UPS just announced it has ordered 200 hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) - the largest commercial order of such trucks by any company - in addition to another 300 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for its U.S. delivery fleet. The purchase of the 500 additional vehicles means the UPS alternative fuel fleet - already the largest such private fleet in the United States - will grow 30 percent from 1,718 to 2,218 low-carbon vehicles. With the recent rise in fuel costs, UPS has a huge incentive to cut consumption.
Houston was one of the four cities (along with Atlanta, Dallas and Phoenix) included in the initial testing of 50 HEVs that began in May 2007.
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