Happy Holidays from Green Finds. We'll be back next week, starting January 3, 2007 with your daily dose of a Green lifestyle. Here's one final find during this time of year when UPS, Fed Ex and the USPS are working overtime!
Did you know that UPS has a Green Fleet? I just found out. UPS's fleet of alternative fuel trucks recently hit a major milestone, surpassing more than 100 million miles in delivering packages. UPS started the Green Fleet in 2000.
UPS has invested more than $15 million in its alternative fuel fleet, which is currently operating hydrogen fuel cell, liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas, electric and propane-powered trucks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, France, Germany and Brazil.
UPS was the first company in the U.S. to deploy hydrogen fuel cell technology in a commercial fleet UPS also recently announced it will add 50 hybrid electric vehicles to its fleet over the next year. These electric hybrids will feature third-generation technology and are expected to deliver a 35 percent improvement in fuel economy over the vehicles being replaced. In addition, UPS will add 4,100 low emission vehicles in 2006 to the more than 8,000 such vehicles already in its fleet. That’s some great news!