FISCAL YEAR 2021
ALTERNATIVE FUEL
VEHICLE ACQUISITION
REPORT

February 2022

U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency


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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPA AFV Acquisition Report — FY 2021

Contents

Legislative Requirements	1

Executive Summary of Compliance	1

FY 2021 Compliance With EPAct 1992	2

FY 2021 Compliance With EPAct 2005 Section 701	3

FY 2021 Compliance With EISA 2007 Section 141	3

Appendix A: FY 2021 EPAct-Reported Vehicle Acquisitions	4

Appendix B: Acronyms	5


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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 a minimum 75 percent of light-duty (LD) 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 or medium-duty (MD) passenger vehicle acquisitions must be low-GHG vehicles
(LGHGVs) or have a functional needs exception (FNE)

Executive Summary of Compliance

Table 2. EPA's Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Performance in Meeting Federal Fleet Requirements

Driver

Performance
Measure

FY 2021 Goal/Requirement

EPA FY 2021 Performance

EPAct
1992

AFV
Acquisitions

75 percent of the 75 non-
exempt, LD vehicles acquired in
FY 2021 (i.e., at least 57
AFV credits and acquisitions)

Acquired 57 AFVs and AFV
credits, or 76 percent of non-
exempt acquisitions

EISA
2007

LGHGV
Acquisitions

100 percent of non-exempt LD
and MD passenger vehicles
must be LGHGVs (i.e., 112 of
112 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., 53,431
gasoline gallon equivalents
[GGEs] of fuel)

Consumed 3,254 GGEs of
alternative fuel, for a
compliance rate of 6 percent

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FY 2021 Compliance With EPAct 1992

Table 1. EPA-s FY 2021 Performance in Meeting EPAct 1992 Requirements

EPAct-Covered Non-Exempt Vehicle Acquisitions

75

AFVs Acquired

57

Additional Credits Earned

0

Total AFVs and Credits (% of non-exempt acquisitions)

76%

EPA achieved a 76 percent AFV acquisition rate in FY 2021, which meets the EPAct 1992 requirement of
a 75 percent AFV acquisition rate and is consistent with past performance in FY 2005 through FY 2020.
EPA anticipates meeting the EPAct 1992 AFV acquisition requirements in FY 2022 as well. See Appendix
A for an inventory of FY 2021 AFV acquisitions.

Figure 1. EPA's EPAct AFV Acquisition Compliance Rates, FY 2005-20211

140%

121%

1 "7Ci°/	115%

109%	107% 107%	109% 110%

100% 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	93% 03%—

84% 84%	85%

80o/o _	77% 79%	77% 75% 76%

60%

40%

20%

0%

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

¦ 75% Requirement I AFV Acquisition %

115%

109%	107% 107%

121%

84% 84%

109% H0%

93% 93%

85%

77% 79%	77% 75o/o 76!

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 2021 Compliance With EPAct 2005 Section 701

Table 4. EPA-s FY 2021 Performance in Meeting EPAct 2005 Section 701 Requirements

E85 I Gas/Diesel I Total

Percent
Alternative
Fuel

Volume
in GGEs

3,254

50,177 53,431

6%

In FY 2021, non-waivered, dual-fueled EPA vehicles consumed 53,431 GGEs of fuel, which included 3,254
GGEs of alternative fuel (i.e., E85), resulting in an alternative fuel consumption rate of 6 percent.

FY 2021 Compliance With EISA 2007 Section 141

Table 5. EPAs FY 2021 Performance in Meeting EISA 2007 Section 141 Requirements

Acquisitions

128

Section 141 Non-Applicable Acquisitions

16 (of 128)

Section 141 Subject Acquisitions

112(of 128)

LGHGV Acquisitions

47(of 112)

FNE Acquisitions

65(of 112)

Total EISA 2007 Compliant Acquisitions

112(of 112)

FY 2021 Compliance Target

100%

FY 2021 Actual Performance

100%

In FY 2021, EPA acquired 112 vehicles that were subject to EISA 2007 Section 141 requirements, and all
112 were compliant. Of these, 47 were LGHGV acquisitions, and the other 65 non-LGHGV acquisitions
had an FNE, resulting in an EISA 2007 Section 141 compliant acquisition rate of 100 percent. EPA will
continue to monitor all vehicle acquisitions to ensure that EISA 2007 Section 141 acquisition
requirements are met.

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Appendix A: FY 2021 EPAct Reported Vehicle Acquisitions

LD Vehicle Acquisitions and Exemptions



Leased

Purchased

Total

Total LD Vehicle Acquisitions

ill

0

in

Fleet Exemptions: Fleet Size

0

0

0

Fleet Exemptions: Foreign

0

0

0

Fleet Exemptions: Geographic

9

0

9

Exemptions: Law Enforcement Vehicle

27

0

27

Exemptions: Non-Covered Vehicle

0

0

0

Exemptions: Non-Metropolitan Statistical Area Operation

0

0

0

Total EPAct Covered Vehicles

75

0

75

AFV Acquisition Detail

Vehicle Type

Fuel

Law
Enforcement

Leased

Purchased

Total

EPAct Credits

LD Vehicles

Sedan Compact

GAS HY

No

7

0

7

7

Sedan Compact

GAS HY

Yes

2

0

2

0

Sedan Subcompact

ELE DE

No

3

0

3

3

Sedan Subcompact

GAS DE

No

1

0

1

1

Sedan Subcompact

GAS HY

No

1

0

1

1

Sedan Subcompact

GAS/ELE PH

No

1

0

1

1

LD Minivan 4x2 (Passenger)

GAS DE

No

2

0

2

2

LD Minivan 4x2 (Passenger)

GAS/E85 FF

No

5

0

5

5

LD Minivan 4x2 (Passenger)

GAS/E85 FF

Yes

1

0

1

0

LD SUV 4x2

GAS HY

No

7

0

7

7

LD Pickup 4x4

GAS/E85 FF

No

4

0

4

4

LD Pickup 4x4

GAS/E85 FF

Yes

5

0

5

0

LD SUV 4x4

GAS DE

No

8

0

8

8

LD SUV 4x4

GAS HY

No

8

0

8

8

LD SUV 4x4

GAS/E85 FF

No

6

0

6

6

LD SUV 4x4

GAS/E85 FF

Yes

1

0

1

0

MD Vehicles

MD Pickup

GAS/E85 FF

No

1

0

1

1

MD Van (Cargo)

GAS/E85 FF

No

2

0

2

2

MD Van (Passenger)

GAS/E85 FF

No

1

0

1

1

Totals:

66

0

66

57

EPAct Acquisition Credits Summary

Base AFV Acquisition Credits

57

Zero Emission Vehicle Credits

0

Dedicated LD AFV Credits

0

Dedicated MD AFV Credits

0

Biodiesel Fuel Usage Credits

0

Total EPAct Credits

57

Total EPAct Covered Vehicles

75

Overall EPAct Compliance Percentage

76%

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Appendix B: Acronyms

Acronym

Phrase

AFV

Alternative fuel vehicle

GAS/E85

Ethanol (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent petroleum)

FF

Flex-fuel

EISA

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

GAS/ELE PH

Electric plug-in hybrid

FNE

Functional needs exception

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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