GARBAGE TRUCK RUNS ON GARBAGE? …USED VEGETABLE OIL
Posted on Thursday, March 06 @ 16:19:17 EST by jgprimenews |
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MAMARONECK, NEW YORK - Mar. 5, 2008 Mamaroneck, NY, March 5, 2008 Instead of using
diesel fuel, the Town of Mamaroneck's 2002 Mack 300 garbage truck now
runs on used vegetable oil with a system designed and manufactured by
V.O. Tech, LLC.
Recognizing
the importance of local government's role in dealing with climate
change on a local level, the Town's innovative strategy is seen as a
courageous first step and is expected to be a model for other
municipalities to follow. Town Supervisor Valerie Moore O'Keefe said
"The Town of Mamaroneck is not only a leader in the effort to reduce
carbon emissions, but is attaching the problem in innovative and
creative ways – ways which are getting residents, local businesses, and
local organizations enthusiastically involved." The V.O. Tech system
includes a 43 gallon vegetable oil tank along with a GEO (pat. pending)
combination heater, filter housing and manifold which heats the
vegetable oil so it can be burned in the truck's EM 300 engine. The
estimated annual savings for the Town is 40 gallons of diesel fuel per
week, or roughly $5,400 per year. Drivers have experienced no
operational differences using the "Veggie Truck" and the switch from
diesel fuel has not impacted wither engine power or packer operations.
The truck starts up with diesel fuel and once reaching operational
temperature, the driver simply flicks a switch to make the change to
vegetable oil.
V.O. Tech, LLC, is a manufacturer of high-performance diesel-hybrid
conversion systems that allow mechanical and electronic diesel-powered
engines to operate on either pure (straight) vegetable oil, or
traditional diesel fuel, all at the choice of the driver. The company
was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Mahopac, NY.
SOURCE:
V.O. Tech, LLC
CONTACT: Jonathan Bernz
V.O. Tech, LLC
10 So. Moger Avenue
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
TEL: (914) 525-1015
FAX: (914) 244-3450
EMAIL: votech@votechUSA.com
Steven V. Altieri, Town Administrator
Town of Mamaroneck
740 West Boston Post Rd.
Mamaroneck, NY 10543-3353
TEL: (914) 381-7810
FAX: (914) 381-7809
EMAIL: townadministrator@townofmamaroneck.org
WEB SITE:
http://www.votechusa.com
http://www.townofmamaroneck.org
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