--- title: Fleet Management Blog | Green Your Fleet description: Green Your Fleet | Our blog has articles covering topics such as driver safety, automotive news, and greening your fleet. --- [![logo.jpg](https://blog.fleetservices.com/hs-fs/file-402327851-jpg/images/logo.jpg?width=405&height=81&name=logo.jpg "logo.jpg")](https://www.fleetservices.com/) ![fleet-caritas-blog.png](https://blog.fleetservices.com/hs-fs/file-2666316338-jpg/images/caritas-blog-home.jpg?width=1920&name=caritas-blog-home.jpg "fleet-caritas-blog.png") ### Fleet Management Blog ### Filter by Topic - [Fleet Management Best Practices (23)](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/fleet-management-best-practices) - [Driver Safety Tips (15)](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/driver-safety-tips) - [Green Your Fleet (12)](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/green-your-fleet) - [Auto Industry Updates (11)](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/auto-industry-updates) - [Client Mission Stories (8)](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/client-mission-stories) [ Subscribe to our newsletter! ](https://info.fleetservices.com/subscribe-to-lets-drive) ## [The all-new 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV is both affordable and pragmatic](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/2024-chevrolet-equinox-ev) Posted by [Kyle Forbush](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/author/kyle-forbush) on Sep 4, 2024 12:43:39 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Courtesy of amx566 via Flickr](https://blog.fleetservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/52954751529_55bdb959ed_o.jpg?width=3621&height=2677&name=52954751529_55bdb959ed_o.jpg) If you watched the 2024 Paris Olympics from somewhere within the U.S. this summer, you may have noticed a brand-new, recurring [commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utHefr1WpoY) advertising the latest in Chevrolet’s lineup of electric vehicles (EV’s), the [2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV](https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/equinox-ev). An eco-friendly reimagining of the fourth-generation Chevrolet Equinox, this new EV has finally hit the market, after reports from as far back as 2023 anticipated its release to be sometime in “mid-2024.” Now the long-awaited vehicle has officially landed for sale across the country. And it’s not only “green,” i.e. good for the planet; its base model is nearly as affordable as an average sedan, such as the Toyota Corolla, and it has a practical interior that sets it apart from other crossover SUV’s. Each fresh-off-the-line model boasts a level of comfort to assuage those who are used to full-sized vehicles. Perhaps most importantly, every model comes readily equipped with an impressive array of cutting-edge safety features. [Read More](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/2024-chevrolet-equinox-ev) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/2024-chevrolet-equinox-ev#comments-listing) Topics: [Green Your Fleet](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/green-your-fleet), [Auto Industry Updates](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/auto-industry-updates) ## [How to measure the carbon footprint of your vehicle fleet](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/measure-carbon-footprint) Posted by [Kyle Forbush](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/author/kyle-forbush) on Jan 16, 2024 3:58:54 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Carbon Footprint Article Header Image ](https://blog.fleetservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Carbon%20Footprint%20Article%20Header%20Image%20.png?width=707&height=236&name=Carbon%20Footprint%20Article%20Header%20Image%20.png) [NASA reported on August 14](https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-clocks-july-2023-as-hottest-month-on-record-ever-since-1880) that July 2023 was the hottest month globally in their records. The report is yet another reminder of the international climate emergency that looms over all of our human activities. On the heels of this report, among others, have been calls for individuals to keep track of and work to reduce or offset their carbon footprint. While individual consumers are not wholly responsible for the climate crisis, everyone does have a carbon footprint. [Read More](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/measure-carbon-footprint) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/measure-carbon-footprint#comments-listing) Topics: [Green Your Fleet](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/green-your-fleet), [Fleet Management Best Practices](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/fleet-management-best-practices) ## [EV Charging On-The-Go](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/ev-charging-on-the-go) Posted by [Kyle Forbush](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/author/kyle-forbush) on Aug 9, 2023 4:42:18 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![An electric vehicle charging](https://blog.fleetservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EV%20Charging%20On%20the%20Go%20Lead.jpg?width=6720&height=2240&name=EV%20Charging%20On%20the%20Go%20Lead.jpg) Battery-powered electric cars, otherwise known as electric vehicles or EV’s, are becoming ever more common on U.S. roads and highways. [According to J.D. Power, sales of EV’s rose from 3.2% [of the auto market] in 2021 to 5.8% in 2022](https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/electric-vehicle-trends-for-2023), a two-thirds increase that is only expected to continue as more vehicle body types and public charging stations become available.   [Read More](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/ev-charging-on-the-go) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/ev-charging-on-the-go#comments-listing) Topics: [Green Your Fleet](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/green-your-fleet) ## [Receive a complimentary Carbon Footprint Report for your fleet!](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/carbon-footprint-report) Posted by [Kyle Forbush](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/author/kyle-forbush) on Mar 8, 2023 6:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Carbon Footprint Blog Graphic-1](https://blog.fleetservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Carbon%20Footprint%20Blog%20Graphic-1.png?width=1000&height=300&name=Carbon%20Footprint%20Blog%20Graphic-1.png) What is a carbon footprint? Everything we do requires some output of energy. Every time you switch on a light, access the Internet, or, in the case of fleets, every time you or your driver start up a car -- you are using energy. When going about our daily lives constantly using energy, greenhouse gases are released. The sum of your greenhouse gas output over the course of a year is your carbon footprint. It varies individual to individual, but everyone has one. [Read More](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/carbon-footprint-report) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/carbon-footprint-report#comments-listing) Topics: [Green Your Fleet](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/green-your-fleet), [Fleet Management Best Practices](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/fleet-management-best-practices) ## [Laudato Si’ Action Platform Pledge: Caritas' new guide will help reduce your community's CO₂ footprint](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/a-guide-to-green-fleet-policies-ebook-blog) Posted by [Kyle Forbush](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/author/kyle-forbush) on Feb 15, 2023 3:17:39 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Laudato Si Action Platform](https://blog.fleetservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Laudato%20Si%20Action%20Platform.png?width=239&height=101&name=Laudato%20Si%20Action%20Platform.png)Here are several indisputable facts: - The Earth rotates on an axis around the Sun - Water is wet - The globe is warming at an unprecendented rate, causing a myriad of issues from global ice caps melting to rampant wildfires in Australia and the U.S. The statements above are scientific facts. According to Climate.gov, "...the combined land and ocean temperature has increased at an average rate of 0.14 degrees Fahrenheit (0.08 degrees Celsius) per decade since 1880; however, the average rate of increase since 1981 (0.18°C / 0.32°F) has been more than twice that rate."¹ [Read More](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/a-guide-to-green-fleet-policies-ebook-blog) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/a-guide-to-green-fleet-policies-ebook-blog#comments-listing) Topics: [Green Your Fleet](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/green-your-fleet), [Fleet Management Best Practices](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/fleet-management-best-practices) ## [Caritas Goes Green!](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/caritas-goes-green) Posted by [Genevieve Morlino Steigerwald](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/author/genevieve-morlino-steigerwald) on Mar 12, 2022 7:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Caritas Goes Green Lets Drive](https://blog.fleetservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Caritas%20Goes%20Green%20Lets%20Drive.png?width=250&name=Caritas%20Goes%20Green%20Lets%20Drive.png)God created us to know Him, love Him and serve Him in this life, so that we can be with Him in Eternity – and He created this beautiful home for us in which to do this! Everywhere we look in nature, we can see the beauty and perfection of God’s designs. As the Psalmist says, “*The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork*” (Psalm 19:1). What a wonderful place to journey through as we make our way towards Heaven! [Read More](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/caritas-goes-green) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/caritas-goes-green#comments-listing) Topics: [Green Your Fleet](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/green-your-fleet) ## [GM announces updated carbon-neutral plan](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/gm-announces-updated-carbon-neutral-plan) Posted by [Kyle Forbush](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/author/kyle-forbush) on Apr 5, 2021 2:47:30 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) General Motors recently announced a new and updated plan to eliminate carbon emissions from their vehicles and factories. GM's goal and promise is to reach carbon neutrality--meaning ZERO carbon emissions from their vehicles AND their assembly process--by 2040. GM also committed to the rollout of new, zero-emission light duty vehicles by 2035.  [Read More](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/gm-announces-updated-carbon-neutral-plan) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/gm-announces-updated-carbon-neutral-plan#comments-listing) Topics: [Green Your Fleet](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/green-your-fleet), [Auto Industry Updates](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/auto-industry-updates) ## [Learn How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/maintenance/3-ways-to-reduce-your-carbon-footprint-0-0) Posted by [Kyle Forbush](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/author/kyle-forbush) on Dec 7, 2020 2:57:48 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Carpool1](https://blog.fleetservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Carpool1.jpg?width=324&name=Carpool1.jpg) Traffic jams and the dreaded morning and evening rush hour are a commuter's headache! The stop and go traffic creates a number of problems, which include the wearing down of vehicle parts due to constant use, fuel and time consumption, and an increase in carbon emissions. The United States Environmental Protection Agency's latest report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions states that 28% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions were the result of transportation."  These numbers will increase as society continues to depend on fossil fuels, unless we make the decision to change our ways.  Individual drivers and fleet managers should all consider ways to reduce our carbon footprint.  We've come up with 3 helpful tips to start today. [Read More](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/maintenance/3-ways-to-reduce-your-carbon-footprint-0-0) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/maintenance/3-ways-to-reduce-your-carbon-footprint-0-0#comments-listing) Topics: [Green Your Fleet](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/green-your-fleet) ## [How To Drive Green](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/drive-green) Posted by [Kyle Forbush](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/author/kyle-forbush) on Nov 18, 2020 10:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Eco-Friendly-Driver-Car](https://blog.fleetservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Eco-Friendly-Driver-Car.jpg?width=2000&name=Eco-Friendly-Driver-Car.jpg) What can the driver of a vehicle do to reduce the environmental impact of their daily commute? Cars with gas-powered engines, which is still most cars on the road today, emit harmful greenhouse gases (GHG’s) into Earth's atmosphere via their tailpipes. According to a leading organization on climate change, the Union of Concerned Scientists, "...collectively, cars and trucks account for nearly one-fifth of all US emissions, emitting around 24 pounds of carbon dioxide and other global-warming gases for every gallon of gas [consumed]." [Read More](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/drive-green) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/drive-green#comments-listing) Topics: [Green Your Fleet](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/green-your-fleet), [Fleet Management Best Practices](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/fleet-management-best-practices) ## [What are the different types of electric vehicles?](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/electric-vehicles) Posted by [Kyle Forbush](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/author/kyle-forbush) on Nov 14, 2019 9:30:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![alternative-auto-automobile-battery-110844](https://blog.fleetservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/alternative-auto-automobile-battery-110844.jpg?width=350&name=alternative-auto-automobile-battery-110844.jpg)The number of electric vehicles (EV's) on the road is continuing to rise from about 1 million at the end of 2018 [to a projected 18.7 million by 2030](https://www.eei.org/resourcesandmedia/newsroom/Pages/Press%20Releases/EEI%20Celebrates%201%20Million%20Electric%20Vehicles%20on%20U-S-%20Roads.aspx). Concurrently, fleet management organizations are promoting the incorporation of EV's into their clients' fleets more than ever before. So what should you know about vehicles that run on electricity?  [Read More](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/electric-vehicles) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/electric-vehicles#comments-listing) Topics: [Green Your Fleet](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/green-your-fleet), [Auto Industry Updates](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/auto-industry-updates) [All posts](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/all) [Next](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas-vehicle-services-fleet-management-blog/topic/green-your-fleet/page/2) [ Subscribe to our newsletter! ](https://info.fleetservices.com/lets-drive) [Acquisition & Remarketing **](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas/acquisition-remarketing) [** Fleet Maintenance ](https://blog.fleetservices.com/caritas/maintenance) ## Contact Us -  **(414) 771-7030** -  **7400 West National Avenue**  **Milwaukee, WI 53214** -  [info@fleetservices.com](mailto:info@fleetservices.com) ### Follow Us CARITAS Vehicle Services[![cfc_logo_vertical__original_full](https://blog.fleetservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CARITAS_For_Children_Site_Page_Photos/cfc_logo_vertical__original_full.jpg?width=64&name=cfc_logo_vertical__original_full.jpg)](https://www.fleetservices.com/caritas-for-children-page) helps to make CARITAS For Children possible