Greening Sustainability Brochure - North Carolina A&T State ...

Sustainable Transportation
Transporting students, employees and visitors to and
from campus and community destinations currently
require large amounts of land, fuel and infrastructure
all of which continue to rise in price and could be
limited in quantity. By providing more sustainable
transportation networks and access to essential
services, N.C. A&T can reduce congestion and
pollution, improve safety and public health, and
enhance the campus experience. N.C. A&T is actively
involved in efforts to increase the availability and use
of alternative fuels in state vehicles and to develop a
One of N.C. A&T's electric cars
strategic plan for expansion of biofuels as an industry
in North Carolina. Under federal law, seventy-five
percent (75%) of all vehicles purchased by the state must be able to run on alternative fuels. In
2005, the North Carolina General Assembly mandated that the University develop and implement
plans to improve the use of alternative fuels, synthetic lubricants and efficient vehicles and
achieve a twenty percent (20%) reduction or displacement of petroleum products by January 1,
2010. Guilford County is an ozone non-attainment area and is required to reduce its fossil fuel use.
Diesel vehicles which emit NOx gas are major contributors to the generation of atmospheric
ozone. Of course every vehicles using liquid transportation fuel emits GHG. N.C. A&T is compelled
to take corrective steps to reduce its petroleum-based fuel consumption. As it is demonstrated in
the following table N.C. A&T is well on its way to lowering the petroleum use in its the
transportation section. N.C. A&T owns and operates 107 gasoline powered vehicles and 10 diesel
powered vehicles. In addition, N.C. A&T owns four flexible fuel vehicles and four electric cars. Since
2005 N.C. A&T has reduced the petroleum-based fuel use by 22.2 percent. Furthermore, N.C. A&T
has already switched 2/3 of its vehicles from petroleum engine oil to synthetic engine oil.
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(Reprinted from UNC Tomorrow Phase II Report)