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  • Frito-Lay/PepsiCo Cashes in On Electric Truck Subsidies

    12/08/2011 11:22:56 AM PST · by jazusamo · 10 replies
    National Legal & Policy Center ^ | Devember 8, 2011 | Paul Chesser
    Last week Frito-Lay, the $12 billion snack foods division of PepsiCo, boasted it would add 10 all-electric delivery trucks in Orlando, Fla. , as part of its plan to deploy 176 such vehicles in the U.S. and Canada by the end of year. As is custom with corporate announcements that proclaim their eco-accomplishments, so as to pacify persistent climate alarmists , Frito-Lay said the vehicles would emit “zero” pollutants from tailpipes and release 75 percent fewer greenhouse gases than diesel. The ETs (electric trucks) can allegedly run 100 miles on a single charge, and Frito-Lay says the groundbreaking new...