Thought the Prez was just kidding about those alternative fuel initiatives? Reconsider. Just hours after stating that america government fleet will be one hundred pc alternative fuel, hybrid, or electric vehicles by 2015, Obama has announced the National Clean Fleets Partnership, an initiative of the dept’s Clean Cities program. It’s a slightly unique public-private partnership, and it’ll be assisting large companies to “reduce diesel and gasoline use of their fleets by incorporating electric vehicles, alternative fuels, and fuel-saving measures into their operations.” A handful of Charter members have made themselves known, with AT&T, Verizon, FedEx, Pepsi-Co and UPS all committed to deploying over 20,000 advanced technology vehicles inside the future years — an effort that are supposed to save over seven million gallons of fuel per year. Ma Bell chiefly could be replacing over 15,000 rides with 7,000 hybrids and eight,000 compressed natural gas vehicles in the course of the next decade, while Verizon looks to take advantage of a raft of cars (er, vans) that rely upon biodiesel and ethanol. Even if this kind of program ends up in the installation of more EV charging stations continues to be seen, but when it’s ok for Brown, surely it’ll be more than enough to your future Tesla . Vid’s after the break, kiddos.
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