| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.39 |
| Liaison | Dianne Anderson |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
New York University
OP-14: Campus Fleet
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 2.00 |
Jeremy
Friedman Manager, Sustainability Initiatives Operations |
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None
Gasoline-electric, non-plug-in hybrid vehicles in the institution’s fleet :
1
None
Diesel-electric, non-plug-in hybrid vehicles in the institution’s fleet :
0
None
Plug-in hybrid vehicles in the institution’s fleet :
0
None
100 percent electric vehicles in the institution’s fleet :
8
None
Hydrogen fueled vehicles in the institution’s fleet :
0
None
Vehicles in the institution’s fleet that are fueled with B20 or higher biofuel for more than 6 months of the year :
0
None
Vehicles in the institution’s fleet that are fueled with E85 or higher ethanol for more than 6 months of the year :
0
None
Total number of vehicles in the institution’s fleet, including all of the above :
73
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
NYU’s central location in New York City offers access to one of the most
comprehensive public transportation systems in the world. The small university-owned vehicle fleet and contracted shuttle bus fleet supplement this extensive public infrastructure.
NYU has a very unusually low number of institution-owned vehicles for a university of its size and scale -- approximately .001 per student.
University-owned vehicles are in most cases only used lightly and locally. Eleven Public Safety vehicles and 9 Athletics Department vans are used somewhat more frequently.
The University additionally contracts with a private vendor to operate a fleet of leased shuttle buses and SafeRide vans. The current fleet includes 10 shuttle buses, 2 shuttle trolleys, and 8 SafeRide vans. All of these vehicles are used heavily over their lifespans, running on several routes in lower Manhattan.
These bus routes were reduced by 20% in 2009 to eliminate redundancies with MTA routes, reduce costs and avoid greenhouse gas emissions. A new fleet contract in 2010 includes a provision to replace the 10 shuttle buses, 1 per year, with substantially higher-efficiency hybrid-electric buses.
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