Vehicle and Fuel Use

The team evaluates and incorporates the requirements for vehicle and fuel use, as deemed appropriate for LM operations and approved by LM, as defined in:

• Executive Order (EO) 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability
• DOE Order 436.1A, Departmental Sustainability

The team advocates natural resource sustainability by evaluating vehicle and fuel use.

The team evaluates vehicle and fuel-use goals, establishes metrics, and develops and implements a plan of action to meet all required goals, as identified by DOE.

Goals are achieved by acquiring low greenhouse gas emitting, alternative-fueled, hybrid, and plug-in vehicles, when they are available. These acquisitions directly impact reduction of overall petroleum consumption in fleet vehicles—while maintaining the smallest fleet possible—to accomplish LM’s ever-expanding mission.

Factors to be considered in attaining these goals include:

• New sites to be added into the LM system
• Alternative fuels availability
• Alternative-fuel-vehicle availability
• Balancing vehicle-type availability with the types of vehicles required to conduct LM work

Our mission requires fieldwork and support at sites that are remotely located and require low, 4-wheel-drive capability, which is becoming harder to obtain due to government fuel efficiency mandates, off-road-rated or trail-rated liability to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and stock availability from the OEM.

• Develop and implement a system to monitor and evaluate progress.
• Maintain/implement a vehicle and fuel use plan.
• Review data collection and implement an automated system to replace handwritten trip tickets.
• Continual analysis of vehicle data to identify areas of improvement for goal/target accomplishment.
• Provide information to increase employee awareness.
• Report status regularly.