On Monday, Aug. 24, the University of New Mexico's Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) will debut the university's first waste-vegetable oil (WVO) powered vehicle, the "Veggie Bus," at the UNM Duck Pond shuttle stop. Based on a conventional PATS diesel-powered shuttle, the Veggie Bus sports student artwork from contest winner Crystal Wong and will run on the Redondo route.
"The introduction of the Veggie Bus represents a major milestone in both innovation and sustainability for the University of New Mexico," said Cynthia Martin, PATS Program Planning Manager.
As with all PATS' shuttles, the Veggie Bus is free to ride. PATS invites the community to join them for a media event, inaugural trip around campus, and enjoy free vegetable-oil-cooked tater tots along the way.
Tater-tots will be available near the Duck Pond shuttle stop from 10:45 a.m. on Aug. 24 until supplies run out. President Schmidly will speak at 11 a.m., and after his speech members of the community and media will join Schmidly on the inaugural trip around campus.
Media Contact: Benson Hendrix, (505) 277-1816; e-mail: bhendrix@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at August 21, 2009 02:41 PM