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Many University vehicles, including all the shuttle buses, are fueled with a blend of Biodiesel and Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel. Biodiesel is made from renewable resources like soybeans, and it's made right here in the USA which lowers dependence on foreign oil. Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel is cleaner- burning and produces far fewer particulate emissions than conventional diesel.
The tires on all University medium and heavy-duty vehicles are recapped an average of three to four times. Recapping, or re-treading, just one tire saves fifteen gallons of oil that would have been used to produce a new one. Plus, the process saves precious landfill space.
University Operations Services provides more than 6,500 MBTA passes at a 50% discount to encourage the use of mass transportation.
There are more than 4,000 Zip Car members at Harvard who are provided with hybrid-only vehicles.
Many Harvard employees have free access to bicycles through our Departmental Bike Program. Instead of driving, faculty and staff can use the bikes for quick trips around campus.
UOS offers substantial parking discounts to those who carpool. A two person carpool receives a 50% discount while a three person car pool receives 75% off.
Take a look at this statistic: only 17% of more than 12,000 Harvard employees drive just themselves to work.
