Wednesday, May 14, 2008

UPS Places Largest Hybrid Truck Order

On May 13th UPS placed the largest ever order on 200 hybrid electric vehicles. This has been the largest order yet of such a truck by a big company. They also ordered 300 Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV) for the U.S. Fleet.

UPS has been working with alternative fuel research to help mitigate climate change risks. These fleets operate not only in the U.S., but also in Germany, France, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the UK.

Currently UPS is the industry leader in alternative fuel vehicles.