• Video: Frito-Lay's battery-electric decision

    Mike O’Connell, director of fleet capability, talks about Frito-Lay’s decision to roll out Smith Newton plug-in battery-electric powered trucks.
    Sept. 8, 2010

    Mike O’Connell, director of fleet capability, talks about Frito-Lay’s decision to roll out Smith Newton plug-in battery-electric powered trucks.

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