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FedEx Express closes in on goal of 20% improvement in vehicle fleet fuel efficiency years ahead of schedule

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announced that its vehicle fleet was 16.6% The company has a goal of making the vehicle fleet 20% more efficient by 2020. Among the company’s initiatives to improve fuel economy are: Upcoming addition of 87 all-electric trucks to its green fleet bringing the all-electric vehicle count to 130. pick-up and delivery fleet.

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UPS cargo eBike pilot in Seattle

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UPS and the University of Washington Urban Freight Lab will evaluate the cargo eBike’s reliability, design and integration into Seattle’s infrastructure over the next year. In Washington, UPS uses 10 electric and hybrid electric vehicles. The cargo eBike is part of a broader UPS strategy to continue to electrify its delivery fleet.

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Hertz Italy Launches smart fortwo Electric Vehicle in Rome for Italo-NTV train customers

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Hertz is the first car-rental company to deploy EVs and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric) on three continents—in the US (available to the public in New York, Washington, DC and San Francisco); the UK (London) and now Italy in Europe; and China (Shenzhen).

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Hertz participating in Plugless Power’s pilot program for wireless EV charging

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Hertz has deployed EVs and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric) in the US (available to the public in New York, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco); the UK (available in London); and China (available in Shanghai). Installation at Hertz’s corporate headquarters will be completed in February 2012.

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Hertz on Demand and IBM partner on smart charging pilot

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Hertz On Demand in Germany will supply electric vehicles to the car share fleet used by IBM employees to drive between Stuttgart Airport and the company’s campus in Ehningen, about 30 km (18.6 available to the public in New York, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco); the UK (London); and China (Shenzhen). miles) away.

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BAE Systems reports more than 3,500 HybriDrive series hybrid systems delivered or ordered worldwide

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Buses powered by HybriDrive currently transport nearly two million passengers a day in cities across North America and the UK including Houston, London, Manchester, New York, Ottawa, Oxford, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and others. has selected BAE Systems’ HybriDrive to power its new fleet of Gillig Low Floor hybrid buses.

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British Airways Partnering With Solena on Renewable Jet Fuel Plant; F-T Biojet Use Targeted for 2014

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British Airways, in partnership with the Solena Group , will establish Europe’s first plant for sustainable jet-fuel and plans to use the low-carbon fuel to power part of its fleet from 2014. a bioenergy and biofuels company based in Washington DC. —The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. Click to enlarge.

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