Tag: utility vehicle

Western Continues Shift from Fossil Fuels with Landscaping Equipment, Electric Vehicles

By Keri Ferguson, Western News Sep 15, 2023 Grounds Management

Updated: Sep 15, 2023

Caring for campus grounds has become a quieter experience and more comfortable for landscape services employees at Western University in Ontario, Canada, as the university works to eliminate gas-powered units on campus. Facilities Management has recently added two electric John Deere Gator utility vehicles (UTVs) to its landscape services fleet, replacing a carbon-intensive equipment truck […]

College of Southern Maryland Makes Switch to Electric Vehicles

By College of Southern Maryland Jul 14, 2023 Grounds Management

Updated: Jul 14, 2023

Beep! Beep! What eliminates the carbon dioxide equivalent of 42 trees, and can be found zipping around the College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) La Plata and Regional Hughesville campuses? It’s the college’s new Polaris GEM utility vehicles—a sign of things to come as CSM begins transitioning to a smaller, less gas-reliant fleet of vehicles. This […]