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DHL to roll out 63 Workhorse electric delivery vans in US; first 30 in SF Bay area

Green Car Congress

Train and certify 80% of its employees as GoGreen specialists and involve them in its environmental and climate protection activities. These new vehicles add to the company’s already robust alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) fleet, which includes fully electric, hybrid-electric, compressed natural gas (CNG) and clean diesel.

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Deutsche Post DHL and Renault aim to intensify their collaboration on the use of electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

Deutsche Post DHL has set itself a CO 2 -efficiency target that aims to improve its companywide CO 2 -efficiency by 30% by 2020 on the basis of 2007. Vehicles cover all kinds of technologies, starting from bio gas to electrification, and cover the full range of commercial transport vehicle levels.

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California Energy Commission Approves $800K in four regional grants to prepare for electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

Non-governmental organizations include the Bay Area Climate Collaborative; the EV Communities Alliance; CityCar Share, a non-profit vehicle-sharing program; Plug-in America, an electric vehicle advocate; and Bay Area Clean Cities Coalitions, promoters of electric vehicle use in fleets. 200,000 to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

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Lillian Light Is No Lightweight - The Environmental Lioness of the South Bay is Fired Up, Ready To Go!

Creative Greenius

The best we’ve ever done was in November of 2007 when we held a public forum on the ocean crisis. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement. The question is, are they taking action to really carry out that pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2012? Any reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is going to help.

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