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March 2008, Business Fleet - Feature

Six Steps to Spec for Green

By Kara Ohngren and Chris Brown

Can you green your fleet and not break your budget? You can, by spec’ing for function, price and gas mileage.

Tags: environmentally friendly , green fleet, spec for green, spec'ing

January 2008, Business Fleet - Feature

Bakery Goes Green and Saves Green

By Joan Shim

For Rossmoor Pastries, converting from gasoline-powered delivery vans to a fleet fueled by clean-burning compressed natural gas is saving the company $4,000 per month.

Tags: environmentally friendly , green bakery, green fleet, natural gas vehicle, rossmoor pasteries

January 2008, Business Fleet - Feature

Can Neighborhood Electric Vehicles Work for Your Fleet?

With environmental benefits, low operating costs and flexibility of use, NEVs could offer a viable alternative in your fleet. Yet there is much to consider before taking the leap to fully battery-powered vehicles.

The GEM model eS features six 12-volt flooded electrolyte batteries for a range of up to 30 miles on a charge and a 39" x 48" bed with a 330-pound cargo capacity.

By Chris Brown, Mike Guardabascio

With environmental benefits, low operating costs and flexibility of use, NEVs could offer a viable alternative in your fleet. Yet there is much to consider before taking the leap to fully battery-powered vehicles.

Tags: electric vehicles , fleet management, GEM, green fleet, Neighborhood Electric Vehicles , NEVs

July 2007, Business Fleet - Feature

The Green Advantage

By Chris Brown

An organization’s environmental “footprint” includes direct emissions into the air or water, electricity consumption, materials use, waste disposal and more. As media attention and public concern about climate change mount, more and more organizations are paying attention to their impact on the environment.

Tags: alternative fuel, environmentally friendly , green fleet, green vehicle

May 2007, Business Fleet - Feature

Clean Car Bill Hurts Fleets

By Chris Brown

Under proposed legislation, many fleets in California would be penalized for simply buying the right work vehicle for the job.

Tags: clean car bill, environmentally friendly , fleet legislation, green fleet

March 2007, Business Fleet - Feature

Could Your Next Work Truck Be a Hybrid?

The Freightliner hybrid prototype integrates the Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) system with hydraulics for electric power takeoff (ePTO) operation.

By Terry Parkhurst

In addition to the environmental benefits, medium- and heavy-duty hybrid truck tests show promise in stop-and-go situations and those that require auxiliary power generation in urban environments. But will costs come down to make them feasible for general use?

Tags: green fleet, green truck, Hybrid, hybrid truck, work truck

January 2007, Business Fleet - Feature

Gas vs. Hybrid: A Fleet Analysis

By BF Staff

The lifecycle cost experts at Vincentric help put a price tag on greening your fleet.

Tags: gas vs. hybrid, green fleet

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Fuel Continues to be the No. 1 Threat to Fleet

By Mike Antich
The number one threat to fleets continues to be the price of fuel, despite the fact that fuel prices have been declining due to the global economic slowdown. Year-to-date, the cost of fuel has increased 30 percent in 2008 compared to 2007. The Energy Information Administration is projecting fuel to average $3.82 per gallon in calendar-year 2009. Fuel is the potential game changer of the fleet industry. Consider two recent examples as harbingers of things to come.

Federal Reserve Invokes Emergency Powers to Support the Commercial Paper Market

By Mike Antich
Today, Oct. 7, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it is invoking emergency powers to create a special fund to support the U.S. commercial paper market. The announcement by the Federal Reserve allows corporations to bypass the current credit gridlock gripping the nation’s economy. This has an impact on the fleet market since one source of financing for large fleets is the commercial paper market.

Anti-Idling Programs: A Quick Way to Reduce Fuel Spend

By Mike Antich

Credit Gridlock Will Impede Sales of Used Fleet Vehicles

By Mike Antich

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Special Finance - June 2008

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Dealer Profile, Legal, Leads, Red Flag Compliance, Marketing & Sales and much more…