enough. The Union of...
