| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.39 |
| Liaison | Weston Dripps |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Amherst College
OP-15: Campus Fleet
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.14 / 1.00 |
Laura
Draucker Director of Sustainability Office of Environmental Sustainability |
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Total number of vehicles (e.g. cars, carts, trucks, tractors, buses, electric assist cycles) in the institution’s fleet:
70
Number of vehicles in the institution's fleet that are:
| Number of Vehicles | |
| Gasoline-electric, non-plug-in hybrid | 6 |
| Diesel-electric, non-plug-in hybrid | 0 |
| Plug-in hybrid | 0 |
| 100 percent electric | 1 |
| Fueled with compressed natural gas (CNG) | 0 |
| Hydrogen fueled | 0 |
| Fueled with B20 or higher biofuel for more than 4 months of the year | 3 |
| Fueled with locally produced, low-level (e.g. B5) biofuel for more than 4 months of the year | 0 |
Do the figures reported above include leased vehicles?:
No
Optional Fields
Since 2000, the College has systematically upgraded and converted all of its heavy trucks, grounds equipment and delivery trucks to fuel-efficient diesel vehicles. In order to further reduce the College’s carbon footprint, all diesel vehicles run on biodiesel fuel. In order to promote community-oriented policing, the Amherst College Police Department uses scooters and bicycles in lieu of police cruisers. The Amherst College vehicle fleet has been designed with fuel-efficiency in mind. While at one time the fleet consisted entirely of 12-passenger vans, the fleet is now composed of 7-passenger mini-vans and hybrid vehicles. The seven-passenger vans were selected because they offer superior fuel economy and are more suited to transporting smaller groups of students.
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