Alternative-Fuel Fleets and Stations

More than 92 percent of the fuel used in the federal government's alternative-fuel fleet continues to be standard gasoline, despite a 16-year-old program intended to serve as a model for a national movement away from fossil fuels. In much of the country, E85 stations were not in place to provide fuel to fleet vehicles before they were purchased.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy | By Dan Keating and Mary Kate Cannistra - The Washington Post - November 23, 2008

This Story Problems Plague U.S. Flex-Fuel Fleet Article \| The federal government has invested billions of dollars over the past 16 years, building a fleet of 112,000 alternative-fuel vehicles to serve as a model for a national movement away from fossil fuels. Alternative-Fuel Fleets and Stations		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy \| By Dan Keating and Mary Kate Cannistra - The Washington Post - November 23, 2008 ¬es=More than 92 percent of the fuel used in the federal government's alternative-fuel fleet continues to be standard gasoline, despite a 16-year-old program intended to serve as a model for a national movement away from fossil fuels. In much of the country, E85 stations were not in place to provide fuel to fleet vehicles before they were purchased." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy \| By Dan Keating, Mary Kate Cannistra - The Washington Post - November 23, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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