Fred Meyer Stores, a division of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) has taken delivery recently of 11 heavy-duty trucks that run on liquefied natural gas (LNG). In total, Fred Meyer will receive 40 LNG trucks over the next several months, making Fred Meyer the first in Oregon to deploy a fleet of heavy-duty LNG trucks. […]
The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) and the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) have announced an award of project funding to UPS (NYSE: UPS), in partnership with AMP Holding Inc. (OTCQB: AMPD), to deploy 18 Workhorse E-100 All Electric Walk-In Vans with 100 kWh battery packs in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria area. The goal for this […]
Nissan, the world leader in electric vehicle sales, established a new sales record with 30,200 LEAF vehicles sold in 2014, which is the first time any plug-in has sold more than 30,000 units in a single year. “Now in its fifth model year, Nissan LEAF is more popular than ever and continues to bring new […]
BYD Motors has announced that industry veteran Macy Neshati has joined the company as Vice President of Bus Sales. Neshati’s mission in his new post is to build a sales team for BYD’s North American-built Electric Buses and Coaches. Prior to joining BYD, Neshati spent the previous 17 years as Vice President of Sales and […]
Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI), a global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and service of diesel engines and natural gas engines and related technologies, has named Tracy Embree President of the Components Group. Embree will become a member of the Cummins Leadership Team, reporting to Chief Operating Officer, Rich Freeland. Embree is currently President — Cummins […]
PACCAR Inc. has announced that Beth E. Ford has been elected to the company’s board of birectors (Nasdaq:PCAR), effective April 21, 2015. She will succeed John M. Fluke, Jr., who will retire from the Board on April 20, 2015. Ford, 50, has served since 2012 as Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officer […]
To spur development of innovative fuel cell technologies around the world, Toyota is making available 5,680 fuel-cell related patents held globally royalty free. The initiative also includes critical technologies developed for the new Toyota Mirai. The list includes approximately 1,970 patents related to fuel cell stacks, 290 associated with high-pressure hydrogen tanks, 3,350 related to […]
Nissan Motor and NASA have announced the formation of a five-year research and development partnership to advance autonomous vehicle systems and prepare for commercial application of the technology. Researchers from Nissan’s U.S. Silicon Valley Research Center and NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., will focus on autonomous drive systems, human-machine interface solutions, network-enabled […]
Drive Clean Chicago has announced that the Kinetics Hybrid, an electric hybrid system for trucks and buses, qualifies for voucher funding through the fleet-greening program. Owners and operators of class 3-7 bus and light truck fleets that run in the Chicago area can now get up to 80% of the Kinetics Hybrid cost reimbursed as […]
Local Motors has 3D printed, assembled and debuted the world’s first 3D-printed car – live from the show floor at the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Called the Strati, the vehicle is the first in a line of 3D-printed cars from Local Motors. The design was chosen in May 2014 from more than […]
