| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 86.17 |
| Liaison | James Gordon |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2022 |
Thompson Rivers University
OP-15: Campus Fleet
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.35 / 1.00 |
Aaron
Wiebe Research Assistant Sustainability |
Total number of vehicles in the institution’s fleet:
Number of vehicles in the institution's fleet that are:
| Number of Vehicles | |
| Gasoline-only | 28 |
| Diesel-only | 8 |
| Gasoline-electric hybrid | 2 |
| Diesel-electric hybrid | 0 |
| Plug-in hybrid | 1 |
| 100 percent electric | 16 |
| Fueled with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) | 0 |
| Hydrogen fueled | 0 |
| Fueled with B20 or higher biofuel | 0 |
| Fueled with locally produced, low-level biofuel | 0 |
Do the figures reported above include leased vehicles?:
A brief description of the institution’s efforts to support alternative fuel and power technology in its motorized fleet:
In April 2021, TRU signed up with a BC Government program incentive called Go Electric Fleets, which is administered by the Fraser Basin Council. Once TRU finishes the program it will receive 50% of the cost of the program back. Through the program, TRU contracted with a company called Charge FWD.com which will conduct a study to determine a plan to transition TRU's fleet vehicles - when feasible - to electric or hybrid vehicles. The final report is expected in Fall 2022.
During the 2013-2014 school year, TRU was involved in a Electric Vehicle Suitability Assessment with 14 of its fleet vehicles. As part of the Plug-in BC program, the Fraser Basin Council and FleetCarma partnered with the TRU Sustainability Office (as well as other interested organizations in British Columbia) to determine electric vehicle suitability for their fleets.
After a three week period that assessed driving patterns, it was determined that many of the 14 vehicles were suitable to be replaced--once they came to the end of their life-cycle--with an electric vehicle. It was determined that the extra up-front retail cost would be more than offset by the long-term savings during the anticipated life span of an electric vehicle.
Results can be found here: https://www.tru.ca/__shared/assets/FleetCarma_EV_Suitability_Assessment_Results41012.pdf
Website URL where information about the institution’s motorized fleet is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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