FISCAL YEAR 2019
ALTERNATIVE FUEL
VEHICLE ACQUISITION
REPORT
February 2020
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
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EPA AFV Acquisition Report — FY 2019
Contents
Legislative Requirements 1
Executive Summary of Compliance 1
FY 2019 Compliance with EPAct 1992 2
FY 2019 Compliance with EPAct 2005 Section 701 3
FY 2019 Compliance with EISA 2007 Section 141 3
Appendix A: FY 2019 EPAct-Reported Vehicle Acquisitions 4
Appendix B: Acronyms 5
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Legislative Requirements
The United States 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 below 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
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 Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Performance in Meeting Federal Fleet Requirements
Driver
Performance
Measure
FY 2019 Goal/Requirement
EPA FY 2019 Performance
EPAct
1992
AFV
Acquisitions
75% of the 91 non-exempt, LD
vehicles acquired in FY 2019
(i.e., at least 69
AFV credits and acquisitions)
Acquired 70 AFVs and AFV
credits, or 77% of non-exempt
acquisitions
EISA
2007
LGHGV
Acquisitions
100% of non-exempt LD and
MD passenger vehicles must be
LGHGVs (i.e., 58 of 58 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., 60,549
gasoline-gallon-equivalents
[GGEs] of fuel)
Consumed 11,391 GGEs of
alternative fuel, for a
compliance rate of 19%
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FY 2019 Compliance with EPAct 1992
Table 3. The EPA-s FY 2019 Performance in Meeting EPAct 1992 Requirements
EPAct-Covered Non-Exempt Vehicle Acquisitions
91
AFVs Acquired
70
Additional Credits Earned
0
Total AFVs and Credits (% of non-exempt acquisitions)
77%
The EPA achieved a 77 percent AFV acquisition rate in FY 2019, which exceeds the EPAct 1992
requirement of a 75 percent AFV acquisition rate and is consistent with past performance in FYs 2005
through 2018. The EPA anticipates meeting the EPAct 1992 AFV acquisition requirements in FY 2020 as
well. See Appendix A for an inventory of FY 2019 AFV acquisitions.
Figure 1. The EPA's EPAct 1992 Compliance, FYs 2005-20191
140%
121%
120% 115%
109% 107% 107% 109% 110%
100% 93% 93%
84% 84% 85%
77% 79% _ 77
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FY 2019 Compliance with EPAct 2005 Section 701
Table 4. The EPA-s FY 2019 Performance in Meeting EPAct 2005 Section 701 Requirements
E85 I Gas/Diesel I Total
Percent
Alternative
Fuel
Volume
in GGEs
11,391
49,158
60,549
19%
In FY 2019, non-waivered, dual-fueled EPA vehicles consumed 60,549 GGEs of fuel, which
includedll,391 GGEs of alternative fuel (i.e., E85), resulting in an alternative fuel consumption rate of
19 percent.
FY 2019 Compliance with EISA 2007 Section 141
Table 5. The EPAs FY 2019 Performance in Meeting EISA 2007 Section 141 Requirements
Total FY 2019 Subject Acquisitions
133
Total EISA Exempt FY 2018 Acquisitions
75(of 133)
Total EISA Non-Exempt FY 2018 Acquisitions
58 (of 133)
Total EISA Compliant Acquisitions
58(of 58)
FY 2019 Compliance Target
100%
FY 2019 Actual Performance
100%
In FY 2019, the EPA acquired 58 vehicles, all of which were LGHGVs, that were subject to EISA 2007
requirements and resulted 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.
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Appendix A: FY 2019 EPAct-Reported Vehicle Acquisitions
LD Vehicle Acquisitions and Exemptions
Leased
Purchased
Total
Total LD Vehicle Acquisitions
129
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133
Fleet Exemptions: Fleet Size
0
0
0
Fleet Exemptions: Foreign
0
0
0
Fleet Exemptions: Geographic
3
0
3
Exemptions: Law Enforcement Vehicle
39
0
46
Exemptions: Non-Covered Vehicle
0
0
0
Exemptions: Non-Metropolitan Statistical Area Operation
0
0
0
Total EPAct-Covered Vehicles
87
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AFV Acquisition Detail
Vehicle Type
Fuel
Law
Enforcement
Leased
Purchased
Total
EPAct Credits
LD Vehicles
Sedan Compact
Gas HY
No
6
0
6
6
Sedan Compact
Gas HY
Yes
5
0
5
0
Sedan Compact
E85 FF
Yes
1
0
1
0
Sedan Compact
Gas/ELE PH
No
1
0
1
1
Sedan Midsize
E85 FF
Yes
1
0
1
0
Sedan Subcompact
Gas HY
No
1
0
1
1
LD Minivan 4x2 (Passenger)
E85 FF
No
5
0
5
5
LD Minivan 4x2 (Passenger)
E85 FF
Yes
1
0
1
0
LD Pickup 4x2
E85 FF
No
5
0
5
5
LD SUV 4x2
Gas DE
No
4
0
4
4
LD SUV 4x2
Gas HY
No
12
0
12
12
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
3
0
3
3
LD Pickup 4x4
E85 FF
Yes
6
0
6
0
LD SUV 4x4
Gas DE
No
13
0
13
13
LD SUV 4x4
E85 FF
No
19
0
19
19
MD Vehicles
MD Pickup
E85 FF
No
3
0
3
3
MD Pickup
E85 FF
Yes
1
0
1
0
MD Van (Cargo)
E85 FF
No
1
0
1
1
MD Van (Passenger)
E85 FF
No
1
0
1
1
Totals:
92
0
92
70
EPAct Acquisition Credits Summary
Base AFV Acquisition Credits
70
Zero Emission Vehicle Credits
0
Dedicated LD AFV Credits
0
Dedicated MD AFV Credits
0
Biodiesel Fuel Usage Credits
0
Total EPAct Credits
70
Total EPAct-Covered Vehicles
91
Overall EPAct Compliance Percentage
77%
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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
EPAct
Energy Policy Act of 1992
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
SUV
Sport utility vehicle
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