Alternative fuel vehicles for the state fleets: Results of the 5-year planning process

Technical Report · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10110868· OSTI ID:10110868

This report documents the first attempt by the Department of Energy (DOE) to work with states to prepare five-year Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) acquisition plans to identify alternative fuels and vehicles that they are planning on or would like to acquire. The DOE Regional Support Offices (RSOs) met with representatives from the states in their regions and assisted in the preparation of the plans. These plans will be used in conjunction with previously gathered Federal five-year plans to encourage Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to expand the variety of AFVs produced, reduce the incremental cost of AFVs, and to encourage fuel suppliers to expand the alternative fuel infrastructure and alternative fuel availability. By identifying the needs and requirements of state fleets, DOE can begin to describe the specific nature of the future state fleets, and establish a defined market for OEMs and fuel suppliers. DOE initiated the development and collection of the state five-year plans before the signing of the Energy Policy Act, to raise the awareness of states that they will be required by law to acquire AFVs. As a result, several states that had no AFV acquisition plan when queried have developed or are in the process of developing plans. The DOE and its RSOs are still working with the states to develop and refine acquisition plans, and this report should be treated as documentation of work in progress.

• Research Organization: Abacus Technology Corp., Chevy Chase, MD (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 10110868
• Report Number(s): DOE/EE-0007; ON: DE94004709; NC: NONE; TRN: 94:000830
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: May 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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