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High Gas Hitting City Fleets

By Michael Moreci

If you get pulled over for speeding in Holly Springs, Ga., you may notice a new addendum to your ticket: a $12 fuel surcharge. This… return to article

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    I am not sure how hybrid plug-ins are going to help the police fleet.  I would think that different shifts use them same vehicles, not leaving a lot of time for the plug-in.  In addition, won’t the high energy use of the computer system negate limit the savings for this part of the fleet.

    I do think it will be a great solution for more traditional parts of fleets, those that use a vehicle for one normal length shift with much time out of the car, not cruising the streets.

    United States Posted by chaoslegs on Sep 24, 2008 at 1:43 PM
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