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07-17-2006, 01:35 AM
Once converted, each of these vehicles will displace 890 gallons of diesel fuel a year. (http://www.northender.com/northend_news_details.jsp?id=291)
Northender News - July 17, 2006
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Recycling Trucks similar to these IH-HEV conversions will soon be on the job.
Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto announced that the Town has been awarded a federal grant of $264,000 by the Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition to pay for converting three recycling trucks to hybrid electric vehicles.
"In 2004, I formed a Green Energy Task Force to develop and implement clean energy programs and initiatives throughout the Town," the Supervisor said. "These initiatives include promoting the use of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power; reducing harmful emissions and greenhouse gases by using cleaner fuels; developing energy conservation measures to maximize the energy the Town now uses and to save on costs.”
"One of the recommendations of the Task Force was to investigate the conversion of existing Town vehicles to cleaner-fueled vehicles," he continued. "To that end, the Town applied for, and has been awarded, this grant by the Clean Cities Coalition under the federal Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) Program. The money will be used to convert three diesel-fueled 2003 International Trucks with recycling bodies used for the Town's SORT curbside recycling program to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. These vehicles currently run on straight diesel fuel. It is projected that once converted, each of these vehicles will displace 890 gallons of diesel fuel a year for a total savings of 2,670 gallons per year, which translates into 63.5 barrels of oil.”
"Hybrid technology appears ideally suited for our S.O.R.T. trucks," the Supervisor said. "The quieter electric motor will operate while the trucks are picking up recyclables along their collection routes in our residential areas and the diesel engine will kick in only when the truck is operating at higher speeds heading to and from the recycling facility to dump their loads."
The Town has been a member of the Clean Cities Coalition since 1999 and has undertaken a number of programs to integrate alternative fuel vehicles into its fleet. Under a grant from the Coalition, the Town purchased three bi-fueled (gasoline and natural gas) pick-up trucks. The Town currently has 19 electric vehicles, DaimlerChrysler GEMs and Ford Th!nks, which are used at parks and Public Works Department yards.
"The goal of the Clean Cities Program, which is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's FreedomCAR & Vehicle Technologies Program, is to advance the nation's economic, environmental and energy security by supporting local decisions to adopt practices that contribute to the reduction of petroleum consumption," Supervisor Venditto said. "The Town of Oyster Bay has taken a leadership role in the use of alternative fueled vehicles, and my Town Board colleagues and I are grateful for this grant, which will help us further those efforts. When residents see the trucks in action…they will all be clearly marked as alternative fueled vehicles…they will see that the Town is continuing its efforts to conserve fuel and help pave the way toward a cleaner environment by lessening our dependence on petroleum, which translates into fewer harmful emissions and cleaner air for everyone."
Northender News - July 17, 2006
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/IH_Hybrid_Trucks.jpg
Recycling Trucks similar to these IH-HEV conversions will soon be on the job.
Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto announced that the Town has been awarded a federal grant of $264,000 by the Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition to pay for converting three recycling trucks to hybrid electric vehicles.
"In 2004, I formed a Green Energy Task Force to develop and implement clean energy programs and initiatives throughout the Town," the Supervisor said. "These initiatives include promoting the use of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power; reducing harmful emissions and greenhouse gases by using cleaner fuels; developing energy conservation measures to maximize the energy the Town now uses and to save on costs.”
"One of the recommendations of the Task Force was to investigate the conversion of existing Town vehicles to cleaner-fueled vehicles," he continued. "To that end, the Town applied for, and has been awarded, this grant by the Clean Cities Coalition under the federal Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) Program. The money will be used to convert three diesel-fueled 2003 International Trucks with recycling bodies used for the Town's SORT curbside recycling program to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. These vehicles currently run on straight diesel fuel. It is projected that once converted, each of these vehicles will displace 890 gallons of diesel fuel a year for a total savings of 2,670 gallons per year, which translates into 63.5 barrels of oil.”
"Hybrid technology appears ideally suited for our S.O.R.T. trucks," the Supervisor said. "The quieter electric motor will operate while the trucks are picking up recyclables along their collection routes in our residential areas and the diesel engine will kick in only when the truck is operating at higher speeds heading to and from the recycling facility to dump their loads."
The Town has been a member of the Clean Cities Coalition since 1999 and has undertaken a number of programs to integrate alternative fuel vehicles into its fleet. Under a grant from the Coalition, the Town purchased three bi-fueled (gasoline and natural gas) pick-up trucks. The Town currently has 19 electric vehicles, DaimlerChrysler GEMs and Ford Th!nks, which are used at parks and Public Works Department yards.
"The goal of the Clean Cities Program, which is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's FreedomCAR & Vehicle Technologies Program, is to advance the nation's economic, environmental and energy security by supporting local decisions to adopt practices that contribute to the reduction of petroleum consumption," Supervisor Venditto said. "The Town of Oyster Bay has taken a leadership role in the use of alternative fueled vehicles, and my Town Board colleagues and I are grateful for this grant, which will help us further those efforts. When residents see the trucks in action…they will all be clearly marked as alternative fueled vehicles…they will see that the Town is continuing its efforts to conserve fuel and help pave the way toward a cleaner environment by lessening our dependence on petroleum, which translates into fewer harmful emissions and cleaner air for everyone."