Nomad Safaris power 6 more vehicles on biodiesel
The fleets of commercial vehicles using biodiesel in the Queenstown Lakes continues to grow. This month alone Nomad Safaris have added another six vehicles that are to be powered by the B20 blend of Biogold.
“Where possible we are opting to use biodiesel as our preferred fuel on more of our vehicle fleet” said Amanda Gatward-Ferguson from Nomad Safaris.
There is now a total of 75 vehicles in the area running on the B20 blend of Biogold with no reported problems.
The current range of vehicle brands successfully using the New Zealand made biodiesel include Toyota, Nissan, Land Rover, Holden, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Hino, Mazda and Ford.
The biodiesel is available to commercial operators who sign up to the Queenstown Lakes Biodiesel Consortium.
Green Drinks Tauranga
Steve Henry from Otago Polytechnic’s Centre for Sustainable Practice and Tom Walter from Ziptrek Ecotours were invited to a very civilised Green Drinks event from 5-7pm hosted by Jo Wills from the Sustainable Business Network
Jo – thanks for the providing the Centre for Sustainable Practice, Ziptrek Ecotours, and Nomad Safaris with the opportunity to speak to such an enthusiastic and engaged group.
We took advantage of a sunny afternoon to demonstrate the Centre’s new solar hot water trailer in central Tauranga along with being able to showcase the Southern Lakes success stories in sustainable business.
Kudos to Jo for bringing together such a committed and high caliber of attendees – sustainability is alive and well in this region!
