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Stores Rewarding Hybrid Drivers With Choice Parking Spaces

Wheelchair users and others with limited mobility have long had access to prime parking spaces. Then expectant mothers got their own special spots. Now some stores are setting aside coveted parking close to the door for fuel-efficient hybrids.
Ikea has designated hybrid-only spaces across the U.S., including one at its Houston store on the Katy Freeway. [...]

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Red Bull Takes Delivery of Hybrid Delivery Trucks

Red Bull is one of the latest companies to take delivery of hybrid trucks, according to Navistar, which delivered four International DuraStar delivery trucks to the company earlier this week.
They are the first hybrid trucks to be integrated into Red Bull’s fleet. The hybrid-electric trucks are expected to provide fuel savings of 30-40%, Navistar said [...]

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Rental Car Companies Increase Hybrid Vehicle Inventory

According to Hybrid Rental Car, there’s a lot more people asking to rent a hybrid car. Major rental car companies are responding. Many are increasing their inventory of hybrid rental cars and touting the car’s environmentally friendly features.
With gas still over four dollars a gallon, renting a hybrid over an SUVs or other gas guzzler [...]

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Warner Brothers Burbank Studio Adds 23 Toyota Priuses To Its Fleet

With their studio fleet buzzing around the city to deliver contracts and scripts throughout the day, Warner Bros. staff sought out a way to cut down on the vehicles’ pollution.
A month ago, and after dissatisfaction with existing hybrids on the lot, 23 Toyota Priuses were added to the studio’s courier fleet.
“We had invested in Ford [...]

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Hybrid Trucks For Napa Wine Company

A Napa wine trucking company backed by wine mogul Jess Jackson took delivery Tuesday of two first-of-their-kind hybrid trucks expected to substantially reduce emissions and diesel fuel use.
VinLux Fine Wine Transport, a joint venture between the Jackson Family Wines and Biagi Brothers wine trucking company, said it expects its two new Peterbilt hybrids to be [...]

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