Jeff Stephens
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Roughly one year ago, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, along with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, announced a nine-step policy plan for transforming the Bay Area into the “Electric Vehicle Capital of the U.S.” Where do we stand with the officially named Bay Area EV Corridor [...]
With a projected net loss of $7 billion for fiscal year 2009, the Postal Service needs to find ways to cut costs. While the Postmaster General’s request to cut Saturday delivery will save $3.5 billion, it’s not nearly enough. Electrification of delivery vehicles is one area that holds promise as it could deliver savings of [...]
Hybrid truck manufacturers and suppliers wrapped up a 3-day conference in Atlanta on Thursday. The Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) showed off the latest medium- and heavy-duty hybrid-electric, hybrid-hydraulic, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles for commercial and military use. Governor Sonny Perdue even declared this past week Hybrid Truck Week in the state of Georgia.
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