FISCAL YEAR 2018 ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE ACQUISITION REPORT February 2019 United States Environmental Protection Agency ------- Environmental Protection Agency EPA AFV Acquisition Report — FY 2018 Contents Legislative Requirements 1 Executive Summary of Compliance 1 FY 2018 Compliance With EPAct 1992 2 FY 2018 Compliance With EPAct 2005 Section 701 3 FY 2018 Compliance With EISA 2007 Section 141 3 FY 2018 AFV to Conventional Vehicle Cost Comparisons 4 Appendix A: FY 2018 EPAct-Reported Vehicle Acquisitions 5 Appendix B: Acronyms 6 ------- Environmental Protection Agency EPA AFV Acquisition Report — FY 2018 Legislative Requirements Congress has established laws regarding federal fleet sustainability that make alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) acquisitions and petroleum consumption reduction a priority for federal agencies. Table 1 summarizes federal fleet requirements for vehicle acquisitions, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel consumption. Table 1. Summary of Federal Fleet Requirements The Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992, as amended by the Energy Conservation Reauthorization Act of 1998, and Section 2862 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 Acquire 75% of light-duty vehicles as AFVs, unless exempted. EPAct of 2005, Section 701 Use alternative fuels to operate dual-fueled vehicles, unless the vehicles qualify for a waiver. Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, Section 141 All light-duty (LD) or medium-duty (MD) passenger vehicle acquisitions must be low GHG vehicles (LGHGVs). Executive Summary of Compliance Table 2. The EPA's FY 2018 Performance in Meeting Federal Fleet Requirements Driver Performance Measure FY 2018 Goal/Requirement EPA FY 2018 Performance EPAct 1992 AFV Acquisitions 75% of the 85 non-exempt, LD vehicles acquired in FY 2018 (i.e., 64 AFV credits and acquisitions) Acquired 65 AFVs and AFV credits, or 76.5% of non-exempt acquisitions EISA 2007 LGHGV Acquisitions 100% of non-exempt LD and MD passenger vehicles must be LGHGVs (i.e., 55 of 55 covered vehicles) Achieved 100% LGHGV acquisition rate for non-exempt vehicle acquisitions EPAct 2005 Section 701 Alternative Fuel Usage Non-waivered dual-fueled vehicles must use 100% alternative fuel (i.e., 80,911 gasoline-gallon-equivalents [GGEs] of fuel) Consumed 27,021 GGEs of alternative fuel, for a compliance rate of 33%. ------- Environmental Protection Agency EPA AFV Acquisition Report — FY 2018 FY 2018 Compliance With EPAct 1992 Table 1. The EPA-s FY 2018 Performance in Meeting EPAct 1992 Requirements EPAct-Covered Non-Exempt Vehicle Acquisitions 65 AFVs Acquired 85 Additional Credits Earned 0 Total AFVs and Credits (as % of non-exempt acquisitions) 76.5% The agency achieved 76.5 percent acquisition of AFVs in FY 2018. This meets and exceeds the EPAct 1992 requirement of a 75 percent AFV acquisition rate and is consistent with past performance in fiscal years 2005 through 2017. The EPA anticipates meeting EPAct 1992 AFV acquisition requirements in FY 2019 as well. See Appendix A for an inventory of FY 2018 AFV acquisitions. Figure 1. The EPA's EPAct 1992 Compliance, FYs 2005-20181 140% 121% 120% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 115% 109% 107% 107% 84% 84% 109% 110% 93% 93% 77% 79% 76% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 ¦ 75% Requirement ¦ AFV Acquisition % 1 Includes credits for petroleum-dedicated AFVs (also known as LGHGVs) and biodiesel use. Percentages can exceed 100 percent of covered acquisitions when the EPA receives AFV credits for non-covered acquisitions and other events. 2 ------- Environmental Protection Agency EPA AFV Acquisition Report — FY 2018 FY 2018 Compliance With EPAct 2005 Section 701 Table 4. The EPA-s FY 2018 Performance in Meeting EPAct 2005 Section 701 Requirements E85 I Gas/Diesel I Total Percent Alternative Fuel Volume in GGEs 27,021 53,890 80,911 33.4% In FY 2018, non-waivered, dual-fueled EPA vehicles consumed 80,911 total GGEs of fuel. 27,021 GGEs of total consumption was alternative fuel, namely E85, resulting in an alternative fuel consumption rate of 33 percent. FY 2018 Compliance With EISA 2007 Section 141 Table 5. The EPAs FY 2018 Performance in Meeting EISA 2007 Section 141 Requirements Total FY 2018 Subject Acquisitions 135 Total EISA Exempt FY 2018 Acquisitions 80 (out of 135) Total EISA Non-Exempt FY 2018 Acquisitions 55 (out of 135) Total EISA Compliant Acquisitions 55 (out of 55) FY 2018 Compliance Target 100% FY 2018 Actual Performance 100% In FY 2018, the EPA acquired 55 vehicles subject to EISA 2007 requirements, and all 55 vehicles were LGHGVs, resulting in an LGHGV acquisition rate of 100 percent and full compliance with EISA 2007. The EPA will continue to monitor all vehicle acquisitions to ensure that EISA acquisition requirements are met. 3 ------- Environmental Protection Agency EPA AFV Acquisition Report — FY 2018 FY 2018 AFV to Conventional Vehicle Cost Comparisons Table 6 provides a sample cost comparison of a common LD vehicle configuration frequently acquired from the General Services Administration (GSA) by the EPA fleet. The GSA offers various fuel types for its vehicle configuration categories, represented by a special item number (SIN). The EPA considers the long-term cost of acquiring AFVs as compared to similar conventionally-fueled vehicles when making fleet acquisitions. All examples are model year 2018. Table 6. Cost Comparison of Fuel Types Across Commonly Acquired Vehicle Gas/E85 Flex Gas/Electric Fuel (FF) Hybrid Gas Dedicated Chevrolet Equinox $ (94.00) $ 2,420.00 4 ------- Environmental Protection Agency EPA AFV Acquisition Report — FY 2018 Appendix A: FY 2018 EPAct-Reported Vehicle Acquisitions LD Vehicle Acquisitions and Exemptions Leased Purchased Total Total LD Vehicle Acquisitions 147 2 149 Fleet Exemptions: Fleet Size 0 0 0 Fleet Exemptions: Foreign 0 0 0 Fleet Exemptions: Geographic 2 2 4 Exemptions: Law Enforcement Vehicle 46 0 46 Exemptions: Non-Covered Vehicle 0 0 0 Exemptions: Non-Metropolitan Statistical Area Operation 14 0 14 Total EPAct-Covered Vehicles 85 0 85 AFV Acquisition Detail Vehicle Type Fuel Law Enforcement Leased Purchased Total EPAct Credits LD and MD Vehicles Sedan Compact Gas HY No 15 0 15 15 Sedan Compact Gs HY Yes 2 0 2 0 Sedan Midsize E85 FF Yes 2 0 2 0 LD Minivan 4x2 (Passenger) E85 FF No 10 0 10 10 LD Minivan 4x2 (Passenger) Gas/ELE PH No 3 0 3 3 LD Pickup 4x2 E85 FF No 1 0 1 1 LD Pickup 4x2 E85 FF Yes 1 0 1 0 LD SUV 4x2 Gas HY No 13 0 13 13 LD SUV 4x2 E85 FF No 1 0 1 1 LD SUV 4x2 E85 FF Yes 2 0 2 0 LD Pickup 4x4 E85 FF No 4 0 4 4 LD Pickup 4x4 E85 FF Yes 3 0 3 0 LD SUV 4x4 Gas HY No 1 0 1 1 LD SUV 4x4 E85 FF No 15 0 15 15 LD SUV 4x4 E85 FF Yes 5 0 5 0 MD Pickup E85 FF No 2 0 2 2 Totals: 80 0 80 65 EPAct Acquisition Credits Summary Base AFV Acquisition Credits 65 Zero Emission Vehicle Credits Dedicated LD AFV Credits Dedicated MD AFV Credits Biodiesel Fuel Usage Credits Total EPAct Credits 65 Overall EPAct Compliance Percentage 76.5 % 5 ------- Environmental Protection Agency EPA AFV Acquisition Report — FY 2018 Appendix B: Acronyms Acronym Phrase AFV Alternative fuel vehicle E85 Ethanol (85% ethanol, 15% petroleum) FF Flex-fuel EISA Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ELE PH Electric plug-in hybrid ELE DE Electric dedicated EPAct Energy Policy Act FY Fiscal year Gas HY Gasoline hybrid electric vehicle GGE Gasoline gallon equivalent GHG Greenhouse Gas LD/MD/HD Light-, medium-, or heavy-duty (as determined by gross vehicle weight) LGHGV Low greenhouse Gas-emitting vehicle MSA Metropolitan statistical area SUV Sport utility vehicle 6 ------- |