http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2016/elf-car-among-90,000-of-approved-green-fee-projects.php ELF car among $90,000 of approved green fee projects May 13, 2016 Office of Sustainability staff
[images http://www.wm.edu/news/images/2016/photosets/elf-car/elf-set.jpg Green wheels W&M will use green fee funds to purchase a solar electric-assist bike car, known as an ELF, for student rental. VIMS already has one. Photo by David Malmquist/VIMS http://www.wm.edu/news/images/2016/photosets/elf-car/elf-set-2.jpg Green wheels An ELF car rolling in Durham, North Carolina, where manufacturer Organic Transit is headquartered. The cars are legally considered bicycles, making them versatile on campuses and in urban areas. Photo courtesy Organic Transit video https://youtu.be/ZRGDgrHjBSs ELF car in motion College of William & Mary May 11, 2016 A solar electric-assist bicycle, known as an ELF car, is shown in motion. ] The William & Mary Committee on Sustainability has awarded more than $90,000 in funding for spring and summer sustainability projects both on campus and in the local community, including money to purchase a solar-powered bike-car, known as an ELF. Students will be able to check out the small, green ELF, outfitted with the W&M Sustainability logo and manufactured by Organic Transit. The ELF fits in a bike lane, making it an ideal cross-campus form of transportation. $1,860 was awarded to Lydia Francis ’17, W&M Student Environmental Action Coalition and advisor Calandra Waters Lake, director of sustainability, for the car, which will also be showcased at sustainability events. The Green Fee program began as a grassroots student initiative in 2008. Since then, it has funded more than 200 sustainability projects led by students, faculty and staff around the William & Mary campuses. This semester saw a wide variety of proposals, from campus-wide initiatives to innovative sustainability research projects. Projects include: ... [© wm.edu] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Student-ELF-e-trike-rentals-among-90-000-of-approved-green-fee-projects-v-tp4682097.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
