More Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car Airport Shuttle Buses Running on Biodiesel
(firmenpresse) - ST. LOUIS, MO -- (Marketwire) -- 06/14/12 -- , owner and operator of the , and brands, is converting even more of its airport shuttle buses to 20 percent biodiesel (B20) and exploring other clean fuel options for its buses. The company has converted its fleet of buses to biodiesel in more than 50 North American markets.
The company converted all of its shuttle buses to biodiesel at airport locations within five miles of a biodiesel fueling station. Overall, more than 70 percent of its buses now run on biodiesel, with approximately 50 percent using five percent biodiesel (B5), and more than 20 percent using B20. By the end of the year, the company's older buses will be replaced with new B20-compatible models and more than 80 percent of its total shuttle bus fleet will run on biodiesel.
"We are steadily converting our shuttle fleet as biodiesel becomes accessible to more and more of our airport locations," said , head of corporate sustainability, Enterprise Holdings.
Biodiesel is an alternative fuel produced from domestic, renewable resources such as plant oils, animal fats, algae and used cooking oil. According to the (NBB), switching to biodiesel reduces greenhouse gases by more than 85 percent and particulate-matter emissions more than 45 percent -- as well as decreases hydrocarbon emissions by 75 percent. The NBB also states that for every unit of fossil energy it takes to produce biodiesel, 5.5 units of renewable energy are returned, the best conversion rate of any U.S. fuel.
"We made this commitment to biodiesel with the understanding that it must make economic and environmental sense in each airport market where we operate," said Broughton. "We're encouraged by the increasing access to this cleaner burning fuel, and look forward to additional conversion when it's readily available in even more markets."
In addition to embracing biodiesel, Enterprise operates 30 buses fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG) in Southern California, and plans to add 10 new CNG-fueled buses this year -- four in Southern California and six at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
Enterprise also supports renewable fuels research. Since 2006, Enterprise's owners, the Taylor family, have given $35 million to the and its . At the Enterprise Institute, scientists are researching and developing new and sustainable methods of creating next-generation biofuels from nonfood crops such as camelina, switchgrass and algae that someday could be used to power cars, trucks and aircraft, reducing both environmental impact and the nation's dependence on foreign fuel sources.
Founded in 1957, is the most comprehensive service provider in the car rental industry, operating -- through its regional subsidiaries -- the and brands as well as its flagship brand in North America. Alamo, Enterprise and National -- which swept Executive Travel magazine's 2011 "" for the top three car rental brands in the travel industry -- collectively lead with more than one-third of all airport business in the United States and Canada.
Enterprise Holdings' worldwide network includes more than 7,700 neighborhood and airport locations, with offices located within 15 miles of 90 percent of the U.S. population -- and more than twice as many locations as Enterprise Holdings' nearest U.S. competitor. With annual revenues of $14.1 billion and more than 70,000 employees, Enterprise Holdings owns and operates more than 1.2 million cars and trucks, making it the largest car rental company in the world measured by revenue, employees and fleet.
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Lisa Martini
Enterprise Holdings
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