Green My Fleet: Be a Vehicle for Change

David Perlmutter, Julia WilsonCommunity, Environment, and Planning (CEP)

Department of Urban Design & PlanningUniversity of Washington

December 14, 2009

Introduction

• Many municipalities and other agencies wish to reduce their fleet emissions due to rising fuel prices, global warming, and increased federal funding for alternative fuel vehicles and technology

• Evergreen Fleets is a certification program run by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency that awards certification to fleets demonstrating emissions reductions and investment in alternative fuel technologies

Our Clients

•Leslie Stanton, Climate Protection Program Manager

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

•Mary Joe deBeck, Resource Conservation Coordinator

City of Issaquah Resource Conservation Office

•Kelly Kussman, Fleet Supervisor

City of Issaquah Public Works Operations Department

•David Fujimoto, Resource Conservation Office Manager

City of Issaquah Resource Conservation Office

Project Objective

• To work with the City of Issaquah and assist their Fleet Manager in

becoming certified under the Evergreen Fleets program.

1. Evaluate the effectiveness and user-friendliness of the Evergreen Fleets

evaluation metrics and Evaluator Tool using the City of Issaquah as a case study

2. Assess the City of Issaquah’s likelihood of Green Fleets certification and areas

where improvement is needed

Deliverables

• Quantitative: Compile the following City fuel emissions data– Vehicle equipment inventory list

– Full documentation of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT’s)

– Fuel receipts to demonstrate annual fuel consumption

• Quantitative– Create a Data Diary explaining the steps necessary to compile, process, and

analyze the fuel receipts data and VMT’s

• Qualitative – Create a series of Best Practices documents outlining policies that the City

must take to invest in alternative fuel technologies and reduce emissions

Work Calendar

Data DiaryJanuary 2008 Fuel Receipt Totals

Vehicle ID Dates Gallons Total ($)Fuel Type Vehicle Type

2031 81.58 $257.57Premium Large Pickup

2110 142.70 $468.69Diesel Clear Class 7 Truck

216 213.77 $702.46Diesel Clear Class 8 Truck

2034 59.56 $190.04Premium Large Pickup

2033 incomplete Class 5 Truck

2106 66.32 $212.40Premium Large Pickup

237 39.33 $125.59Premium Cargo Van

253 20.23 $66.47Diesel Clear Large Pickup

257 incomplete Large Pickup

263 55.14 $161.50Diesel Dyed Class 4 Truck

234 22.50 $72.38Premium Large Pickup

277 18.42 $53.54Unleaded Cargo Van

278 incomplete Class 4 Truck

280 51.66 $164.36Premium Small Pickup

281 27.75 $89.23Premium Small Pickup

286 incomplete Large Pickup

296 11.86 $34.75Diesel Dyed N/A (sewer equipment)

474 46.08 $147.28Premium Class 4 Truck

509 5.38 $16.02Unleaded Mid-size (hybrid)

306 13.84 $43.13Mid-Grade Small Pickup

452 26.15 $81.49Mid-Grade Large Pickup

429 52.05 $165.09Mid-Grade

447 20.16 $165.09Premium Cargo Van

402 Cargo Van

236 40.64 $121.78Unleaded Small Pickup

2000 41.44 $132.46Premium Small Pickup

311 13.52 $38.90Unleaded Small Pickup

445 incomplete Large Pickup

2120 9.19 $29.08Premium Small Pickup

2117 103.00 $335.54Diesel Clear Large Pickup

101 9.37 $29.08Premium Full-size

2109 201.69 $661.52Diesel Clear Class 7 Truck

312 27.95 $89.89Premium Small Pickup

454 incomplete Large Pickup

2022 39.04 $128.27Diesel Clear Class 6 Truck

455 50.82 $157.27Mid-Grade Small Pickup

2014 42.05 $138.19Diesel Clear Class 5 Truck

217 238.37 $775.34Diesel Clear Class 8 Truck

274 13.09 $41.44Premium Small Pickup

2040 12.12 $35.70Unleaded Cargo Van

2121 162.84 $535.10Diesel Clear Class 8 Truck

491 28.86 $90.23Premium not in inventory

483 30.36 $91.56Unleaded Large Pickup

460, 467, 475 incomplete Large Pickup

289 48.59 $146.94Mid-Grade/Unleaded Small Pickup

505 27.56 $84.44Premium/Unleaded Full-size

214 incomplete N/A (backhoe)

2041 47.74 $152.07Premium Cargo Van

2039 65.61 $207.88Mid-Grade/Premium Large Pickup

205 incomplete Class 8 Truck

210 12.43 $38.85Premium N/A (mower)

484 30.28 $95.93Mid-Grade/Premium Large Pickup

315 11.67 $36.37Mid-Grade Small SUV

486 29.41 $91.63Mid-Grade Cargo Van

2044 71.84 $229.34Premium Cargo Van

2047 65.06 $207.91Premium Large Pickup

Data provided from the City of Issaquah: 1. Vehicle equipment inventory for both 2007 and 2008

2. Vehicle emissions data for 2007 (baseline year) and 2008 (current

year)

3. Best Practices information and document templates provided by

Evergreen Fleets

Data was categorized according to the following attributes:

4. Vehicle ID Number5. Fuel Type6. Total Gallons7. Fuel Expenditure ($)8. Vehicle Class

•We operated from a “ground-zero” state, assuming that Issaquah had no Best Practices documentation to provide•Templates provided by Evergreen Fleets allowed us to create the following Best Practices that will qualify the City towards Green Fleets certification:1. Green Fleets Plan2. Green Vehicle Purchasing Policy3. Preventive Maintenance Program4. Reduce, Reuse, and Recover Program for Maintenance Products5. Green Rental Car and Car-Sharing Policy

Best Practices:

Recommendations/Conclusion:City of Issaquah:

• More complete data (see Discrepancy between Reported and Department Totals metric)

• Categorize vehicles by Vehicle Class in addition to Vehicle ID Number• Accurate reporting of VMT’s as a requirement for driving City vehicles• Develop Green Fleets Action Plan and other Best Practices documents from

the template drafts we have provided for further points towards certification

Evergreen Fleets: • Create a vehicle database within the online Evaluator Tool so fleet managers

can track vehicle fuel consumption more accurately• Allow this database to categorize vehicles by Vehicle ID Number as well

as by Vehicle Class• Create a search engine for Vehicle Class based on Make/Model

• Give fleet managers a grace period for providing supporting documents that prove they have followed Best Practices

Thank you for your time. Questions?