A big-name grocery chain has committed to biodiesel across its fleet, a Paccar unit has committed to factory production of LNG tractors, three Daimler truck brands are touting hybrid drives and CNG delivery trucks.

The U.S. arm of a 28,000-employee Chinese OEM vows to deliver CNG-fueled transit buses that cost no more to buy than conventional diesels. A U.S. firm is powering buses from the same supplier in Guangzhou. A U.S. drivetrain developer says its e-drive shipments in 2007 were tenfold those of 2006. A U.S. OEM teams with an innovative cellulosic ethanol outfit, and sets an engineering unit for electric vehicles. A lithium battery providers link with a vehicle developer.

Fleet-leasing firms are weighing into the clean vehicles arena in a big way. We deliver a rundown on a big name firm. Lots of key meetings news too. Biomethane.

It's all in the January 28 issue of Fleets & Fuels. Fleets & Fuels readers have theirs.

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