The Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) manages several programs designed to fulfill the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), as amended, that regulate and guide certain fleets with the goals of reducing the United States’ petroleum consumption and increasing the availability of replacement fuels. Since 1992, regulated fleets have helped build a core market for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). Learn more about U.S. alternative fuel vehicle data.
State and Alternative Fuel Provider Fleets
CMEI's Transportation Technologies Office (TTO) implements the State and Alternative Fuel Provider Fleet Program. This compliance program works with certain state government and alternative fuel provider (e.g., utility) fleets to reduce petroleum consumption and increase use of alternative fuels through the acquisition of AFVs as a percentage of their annual light-duty vehicle acquisitions, or employing other petroleum-reduction/alternative fuel deployment methods in lieu of acquiring AFVs.
Impact:
Annually, covered fleets used Standard and Alternative Compliance options to exceed their aggregate AFV acquisition requirements. Learn more about annual state and alternative fuel provider fleet compliance with EPAct requirements.
Sustainable Federal Fleets
CMEI's Federal Energy Management Program manages FleetDASH, which measures compliance with the EPAct 2005 Section 701 requirement to use alternative fuel in dual fueled vehicles.
Impact:
Federal fleets consistently exceed their AFV acquisition requirements. Learn more about annual federal fleet performance relative to federal mandates.
Clean Cities
TTO also manages a voluntary alternative fuels and AFV program, Clean Cities and Communities, which supports local actions that alternative fuel stakeholders take to reduce petroleum consumption and increase alternative fuel deployment in transportation. Clean Cities and Communities brings together stakeholders in the public and private sectors to increase the use of alternative and renewable fuels and fuel efficiency measures that help both regulated and non-regulated entities minimize their use of petroleum. Private and local/regional government fleets are not subject to specific AFV acquisition or fuel use requirements, pursuant to EPAct.
Impact:
In calendar year 2014, more than 643,000 of the AFVs on the road were deployed with help from Clean Cities and Communities efforts. Learn more about Clean Cities and Communities' goals and accomplishments.