BREMERTON, WA - The report noted that although Bremerton’s Equipment Services Division administers the City’s fuel contract and handles billing, it doesn’t have the authority or responsibility to monitor or analyze fuel use and purchases.
Read More →OLYMPIA, WA - The Washington State Department of Ecology is providing $250,000 to install exhaust emission controls on 83 vehicles, plus $390,000 for idle-reduction technology for 40 vehicle engines.
Read More →OLYMPIA, WA – Municipalities in Washington State, and the State’s highway patrol, are in the process of choosing police vehicles for their fleets, according to an article in The Herald.
Read More →TACOMA, WA – Pierce County has implemented policies for driving, maintaining, and purchasing vehicles that applies to all vehicles and equipment owned or leased by the county.
Read More →KELSO, WA – Cowlitz County, Wash., is using its integrated Web-based vehicle reservation system as part of a new car sharing program.
Read More →BELLEVUE, WA - The City of Bellevue, Wash. plans to convert one-third of its fleet of 345 light-duty vehicles (out of a total fleet of 1,119 vehicles) to hybrids by the end of 2011.
Read More →WASHINGTON, NC - Washington has implemented a green-fleets policy to help combat rising fuel costs.
Read More →SEATTLE - Washington has become the first state in the nation to pass a law to phase out the use of copper in brake pads. The move could eventually make copper-free pads the industry standard in the U.S., according to the Associated Press.
Read More →WASHINGTON – With gas prices climbing toward $5 per gallon nationwide, energy efficiency is all the rage these days. But some government employees just aren’t conserving enough.
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