Green Motoring
MotorWeek was one of the first mainstream media outlets to provide regular coverage of advances in green motoring technologies and the use of alternative fuels. With uncertain fuel prices, MotorWeek continues to give viewers a front row seat as automakers seek to strike a balance between giving car buyers the performance they desire and the fuel economy they demand. It’s said, “They don’t build them like they used to,” and that’s never been more true than right now!
Clean Cities Success Stories: Philly Car Share 3.01.2012
A new public access electric car fleet in Philadelphia, PA might have even persuaded our founding fathers to embrace energy independence. Rental car giant Enterprise Holdings recently signed on as one of the Department of Energy’s… Read More
Clean Cities: Detroit’s Metro Cars 2.16.2012
A ground transportation provider in southeast Michigan is at the forefront of alternative fuel company fleets. Beginning in 2007, Metro Cars invested a half-million dollars to convert 75 luxury Lincoln Town Car sedans and 30 airport shuttles to propane. The Detroit area… Read More
Clean Cities Success Stories: Michigan Green Fleets 2.02.2012
Our Success Story of the week showcases the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan and their Green Fleets Program. Started in 2004, the program’s initial goal was to reduce the municipal fleet’s gas and diesel use by 10% before 2012. They… Read More
Clean Cities Success Stories: Central NY Charging Stations 1.19.2012
Syracuse, New York, the vibrant college town is all abuzz over electric vehicles. Already a network of 68 charging stations has been installed throughout central New York. This strategic EV infrastructure, implemented by Syracuse… Read More
Clean Cities Success Stories: NYC Sanitation Dept. 1.05.2012
New York City Department of Sanitation, the nation’s largest municipal refuse fleet is making great strides in using clean alternative fuels. Among their impressive array of vehicles is this hybrid hydraulic garbage truck, the only one… Read More
Clean Cities Success Stories: Niagara Buffalo Medical Campus 12.22.2011
A new, green initiative is underway in upstate New York, at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. More than 20 General Electric level II EV charging stations have been installed in parking garages and side streets for public use.… Read More
Clean Cities Success Stories: Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport 12.08.2011
With more than 700,000 takeoffs and landings a year, Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport (DFW) is the third busiest airport in the world. Covering 29 square miles, DFW is a mini-city, with more than 500 service vehicles, most of which… Read More
First Responder Training 12.08.2011
It’s anticipated that there may be a million hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles on our roads by 2015. And for those who buy and drive them, the transition from conventional to electric drive will be relatively simple. But laying the ground work for this EV… Read More
Clean Cities Success Stories: CNG Taxis 11.22.2011
Working with the Metropolitan Utilities District, Happy Cab taxi company, Omaha, Nebraska, has just completed building public access compressed natural gas pumps at their I-80 fuels station. Funding from the Department of Energy through the Kansas… Read More
Hybrid Fleets 11.17.2011
By now, nearly every major carmaker has jumped onto the hybrid-electric-drive bandwagon. Light duty hybrids can be found in every parking lot in America, while full-electrics, fuel cells and plug-ins are inching closer to the mainstream. All of these technologies will… Read More
