Campus vehicles are on a sustainability streak, with UCLA Transportation winning a 2025 Green Fleet Award from the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA). The national recognition honors UCLA Transportation as a peak-performing fleet with enhanced practices that have a positive impact on the environment.

Coming in second among university fleets, and in the top twenty overall in the ranking, which includes government and commercial fleets across the nation, the University of California (UC) system’s largest fleet, with its low and zero-emission vehicles, saved nearly 135,00 gallons of fuel and roughly 1,225 metric tons of CO2 (that’s almost 3 million pounds) in 2024.

UCLA’s fleet provides essential transportation and includes a full-service in-house shop, supporting campus housing, facilities management, the university police and fire departments, and the medical center. UCLA Transportation also runs the BruinBus transit operation, the BruinAccess paratransit service, and the UCLA SafeRide evening van.

Of the over 900 university-owned vehicles in operation 365 days a year, almost 40% are battery-powered electric, producing no tailpipe pollution. Others are alternatively fueled, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions and improves air quality, transporting UCLA faculty, staff, and students where they need to go — across the campus, in neighboring Westwood Village, and beyond. 

Targeted actions that contributed to this achievement include:

• Leading the UC system in fleet electrification and sustainable transportation, with over  250 all-electric vehicles and a growing number of hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles, including compressed natural gas for BruinBus, which transports over 1.2 million passengers annually
• Investing in and expanding EV infrastructure on campus to better power UCLA’s electric vehicles, providing fast charging
• Equipping all vehicles to monitor idling, speeding, and harsh driving, which supports sustainability efforts through feedback to help drivers adopt more fuel-efficient habits, leading to less fuel consumption and lower emissions

UCLA Transportation’s climate action will go even further. By 2028, the university plans to transition its entire bus fleet to all-electric.