Local green transportation leader, Sun Diego Charter is participating in in BUSRide magazine’s competition to be the greenest fleet/company and they could really use your help!!

You can vote for Sun Diego Charter Company to be the “Greenest Fleet” by visiting 2009 BUSRide Clean Energy / How Green? Competition.

Why should you vote for Sun Diego Charter? Listed below are several reasons Plan It Green believes Sun Diego Charters is committed to doing their part to help our environment and making a difference.

First, buses are always a better option for event transportation. In the case of Sun Diego Charters, one of their coaches can replace up to 55 cars on our road ways.

Second, they have invested in one of the “greenest” fleets in San Diego. Over 70% of their coaches feature clean burning Detroit Diesel engines. They are environmentally sound and use EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) technology to fully meet the EPA emission requirements. The majority of their fleet also features the highly advanced ZF transmission. This technology analyzes the coach speed and road conditions and automates the “shifting”. Tests have shown that this improves fuel economy by almost 7%.

Some other ways it pays to use San Diegos Green Transportation Leader: Sun Diego Charter Co. has an on-site fueling station that utilizes a 10% bio-diesel fuel blend from New Leaf Biofuels. The use of bio-diesel results in a substantial reduction of emissions compared to emissions from regular diesel fuel.

Also, the majority of Sun Diego Charter Co.’s fleet already meets the stringent state air quality standards, developed by the California Air Resources Board and which are not slated to go into effect until 2013.

Additionally, Sun Diego Charter Company relies on a sophisticated, satellite based GPS speed monitoring system to control motor coach speeds. The speed at which the motor coach is operated greatly impacts fuel economy. Sun Diego Charter Co. motor coach drivers are prohibited from idling engines for longer than 5 minutes. Unnecessary engine idling wastes fuel and creates senseless pollution.

Sun Diego Charter Company also recycles its motor oil, antifreeze, tires and batteries. All charters have recycling bags on board to separate the recyclable items from non-recyclable trash.

Sun Diego Charter didn’t stop there. Their “Green” Committee has implemented several initiatives for their office that helps make Sun Diego Charter an even greener transportation leader in San Diego. Here are a few of the things they practice on a daily basis:

They go paperless when possible - emailing confirmations and invoices and printing only when necessary.

Their office staff follows a strict recycling program that includes everything from paper to toner.

They only use “eco-friendly” cleaning products for their toilet chemicals.

Good luck to Sun Diego Charters!