Although The Green Motorist is primarily a passenger vehicle blog, I like to report about commercial alternative vehicle news from time to time.  GreenBiz.com and Automotive Fleet Magazine have ranked the top 10 largest U.S. alternative fuel fleets.

1. Enterprise 7,000
2. Schwan’s 5,800
3. U.S. Postal Service 4,448
4. Waste Management 2,305
5. Pacific Gas & Electric 2,102
6. Johnson & Johnson 2,091
7. Commonwealth Edison 1,918
8. Consolidated Edison 1,752
9. Ferrellgas 1,600-2,100
10. Florida Power & Light 1,285

ComEd published a press release with details about their alternative fuel fleet:

The ComEd green fleet currently comprises:
— 1,774 trucks that use biodiesel fuel (20% soybean oil, 80% diesel)
— 250 E85 flex-fuel vehicles that use ethanol
— 91 hybrid Ford Escape SUVs
— 40 Prius hybrids
— 10 Prius Plug-in hybrid electrical vehicles (PHEV)
— 2 biodiesel-electric hybrid bucket truck
— 1 liquid petroleum gas (LPG) bucket truck

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