# Presentation: 169930

## GSA’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle Program 

- Customer Tools
- Legislative Update
- Issues
- What’s New

**Kurt Ettenger**

## DAVE: Drive Alternative Fuel Vehicles Easily

**DAVE: Drive Alternative Fuel Vehicles Easily**

**Nearly 45,000 AFVs Purchased**
**Since 1991**

**ethanol, methanol, compressed natural gas, propane and electric vehicles**

## Dave Brochure
AFV Product Guide
Large Selection of AFVs
Web Site
Flexible Funding
Customer Service
AFV Planning Services 

- AFV Product Guide
- Large Selection of AFVs
- Web Site
- Flexible Funding
- Customer Service
- AFV Planning Services

**DAVE Customer Tools:            Making it “Easy” to Acquire AFVs**

## Dave Brochure
AFV Product Guide
Interim in summer
Final in Fall

- AFV Product Guide
***Interim in summer***
***Final in Fall***

**DAVE Customer Tools:**

## Sedans
Vans
Pickup Trucks
Buses
Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks

**Sedans**
**Vans**
**Pickup Trucks**
**Buses**
**Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks**

**Large Selection of AFVs**

## Slide 6

## Agency surcharge
DOI, Army, DOE
Centralized funding
USMC, DLA/DCMA
USAF (AFMC/ACC) 
12 Month rate 
spread cost over first 12 months
 EPA 

**DOI, Army, DOE**
**Centralized funding**
**USMC, DLA/DCMA**
**USAF (AFMC/ACC) **
**12 Month rate**** **
**spread cost over first 12 months**
** ****EPA **

**Flexible Funding Mechanisms**

## GSA Fleet AFV Ordering  

**FY 99 = 5,286**
**FY 00 = 6,346**
**FY 01 = 7,819 **
**This took work!**

**What Can Partnering Do?**

## Started in 1988 -- Alt. Motor Fuels Act
1990 -- Clean Air Act 
1992 -- Energy Policy Act
1993 -- EO 12844, Superceded
1998 -- EO 13031, Superceded
2000 -- EO 13149 Signed on Earth Day 

- 1990 -- Clean Air Act
- 1992 -- Energy Policy Act
- 1993 -- EO 12844, Superceded
- 1998 -- EO 13031, Superceded
- 2000 -- EO 13149 Signed on Earth Day

**Timeline:**

**AFV Legislation and Regulations **

## Signed by President Clinton 4/21/00
Supercedes E.O. 13031
Fuel Reduction/Fleet Efficient Vehicles
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Annual Reporting
Fuel Use
Recycled Products

**Supercedes E.O. 13031**
**Fuel Reduction/Fleet Efficient Vehicles**
**Alternative Fuel Vehicles**
**Annual Reporting**
**Fuel Use**
**Recycled Products**

**13149 - Greening the Government through **
**Federal Fleet and Transportation Efficiency**

- Reporting Information on *“Reports Carryout”  *
- AFV and fuel economy information* ** *
- Recycled Products - encouraging the use of:
- - Re-refined oil
- - Retread tires
- AFV USER Program
- - Concentrate AFVs
- - Encourage alternative fuel use

**How can GSA Help?**

**A. Using Smaller Vehicles will save you money and help you meet your fuel reduction goals**
**Compact:****	****$165 x 12 months = $1,980**
**SUV:****	****$309 x12 months = $3,708**
**	**

**Q. What is the easiest way to comply? **

## Goals:
Concentrate AFVs
Use Alternative Fuels

**Goals:**
**Concentrate AFVs**
**Use Alternative Fuels**

**Federal Government’s AFV USER Program**

## AFV USER Program Locations

**Albuquerque, NM**
**Denver, CO**
**Melbourne-Titusville, FL**
**Minneapolis, MN**
**Salt Lake City, UT**
**San Francisco, CA**

**AFV USER Program Locations**

## AFV USER Program Funding

**  ****Up to $4M in funding**
**  ****Agency pays 50% of incremental cost**
**  ****Current GSA Fleet customer**
**  ****Agency has strong alternative fuel policy**
**DOE:**
**  ****Funding for infrastructure/marketing**
** ****FY 00 and FY 01 Money**

**AFV USER Program Funding**

## “This House Must be Built Brick by Brick”
Local Initiatives
Infrastructure Support
Partnering
Education

**Local Initiatives**
**Infrastructure Support**
**Partnering**
**Education**
** **

**AFV USER Program Activities**

## AFV Ordering Performance
808 in FY 00
615 E85, 102 CNG, 40 EV, 9 LPG 
986 in FY 01
667 E85, 318 CNG, 1 LPG

**808 in FY 00**
**615 E85, 102 CNG, 40 EV, 9 LPG **
**986 in FY 01**
**667 E85, 318 CNG, 1 LPG**
** **

**AFV USER Program Activities**

## GSA-Fleet’s AFV Program Overview

- Leased over 38,500 AFVs 1991-2001
- 18,000 AFVs in current active inventory
- Largest AFV Fleet in the US*
- Our AFV Role:
- “Help our customers meet their legislative requirements while providing quality fleet services”
- *Source:  Automotive Fleet Magazine

## AFV Issues - Incremental Cost 

- Costs are still high ($ 5k +) for:
- CNG sedans
- CNG bifuel vans
- Costs came down this year for:
- CNG/LPG bifuel trucks
- Low or no cost for flexible fuel vehicles
- Aim high for next year when budgeting

## AFV Issues - Refueling

- Limited Refueling Infrastructure
- 1,200+ CNG stations
-  100 E85 stations and growing
- Alternative fuel data capture issues
- Manual invoicing for CNG
- No data for E85
- It’s not our fault!
- Somebody needs to do something

## AFV Issues - Refueling

- GSA Fleet’s E85 Caravan
- 6 fill ups on E85
- Says E85 on receipt
- Ends up in fleet database as:
- 4 unleaded
- 2 diesel

## AFV Issues - Maintenance

- Maintenance, Repair and Support
- No _big_ recalls or issues
- Dealer support is increasing
- It’s still the dealer’s choice
- Low volume may not justify certification
- May not be part of GSA Fleet’s delivery program
- Deal with the operational realities of AFVs

## AFV Issues - Vehicle Availability 

- Vehicle Availability is Improving
- 80 AFVs on schedule but there are redundancies:
- 40 are MD cab and chassis LPG
- No compacts
- No SUVs
- Late Delivery
- Increased vehicle types increase acquisition

## AFV Types Acquired by Year, 1991-2001 

## GSA Fleet AFV Acquisitions

**Number of AFVs acquired, 1991-2001**** **

## Past AFV Sales Performance
FFVs = Good
CNG bifuel = Ok 
CNG dedicated = Poor
If we lose, you lose
Good resale values are needed to meet demand

- FFVs = Good
- CNG bifuel = Ok
- CNG dedicated = Poor
- If we lose, you lose
- Good resale values are needed to meet demand

**AFV Issues - Remarketing**

## Current AFV Remarketing Strategies

- FY 01 Remarketing Pilot Project
- Advertised on Internet - positive consumer response
- Areas with strong tax incentives and HOV lane access
- Held Over FY 01 CNG/LPG Replacements
- Low vehicle utilization
- Help customers lower their AFV requirements

## Future AFV Remarketing Strategies

- Internet offerings on National page
- Target HOV and high incentive areas
- Clean Cities/USER groups
- State Fleets - Revisit
- Flyers/Announcements
- highlighting available incentives
- upcoming offerings

## What’s New  - Regulations

- Executive Order 13149
- Detailed reporting requirements
- Fuel efficiency requirements
- Alternative fuel use requirements
- California EV Mandate
- Manufacturers must sell EV’s in CA
- 4,450-15,450 EVs starting in 2003

## What’s New - Technology

- Hybrid vehicles
- Limited production and availability
- Increased public interest and demand
- Does not meet AFV definition
- Higher acquisition cost

## What’s New - Biodiesel

**What’s New - Biodiesel**

- Wide spectrum of use policies among manufacturers

**Open Use****	****     RME SME Only****	****No Experience**
**Not Recommended****	****Warranty Issues****	**

## Air quality regulations
Technology breakthroughs 
Efficiency and durability demands

- Technology breakthroughs
- Efficiency and durability demands

**Diesel Engines have changed:**

**2001**

**1971**

## GSA Fleet’s Perspective 

- Creates problem’s with our vehicle ordering
- Buy new vehicles every year
- We cannot void warranties
- Must buy low bid
- Communicate with biodiesel industry and engine/vehicle manufacturers
- Pilot Program at DOE SRS facility
- Started January, 2001
- Over 200 GSA Fleet vehicles

## Thank You

- Because of your efforts, we have:
- Helped implement National Energy Security Goals
- Improved our Nation’s air quality
- Created market opportunities for businesses
- Built the largest AFV fleet in the US