GAO finds agencies using oil products to fuel AFVs

11/03/2008
Federal government agencies are meeting requirements to acquire alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), but they currently are running them on petroleum products, the US Government Accountability Office said Oct. 23.“As they have over the past 4 years, agencies will likely continue to acquire the mandated percentage of AFVs. However, they will likely find it more difficult to meet both the requirement to fuel AFVs only with alternative fuel and the goal of increasing alternative fuel use by 10%/year because of the limited availability of alternative fuels,” GAO said in a report.The congressional government watchdog service examined 21 agencies and their vehicle fleets, which were tr...

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