The San Francisco Public Utilities commission is working on a program that would have Muni’s fleet of polluting diesel vehicles run on environmentally friendly grease from the city’s 2600 restaurants. As part of a $1.3m program, the PUC plans to buy a couple of vehicles, higher some staff, and go about siphoning the grease traps that would otherwise drain into sewers, clogging them, and attract rats.
The cost of a gallon of Biofuel Oasis in Berkeley costs $3.65, compared to the current lowest price of $3.01 for petrol in San Francisco. In the long run this program might be a smart move considering the ever increasing price of oil and Muni’s plans of expanding diesel service via BRT deployments over much more pollution-friendly light rail and electric trolleys.