Green Fleet News

              Illinois Bureau of Air November 2003
Environmental 1021 North Grand Avenue East
Protection Agency P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor Renee Cipriano, Director
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: 4 propane
vehicles, 3 E-85 vehicles, and 20 trucks
and several 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.
Volume 3, Issue 2
Illinois Green Fleets are Adding Up, 15
New Members Brings Total to 40
Fall 2003
Add a few more stars!!
Congratulations to the Forest
Preserve District of DuPage
County for being the first fleet
in the Illinois Green Fleets
Program to be upgraded from a
3-Star to a 5-Star Illinois Green
Fleet! This forest preserve is
well underway with its mission
to change over its entire 162
vehicle fleet to operate with
natural gas, propane, E-85, and
biodiesel. This 5-Star Green
Fleet continues to receive much
media attention within the State
and nationally. See their
updated fleet profile on our
website at
illinoisgreenfleets.org.
Note: Due to significant
activity in the Illinois Green
Fleets Program, the Spring and
Summer 2003 editions of this
newsletter were not published.
Dennis Weaver and
Caravan Ride into Illinois
2
Alternate Fuels Rebate
Program Continues
2
Illinois Clean School Bus
Program is Launched
3
State’s Biggest E-85 Fan
Receives Citizen Award
3
Truck and Bus
Conference Draws Large
3
Biodiesel Sneaks up on
Highland Park
4
Inside this issue:
Green Fleet News
Chicago Dept. of Aviation (1-Star)
Chicago Dept. of Fleet Management (1-Star)
Commonwealth Edison (3-Star)
City of Darien (1-Star)
City of Evanston (3-Star)
City of Highland Park (1-Star)
Forest Preserve District of Will County (1-Star)
Globe Ground North America (1-Star)
Navy Public Works Center (5-Star)
Northwestern University (3-Star)
Village of Homewood (1-Star)
Village of Lake in the Hills (1-Star)
Village of Lake Zurich (3-Star)
Village of Skokie (3-Star)
Village of Winnetka (1-Star)