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Working With the Federal Fleets

Clean Cities Webinar

Ryan Daley

October 25, 2010

NREL/PR-7A20-49738
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Agenda

1. Survey results from Regional Meetings

2. Federal Fleet Data

a) Waivers

b) TransAtlas and FleetAtlas

3. Working with the Feds – successes, barriers and 

opportunities

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Survey results from Regional Meetings

22 coordinators provided responses to a survey of their 

experiences working with regulated fleets, some common themes:

1. Feds are invited to be stakeholders, but are not very active

2. Infrastructure development near Feds, and they’re still not using

3. It is difficult to find all the regulated fleets in a coalition

4. It is difficult to find the right contacts, decision maker, or a 

champion

5. Many are unwilling to use alt fuel, despite mandate to do so

6. Don’t know a “correct” process to engage these entities

7. Lack of resources

8. Frustrating to spend time on what is ultimately an unfruitful process

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Survey results from Regional Meetings

What is needed to enhance these relationships:

1. Local contacts and inventories

a) Provide these to coordinators based on their boundaries

b) A survey (and complimentary report) to gauge level of interest in working with 

Federal fleets

2. Better understanding of how regulated fleets operate

a) How they are organized and how they work together

b) What is GSA’s role?

3. DOE/NREL to direct fleets to coalitions through workshops, 

webinars, newsletters

4. A strategy toolkit on how to contact and build partnerships with 

regulated fleets – a national Clean Cities roadmap/strategy

5. Increased participation by regulated fleets in CC events

6. More outreach by fuel providers

7. Develop a CCU course on regulated fleets

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Federal Fleet Data

EPAct Section 701: requires Federal Fleets to use alternative fuel in all 

dual-fueled AFVs unless the receive a waiver from DOE if fuel is 

unavailable or overly expensive.

• DOE granted over 70,000 waivers this year! This is over 50% of the AFVs in the 

Federal Fleet

• Agencies requested waivers for over 90,000 vehicles 

• Where can this data be found?

http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/data/fleets.html

• Improving the quality and usability of this data:

• Including more information on the fleet – identifying bureaus and sub-agencys

• Improving the location in

• TransAtlas

– Landing Page: http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/data/geographic.html

– Tool: http://rpm.nrel.gov/transatlas/launch/

• FleetAtlas

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Working with the Feds

What would we like to accomplish today?

• Prepare a list of projects to begin in FY11 that we can 

propose to Clean Cities and Federal Fleet leadership in 

November – develop a coordinated effort at the national 

level

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Discussion Topics

• How do I find the contacts for local Federal fleets?

• What can NREL/DOE do to help?

• Stakeholder membership dues

• Working with the two biggest Feds: USPS and DOD

• EPAct fleet workhops

• Experiences working with GSA Fleet Service 

Representatives

• Current analyses underway at NREL (e.g. DHS)

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Points of Contact

Federal Fleets:

Ryan Daley

ryan.daley@nrel.gov

303-275-4466

Mark Singer

mark.singer@nrel.gov

303-275-4264

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