FISCAL YEAR 2020
ALTERNATIVE FUEL
VEHICLE ACQUISITION
REPORT

February 2021

U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency


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Contents

Legislative Requirements	1

Executive Summary of Compliance	1

FY 2020 Compliance With EPAct 1992 	2

FY 2020 Compliance With EPAct 2005 Section 701	3

FY 2020 Compliance With EISA 2007 Section 141	3

Appendix A: FY 2020 EPAct-Reported Vehicle Acquisitions	4

Appendix B: Acronyms	5


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FY 2020

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 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 percent 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. EPA's Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Performance in Meeting Federal Fleet Requirements

Driver

Performance
Measure

FY 2020 Goal/Requirement

EPA FY 2020 Performance

EPAct
1992

AFV
Acquisitions

75 percent of the 52 non-
exempt, LD vehicles acquired in
FY 2020 (i.e., at least 39
AFV credits and acquisitions)

Acquired 39 AFVs and AFV
credits, or 75 percent of non-
exempt acquisitions

EISA
2007

LGHGV
Acquisitions

100 percent of non-exempt LD

and MD passenger vehicles
must be LGHGVs (i.e., 56 of 56
covered vehicles)

Achieved 100 percent LGHGV
acquisition rate for non-exempt
vehicle acquisitions

EPAct
2005
Section
701

Alternative
Fuel Usage

Non-waivered dual-fueled
vehicles must use 100 percent
alternative fuel (i.e., 24,357
gasoline gallon equivalents
[GGEs] of fuel)

Consumed 2,241 GGEs of
alternative fuel, for a
compliance rate of 9 percent


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FY 2020 Compliance With EPAct 1992

Table 1. EPA-s FY 2020 Performance in Meeting EPAct 1992 Requirements

EPAct Covered Non Exempt Vehicle Acquisitions

52

AFVs Acquired

39

Additional Credits Earned

0

Total AFVs and Credits (% of non exempt acquisitions)

75%

EPA achieved a 75 percent AFV acquisition rate in FY 2020, which meets the EPAct 1992 requirement of
a 75 percent AFV acquisition rate and is consistent with past performance in FY 2005 through 2019. EPA
anticipates meeting the EPAct 1992 AFV acquisition requirements in FY 2020 as well. See Appendix A for
an inventory of FY 2020 AFV acquisitions.

	Figure 1. EPA's EPAct 1992 Compliance, FY 2005-20201	

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¦ EPAct Covered ¦ Actual AFV Credits

1 Includes credits for petroleum-dedicated AFVs (also known as LGHGVs) and biodiesel use. Percentages can exceed 100 percent of covered
acquisitions when EPA receives AFV credits for non-covered acquisitions and other events.

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FY 2020 Compliance With EPAct 2005 Section 701

Table 4. EPA-s FY 2020 Performance in Meeting EPAct 2005 Section 701 Requirements



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Percent



85

Gas/Diesel

1 Total 1





Volume
in GGEs

2,241

22,116

24,357

9%

In FY 2020, non-waivered, dual-fueled EPA vehicles consumed 24,537 GGEs of fuel, which included 2,241
GGEs of alternative fuel (i.e., E85), resulting in an alternative fuel consumption rate of 9 percent.

FY 2020 Compliance With EISA 2007 Section 141

Table 5. EPAs FY 2020 Performance in Meeting EISA 2007 Section 141 Requirements

Total FY 2020 Subject Acquisitions

94

Total EISA Exempt FY 2020 Acquisitions

38(of 94)

Total EISA Non Exempt FY 2020 Acquisitions

56 (of 94)

Total EISA Compliant Acquisitions

56(of 56)

FY 2020 Compliance Target

100%

FY 2020 Actual Performance

100%

In FY 2020, EPA acquired 56 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. EPA will continue to monitor all vehicle acquisitions to ensure that EISA acquisition requirements
are met.

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Appendix A: FY 2020 EPAct-Reported Vehicle Acquisitions

LD Vehicle Acquisitions and Exemptions



Leased

Purchased

Total

Total LD Vehicle Acquisitions

94

0

94

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

39

Exemptions: Non-Covered Vehicle

0

0

0

Exemptions: Non-Metropolitan Statistical Area Operation

0

0

0

Total EPAct-Covered Vehicles

52

0

52

AFV Acquisition Detail

Vehicle Type

Fuel

Law
Enforcement

Leased

Purchased

Total

EPAct Credits

LD Vehicles

Sedan Compact

Gas HY

No

10

0

10

10

Sedan Compact

Gas HY

Yes

11

0

11

0

Sedan Subcompact

ELE DE

No

1

0

1

1

Sedan Subcompact

Gas DE

No

2

0

2

2

Sedan Subcompact

Gas HY

Yes

3

0

3

0

LD Minivan 4x2 (Passenger)

Gas DE

No

3

0

3

3

LD Minivan 4x2 (Passenger)

E85 FF

No

4

0

4

4

LD Minivan 4x2 (Passenger)

ELE PH

No

1

0

1

1

LD SUV 4x2

GAS DE

No

1

0

1

1

LD SUV 4x2

ELE PH

No

1

0

1

1

LD Pickup 4x4

E85 FF

No

3

0

3

3

LD Pickup 4x4

E85 FF

Yes

5

0

5

0

LD SUV 4x4

GAS DE

No

2

0

2

2

LD SUV 4x4

GAS HY

No

8

0

8

8

LD SUV 4x4

E85 FF

No

1

0

1

1

MD Vehicles

MD Pickup

E85 FF

No

1

0

1

1

MD Van (Cargo)

E85 FF

No

1

0

1

1

Totals:

58

0

58

39

EPAct Acquisition Credits Summary

Base AFV Acquisition Credits

39

Zero Emission Vehicle Credits

0

Dedicated LD AFV Credits

0

Dedicated MD AFV Credits

0

Biodiesel Fuel Usage Credits

0

Total EPAct Credits

39

Total EPAct-Covered Vehicles

52

Overall EPAct Compliance Percentage

75%

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Appendix B: Acronyms

Acronym

Phrase

AFV

Alternative fuel vehicle

E85

Ethanol (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent 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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