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Earlier this month, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America announced the addition of ten new trucks to its growing all-electric fleet – a move that pushes the company closer to its goal of becoming the most fuel-efficient commercial fleet in the country.

Frito-Lay is working with Smith Electric Vehicles, the nation’s top manufacturer of battery-electric commercial trucks and a leader in the development of commercial electric trucks designed to operate at peak effectiveness in urban environments. All told, Frito-Lay says it plans to deploy 176 all-electric vehicles in the US and Canada this year.

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By the end of 2011, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division will have the largest fleet of commercial all-electric trucks in North America.

Frito-Lay will be rolling out five new electric trucks in New York City this month. 21 more will be deployed this year. After that, an additional 150 will join the fleet next year.

The trucks, designed by Smith Electric Vehicles, generate zero tailpipe emissions and operate for up to 100 miles on a single charge. Smith Electric is a leader in the development of commercial electric trucks designed to operate at peak effectiveness in urban environments, and the company produces the Newton, which is the only all-electric commercial truck on the market. (more…)

Slowly, but surely, sustainable packaging is becoming more and more mainstream. In fact, within the last few weeks, two major food brands –Fisher, owned by John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., and Frito-Lay, the convenient foods business unit of PepsiCo — launched green packaging initiatives for some of their most popular products. Both companies announced commitments to green packaging as part of comprehensive strategies to create sustainable supply chains, and both are reaching out to consumers with general education and PR campaigns to promote their packaging improvements.

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