Illinois Green Fleets are Adding Up,
15 New Members Brings Total to 40
The Illinois EPA welcomes the addition of 15 new green fleets to the
Illinois Green Fleets Program. These organizations were recognized on
June 9 at an awards ceremony at the Le Meridien Hotel in Chicago. Several
of these fleets have been implementing clean fuels and vehicles for several
months or years, and have achieved the status of a designated "green
fleet." Below is a brief summary of each new green fleet.
- Chicago Dept. of Aviation:
32 natural gas vehicles operating at O'Hare Airport.
- Chicago Dept. of Fleet Management: 31 natural
gas and 80 E-85 vehicles to date with several more on order.
- Commonwealth Edison: 85propane vehicles, 347
E-85 vehicles, and 1757 trucks and off-road equipment units that run
on 20 percent biodiesel.
- City of Darien: 47 trucks that run on 20 percent
biodiesel; shares its biodiesel fuel with three local school districts
and two area fire departments.
- City of Evanston, Northwestern Univ., and Village
of Skokie: Evanston hosts the natural gas site for all three fleets
and has 1 E-85 and 2 propane vehicles, and uses 20 percent biodiesel
in 175 trucks; Northwestern has 4 natural gas and 11 E-85 vehicles;
Skokie has 7 natural gas vehicles and 50 trucks that run on 20 percent
biodiesel.
- City of Highland Park: Uses 20 percent biodiesel
in 35 trucks, including fire trucks, ambulances; shares fuel with school
districts and mass transit agency.
- Forest Preserve District of Will County: 8
E-85 vehicles and 10 trucks that use 20 percent biodiesel.
- Ground Globe North America: 10 natural gas-powered
buses operating at O'Hare Airport.
- Navy Public Works Center: 118 E-85 and 37
natural gas vehicles.
- Village of Homewood: 3 natural gas vehicles.
- Village of Lake in the Hills: 5 E-85 vehicles
and installed E-85 fuel pump.
- Village of Lake Zurich: 4 natural gas vehicles,
21 trucks that use 20 percent biodiesel, and allows employees to refuel
their personal vehicles with natural gas.
- Village of Winnetka: 41 trucks that operate
with 20 percent biodiesel; exploring use of natural gas and E-85 in
the near future.
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