Alternative Fuel Vehicles Annual Report

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) was signed into law after the Gulf War by George Bush Sr. It was designed to reduce America’s dependence on petroleum by diverting 10% of transportation fuel demand from petroleum by the year 2000, and 30% by 2010.

The EPAct required federal agencies with fleets in large cities to buy increasing numbers of alternative fuel vehicles, beginning with 25% of new cars acquired in 1996 and rising to 75% of new acquisitions in 1999 and thereafter.

Covered Federal Agencies, under this act, are required to prepare annual reports to Congress and make available to the public via the Internet; and an announcement of availability in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 13149, Greening the Government Through Federal Fleet and Transportation Efficiency, directs Federal agencies operating a fleet of 20 or more vehicles within the United States to reduce their annual petroleum consumption by at least 20% by the end of FY 2005 (compared to FY 1999 levels) by using alternative fuels in AFVs more than 50 % of the time, improving the average fuel economy of new light-duty petroleum-fueled vehicle acquisitions by 1 mpg by FY 2002 and 3 mpg by FY 2005, and using other fleet efficiency measures.