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http://inhabitat.com/philadelphia-chef-transforms-electric-utility-vehicle-into-green-food-truck/ Philadelphia chef transforms electric utility vehicle into green food truck [20160201] Julie M. Rodriguez [images / Philly Greens http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2016/01/philly-greens-food-truck01.jpg http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2016/01/philly-greens-food-truck02.jpg http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2016/01/philly-greens-food-truck03.jpg ] When Greg Alden Steele decided to start a food truck, he wanted to do more than just serve healthy, delicious meals. He also wanted to build a business with a low carbon footprint, something in line with his dedication to environmentalist principles. So he had custom electric vehicle fabricated to help him start his business. The Philly Greens food truck began life as a Polaris GEM electric utility vehicle [ http://www.polaris.com/en-us/gem-electric-car ], with a custom body crafted at a local shop. It uses no propane, has no grill, and can travel 30 miles on a single charge at a maximum speed of 25mph, which Steele says is more than enough power for him to travel around the city. Right now, the truck isn’t completely green — it still has to be plugged into an outlet for four to six hours each night — but Steele hopes to add solar panels to the roof of the vehicle soon. He also uses a small gas generator to heat the crockpots that keep his food warm. The menu at Philly Greens is simple: Steele serves salad in the summer, soup and chili in the winter. All the ingredients are non-GMO and seasonally based. His specialty is a dish he calls the “jawn,” a salad with a base of leafy greens, topped with quinoa, lentils, spices, chia and flax seeds, along with a choice of fruit. If you’re in Philly and you’d like to pay a visit, you can find it in front of the Community College of Philadelphia [ http://www.ccp.edu/ ] on Mondays and Tuesdays, or visit the truck’s website for its rotating schedule around town. [© inhabitat.com] ... http://phillygreens.com/the-electric-truck/ Philly Greens Food Truck https://www.facebook.com/PhillyGreensMobileCuisine/ http://mobile.philly.com/beta?wss=/philly/blogs/the-insider&id=365925331 This Philly food truck is so plugged in - it's electric January 20, 2016 Michael Klein [images http://media.philly.com/images/greens_over_7801_1200.jpg The electric Philly Greens truck, parked on 17th Street at Community College of Philadelphia http://media.philly.com/images/1024*1024/greens_greg_7807_1200.jpg http://media.philly.com/images/1024*1024/greens_over_7785_1200.jpg ] From the side and rear, Greg Alden Steele's new Philly Greens food truck looks like just about every other one on the road today. This Philly food truck is so plugged in - it's electric But just look up front at the cab portion. It's rounded and snub-nosed. Is a golf cart powering this truck? Close. It's a Polaris GEM electric utility vehicle. Philly Greens is one of the few electric mobile food operations out there. Steele's journey to the food-truck life was fueled not only by a love of food but the environment. As a young man, Steele, now 49, worked for 10 years in the restaurant business. But he made his career in database administration, which led him to a job at Amtrak. Life in what he calls "a cube farm" bored him. In his office, "I could see a little bit of sky." He sought a way out. He explored other business ideas but settled on the idea of a food truck. Seeking to reduce its carbon footprint, he decided to go electric. He bought the Polaris and had the body fabricated at a shop in Port Richmond. His menu would be healthful - salads in the summer and soups/chili in the winter. This week, he's offering vegan chili made with quinoa and sunflower seeds, arugula turnip soup, and a conventional chili. "When you talk about the environment, you can get very negative," he said. "I prefer to think of more positive alternatives." Then, he said, he spun his wheels "metaphorically and literally," in setting up the business. That's when he enrolled in Community College of Philadelphia's three-month Mobile Food Management course [ http://www.ccp.edu/academic-offerings/professional-development/professional-certification-workshops/mobile-food ]. "That was really helpful," he said. The profs taught him about food, marketing, and bureaucracy. Instead of seeing a little bit of sky from his office, "now I can see the whole sky." Two days a week, he parks outside his alma mater, on 17th Street between Callowhill and Spring Garden Streets. The rest of the time, he moves around; his schedule is posted on the website. On Monday, he parked at Girard College - all by himself - not to sell soup but to hand it out to Martin Luther King Day volunteers. The truck is not completely "off the grid," energy-wise. It still must be plugged into an outlet for four to six hours at his Brewerytown commissary. He also runs a small gas generator to power the crockpots and a small heater. He plans to add solar panels to the roof to make it more self-sufficient. It still has no propane, no grill, no need for ventilation. "This is the perfect urban vehicle," he said. "I still go faster than a SEPTA bus." [© 2016 Philadelphia Media Network] http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/theres-no-fuming-about-food-truck-its-electric.html There's no fuming about this food truck – it's electric. February 4, 2016 @lloydalter ... One of the biggest problems I have is the pollution that comes from their diesel engines and generators that run all day ... I'd rather be in Philadelphia, where there is a different kind of food truck: Greg Alden Steele's Philly Greens is electric, built on ... a Polaris Gem electric utility vehicle ... [images http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2016/02/philly-greens.jpg.662x0_q70_crop-scale.jpg (open for business) http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2016/02/pg1.jpg.650x0_q70_crop-smart.jpg (after dark) http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2016/02/menu-3.jpg.650x0_q70_crop-smart.jpg (menu) ] ... 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