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Electric carts, UT Austin

Electrifying the Fleet

Aug. 8, 2019
In the last decade, the number of electric carts on campus has increased by almost 300%, shifting the UT fleet away from reliance on large gas-powered trucks to more nimble vehicles that haul everything from people to ladders and plants. This change—combined with other infrastructure improvements to campus—is both reducing UT Austin’s carbon emissions and saving money because of lower maintenance and operating costs.