posts tagged with Electric

Having An “i” To The Future

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The “i’s” have it

 Well, i took the personal plunge recently. i bought a plug-in electric vehicle for my own personal use. And, my family’s. One that runs only on electrons. One that runs my errands. Around town. Around traffic. To and fro. Everyday.

The Wheels on the Trucks

The wheels on the bus go round and round
…….. round and round
…….. round and round

The human awe, fascination and the need for the wheel are deeply reflected in the playful songs and rhymes about the wheel. Being that my youngest child is 4 years old, my memory on most childhood rhymes has been recently refreshed (at times to my annoyance).

As we travel in planes, trains, and automobiles, we also create the need for goods movement and logistics. Until Scotty figures out the most efficient way to beam Captain Kirk up, the wheel is going to be...

We must electrify the transport sector

IMG_9848.jpg It is tempting to say that the headlines about rising fuel prices, Libya and other events in the Middle East will be a wake-up call to the dangers of oil dependence. But such calls have been repeated for almost 40 years, and yet the vulnerability – both in the US and across the globe – remains.

Our mobile economy remains defenseless against oil-price shocks and supply interruptions. In the US, transport accounts for 70 per cent of petroleum consumed. 97 per cent of transport fuel in the US is derived from oil, and there are no plausible substitutes. When prices go up, there are only two choices: drive less or pay more. If supplies are disrupted for any reason, the choices are even worse. This must change.

"Green" stars help guide FedEx to #8 ranking on 2011 Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies list

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FedEx is proud to be ranked #8 on the 2011 FORTUNE World's Most Admired Companies list!

This is a reflection of the outstanding work fo our over 285,000 global team members.

one of our fantastic team members' environmental sustainability efforts: “Crunching data to save fuel” -- Keshav Sondhi, the Chief Engineer for the FedEx Electric Vehicle Program.