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Altogether, city employees commuted an estimated total of 1,569,735 miles throughout the 2005 <br />calendar year. Based on the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) average gasoline price <br />xxxvxxxv <br />of $1.92 per gallon in 2005 and the average price of diesel fuel, $1.94 per gallon, the <br />estimated total cost of the City’s employee commute is $275,054. <br />Table 27: Employee Commute GHG Emissions, 2005 <br />₂₂ <br />CO COe <br />₂₄₂ <br />NO CH COe Energy <br /> Cost ($) <br />(metric (metric <br />(MMBtu) <br /> <br />(kg)(kg)(%) <br /> <br />tons)tons) <br /> <br />Employee in Survey <br />0 0 0 0 0.0 6 115 <br />with Hybrid <br />Employees in <br />402 19 15 409 5.5 5,648 100,049 <br />Survey <br />Estimated <br />Commute for Full-616 41 36 630 8.4 8,675 154,020 <br />time Employees <br />Estimated <br />Commute for 2 0 0 2 0.0 23 410 <br />Hybrid <br />Estimated <br />Commute for Part-82 6 5 84 1.1 1,152 20,460 <br />time Employees <br />Subtotal Employee <br />1,103 66 55 1,124 15.0 15,506 275,054 <br />Commute <br /> <br />Vehicle Fleet Sector Detailed Report <br />In 2005, the City-owned vehicle fleet was comprised of approximately 138 vehicles. For a <br />complete listing of University City’s 2005 vehicle fleet see APPENDIX H. As previously seen, <br />the fleet of City-owned vehicles was the fourth largest source of municipal emissions in 2005. <br />Additionally, the vehicle fleet sector represented the second most expensive sector in terms of <br />energy costs in 2005. The fuel cost for the vehicle fleet sector was found using the annual <br />average price of gasoline and diesel for 2005 provided by the Energy Information <br />Administration. As previously mentioned in the Employee Commute section, the Energy <br />Information Administration’s (EIA’s) determined the average gasoline price to be $1.92 per <br />xxxvxxxv <br />gallon in 2005 and the average price of diesel fuel to be $1.94 per gallon. Approximately <br />57% of the city fuel consumption was gasoline and the remainder was diesel. Ten departments <br />of the City’s municipal operations rely on various automobiles to provide the citizens of <br />University City with exceptional services each and every day. <br />University City has made strides to improve the sustainability of its vehicle fleet by filling tires <br />with nitrogen. Nitrogen-filled tires maintain pressure longer and run cooler than air-filled tires. <br />2010-2011 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, City of University City, MO 34 <br /> <br /> <br />