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Large & Recharged: Top Electric Fleets

Electric and hybrid vehicles have found a home in several of the country’s largest commercial fleet operations.

Grace Suizo
Grace SuizoFormer Senior Editor
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July 9, 2013
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From plug-in hybrids to extended range and full electric, today’s electric-powered vehicle options come in many more shapes and sizes than in the past. Although using electrified vehicles may not be at the top of the list for everyone seeking greener operations, these vehicles have proven their value to several of the largest commercial fleets in the country.

Green Fleet has identified the top electric fleets, based on hybrid and electric vehicle counts. Hybrid units are still proving more popular than all-electrics, but a number of fleets have added the latter to their operations. Fleets that made the list reported at least one pure electric vehicle in their operations. Rankings are based on total combined hybrid-electric and all-electric vehicles. See the chart on the next page to find out who’s leading the “charge.”

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Top 15 Electric Fleets

Company

Total Electric Vehicles

Hybrid-Electric*

Pure Electric

GE

4,274

N/A

N/A

AT&T

2,082

2,079

3

PG&E

1,379

1,300

79

Verizon

1,277

1,267

10

Coca-Cola Refreshments

779

768

11

Johnson Controls

693

673

20

Pepsi/Frito-Lay

544

263

281

Florida Power & Light

541

505

36

FedEx Express

515

347

168

UPS

413

380

33

Cox Enterprises

194

192

2

Duke Energy Corp.

154

109

45

DHL Express

80

50

30

Staples

58

0

58

Merck & Co.

41

10

31

*includes plug-in and extended range




Source: Automotive Fleet Research Dept.

GE tops the list of electric fleets with more than 4,200 hybrid-electric and all-electric vehicles in its fleet. The company did not provide a breakdown, but has been operating Chevrolet Volts since 2011 and just recently purchased more than 2,000 Ford C-MAX Energi vehicles (see page 32 for more on the newest additions).

Top 10 Hybrid/Electric Fleet Vehicles in 2012 Based on 2011-CY Registrations

Make/Model

Commercial

Government

Total

Ford Escape Hybrid

3,972

2,110

6,082

Ford Fusion Hybrid

3,424

2,348

5,772

Toyota Prius

2,524

563

3,087

Toyota Camry Hybrid

700

166

866

Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid

612

164

776

Chevrolet Volt

471

104

575

Nissan LEAF

249

153

402

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321

0

321

Honda Civic Hybrid

208

93

301

Nissan Altima Hybrid

157

128

285

Source: R.L. Polk

Based on 2011-CY vehicle registrations, the most popular electrified models were the Ford Escape Hybrid and Ford Fusion Hybrid. 

Originally posted on Automotive Fleet

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