Fuel Management

Ford's Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Cost Calculator uses vehicle type, fuel type, possible traffic conditions and the geographic region where a given vehicle type could be used to generate fleet fuel efficiency and emissions data.

Tags: Ford Motor Co., Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Cost Calculator

By integrating Fleet One card purchases with the NexTraq Fleet Tracking platform, customers gain a comprehensive view of fleet operations, offering a more holistic understanding of fleet fuel costs and inefficiencies.

Tags: Fleet One, fuel cards, NexTraq, NexTraq Fleet Tracking platform, vehicle tracking

The Propane Education & Research Council recommends working with propane providers to develop a strategic refueling approach and to conduct safety training.

A fee-based charging network will consist of at least 200 publicly available fast-charging stations — installed in the San Francisco Bay area, the San Joaquin Valley, the Los Angeles Basin and San Diego County.

Tags: DC fast charger, electric vehicle, EV charging station, plug-in electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid

E15 is not permitted for use in motor vehicles built prior to 2001-MY and in off-road vehicles and equipment, such as boats and lawn and garden equipment.

Tags: 2001-MY, EPA, Ethanol, ethanol blends, gasoline

The highway is expected to ultimately stretch along Interstate 5 from the Canadian to Mexican borders.

Tags: AeroVironment, DC fast charger, electric vehicle, EV charging station, Oregon

For a typical fleet vehicle that drives 45 miles per day, the combined mode fuel economy would be more than 30 mpg, while a similar Ford E-350 cutaway chassis with a V8 engine is only able to achieve less than 9 mpg, based on data provided by major fleets.

Tags: ALTe, conversion, Ford E-350, PHEV, plug-in hybrid vans

General Motors' Ed Peper, the new general manager of the automaker's Fleet and Commercial Operations, discusses GM's new Bi-Fuel CNG Pickup Trucks, and the company's goals in the fleet industry.

Tags: bi-fuel, CNG vehicles, General Motors Corp.

AAA’s TripTik Travel Planner and TripTik Mobile app help to alleviate range anxiety for electric vehicle drivers.

Tags: AAA, electric vehicle, EV charging station, mapping

In addition, the survey by PHH Arval also found that 35% of respondents are investing in factory-equipped safety options, such as backup cameras, forward collision warning and lane departure warning.

Tags: accident management, driver behavior, personal use policy, PHH Arval, replacement policy

The bill that would incrementally increase the state’s fuel tax until 2014 passed the Senate’s Transportation Committee on Feb. 15.

Tags: excise taxes, Fuel Tax, Iowa

WASHINGTON – Clean Cities has updated its Clean Cities Tools brochure, a PDF that lists descriptions and website addresses for more than 20 online tools designed to help fleets reduce petroleum use.

Tags: Clean Cities, mobile application, Vehicle Cost Calculator

AAA said that areas in the center of the U.S. using gasoline from refineries with access to less expensive crude oil are seeing prices hold steady or even drop.

Tags: AAA, fuel prices, gas prices, oil prices

WASHINGTON – A new report on gas and oil prices from AAA explains that although oil prices remain steady, around $100 per barrel, gasoline prices are moving up due to refinery shutdowns in the U.S. and Europe.

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With NexTraq's new ClearPath routing functionality, dispatchers and drivers save time and money by finding the quickest route for a vehicle’s workday.

Tags: ClearPath, NexTraq, NexTraq Fleet Dispatch, NexTraq Fleet Tracking platform, route management

ORLANDO, FL - AAA created a downloadable PDF that lists vehicles, up through model-year 2011, that either don’t have a spare tire and include run-flat tires or a sealant, or offer eliminating the spare tire as an option.

Tags: AAA, runflat tires, spare tire, vehicle weight

CAMBRIDGE, MA - Knittel found that between 1980 and 2006, the average gas mileage of vehicles sold in the United States increased by slightly more than 15%. During that same period, though, average curb weight of those vehicles increased 26%.

Tags: CAFE standards, fuel economy, MIT