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These days, to my delight (and, I hope, yours), big companies are battling over which one is more sustainable. I'm sure Michael Dell wasn't happy to read that Hewlett Packard landed atop Newsweek's new sustainability rankings of the S&P 500 companies, even though Dell was right behind at No. 2. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo monitor each other's environmental initiatives nearly as closely as they vie for shelf space at Wal-Mart, which, not coincidentally, keeps an eye on the greening of all of its suppliers.

Now UPS and FedEx, longtime and intense rivals, are going at it.

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FedEx is announcing today that it has converted 92 of its trucks to diesel-electric hybrids (using lithium-ion batteries), bringing the total number of hybrids the company has to 264. There are a few reasons why these conversions are noteworthy. First, despite a bigger and more powerful engine (going from a 5.9L 175 HP diesel engine to a 6.7L 200 HP one), the converted trucks show an improvement of 44% in fuel economy, a decrease in particulate matter (PM) emissions of 96% (!), and a reduction of NOx emissions by 75%

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This video includes remarks for FedEx CEO Fred Smith, who, among other things he discusses, mentions he will issue an RFP for plug-in fleet vehicles for FedEx.

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