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Chris Brown

Associate Publisher

As associate publisher of Automotive Fleet, Auto Rental News, and Fleet Forward, Chris Brown covers all aspects of fleets, transportation, and mobility. Chris produces and emcees the annual International Car Rental Show, the largest event serving the auto rental industry worldwide. Chris also created and produces the Fleet Forward Conference along with regional Tour stops, the Fleet Safety Conference, and DeliveryCon, for the last-mile delivery fleet market. 

Chris has won publishing awards for editorial excellence including a Jesse H. Neal Award, three Folio: Eddie Awards, and three Maggie Awards. As an internationally recognized expert on fleets, auto rental and mobility, Chris has spoken at industry events in the U.S., Brazil, Ireland, and China. He has appeared on Good Morning America and has been sourced and quoted in national media such as Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and National Public Radio.

Newsby Chris BrownSeptember 27, 2020

XL Fleet Is Going Public: What Does it Mean for Fleets?

The infusion of $350 million will accelerate development of fully electric options and a move into Classes 7 and 8.

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Newsby Chris BrownSeptember 23, 2020

Gov. Newsom Issues Order to Ban New Gas Car Sales in Calif. by 2035

The order requires all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission in 15 years, though it would not prevent Californians from owning gasoline-powered cars or selling them on the used car market.

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Articlesby Chris BrownAugust 5, 2020

Kyte: Disrupting the Car Rental Model at the Right Time

This startup car rental platform has grown 20% to 40% month-on-month since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic with partners’ fleets and an app-based delivery model.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJuly 31, 2020

Lordstown Motors Unveils All-Electric Pickup for Fleets

Preorders from commercial and fleet customers for the all-electric Endurance pickup exceed the company’s production capacity of 20,000 units for 2021.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJuly 27, 2020

Fleet Electrification: Level 2 or DC Fast Charging?

While the future of electrification infrastructure is DC fast charging, some fleets may never need it. James Kennedy of Tritium explains the decision process.

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Newsby Chris BrownJune 26, 2020

Lordstown’s Electric Endurance: A Truck for the Working Class

While the Endurance launch event offered more big-picture proclamations than actual truck specs, Lordstown CEO Steve Burns pointed out one reason why an all-electric pickup will be so tantalizing for fleets.

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Newsby Chris BrownJune 25, 2020

Lordstown Motors Has Sold Out First-Year Production

Lordstown Motor Corp.’s CEO Steve Burns said preorders from commercial and fleet customers for the all-electric Endurance pickup exceed the company’s production capacity of 20,000 units for 2021.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJune 9, 2020

Planning for Fleet Electrification through a Distributed Charging Network

“Everyone comes into fleet electrification talking about hardware, and they leave talking about software workflow and project management,” says Michael Hughes of ChargePoint.

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Articlesby Chris BrownMarch 9, 2020

How Work Trucks Are Meeting the e-Commerce Surge

The 2020 Work Truck Show showcased a convergence of technologies driven by environmental conditions, regulations, and the needs of package delivery drivers, who enter and exit their vehicles hundreds of times in a day.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJanuary 23, 2020

How a Fleet Operator Builds an Electric Truck

XOS cofounders Dakota Semler and Gio Sordoni share their fleet origin story, the company’s purpose-built battery tech, and the right applications for truck electrification today.

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