If you get pulled over for speeding in Holly Springs, Ga., you may notice a new addendum to your ticket: a $12 fuel surcharge. In June, the city council mandated this extra fee as a way to offset surging gas costs that, in the first five [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.
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