Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 70.01
Liaison Rebecca Walker
Submission Date April 13, 2022

STARS v2.2

Southern Oregon University
OP-15: Campus Fleet

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.19 / 1.00 Rebecca Walker
Sustainability Manager
Facilities, Management, Sustainability and Planning
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Total number of vehicles in the institution’s fleet:
54

Number of vehicles in the institution's fleet that are:
Number of Vehicles
Gasoline-only 44
Diesel-only 0
Gasoline-electric hybrid 1
Diesel-electric hybrid 0
Plug-in hybrid 1
100 percent electric 8
Fueled with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) 0
Hydrogen fueled 0
Fueled with B20 or higher biofuel 0
Fueled with locally produced, low-level biofuel 0

Do the figures reported above include leased vehicles?:
Yes

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution’s efforts to support alternative fuel and power technology in its motorized fleet:
The University's recently reviewed and updated (2021) Sustainability and Equity in Purchasing Policy and Procedure states that "Preference shall be given to electrical powered motorized vehicles and tools. Where vehicles and tools are not electrical, preference will be given to less-polluting alternatives to gas and diesel, such as compressed natural gas, bio-based fuels, hybrids, electric batteries, and fuel cells, as available. Where alternative fuel options are not feasible, preference shall be given to models with the best fuel economy (highest fuel efficiency).

Southern Oregon University is continuing to replace vehicles in our campus fleet with more fuel-efficient vehicles and electric vehicles or other alternative fuels.

Website URL where information about the institution’s motorized fleet is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://sustainability.sou.edu/sustainability-and-equity-in-purchasing-at-sou/

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