Green Fleet Workshop Responsible Purchasing Guide for Light-Duty Fleet Vehicles Presented by the Responsible Purchasing Network March 29, 2007

Green Fleet Workshop Series 2  Green Fleet Summette (Jun/06)  Research and draft  Review Committee (Jan/07)  Final version (Mar/07)  Parts and Maintenance (Fall/07) Background

Green Fleet Workshop Series 3 Table of Contents  Social & Environmental Issues  Best Practices  Cost, Quality, & Supply  Policies  Specifications  Standards  Products

Green Fleet Workshop Series 4 Impacts  240m vehicles, 10m in fleets  95 percent of fuel is petroleum  U.S. vehicles produce:  More CO2 than any country except China and Russia  Half of CO, 1/3 of NOx, and 5% of PM  Water pollution  Indoor toxics  Vehicles prevalent in populated areas

Green Fleet Workshop Series 5 Assemble a Green Fleet Team  Managers, purchasers, maintenance staff, drivers, environmental health and safety staff, elected officials, etc.  Develops, implements, and tracks green fleet policy

Green Fleet Workshop Series 6 Inventory & Baseline  Vehicles, fuels, usage, pollutants  Quantities and costs  Indicators (e.g., mpg, CO2)  Baseline year(s)

Green Fleet Workshop Series 7 Set Goals  Emissions  Costs  Fleet Composition

Green Fleet Workshop Series 8 Adopt a Policy  Goals and commitments  Short-term and long-term targets  Responsibilities  Effective dates

Green Fleet Workshop Series 9 Improve Practices  Fuel economy  Fleet size  Trip planning, reduction, and mode  Driving practices  Maintenance

Green Fleet Workshop Series 10 Financial Plan  Estimate costs/savings of green fleet  Life-cycle costs  Develop plan for covering costs and allocating savings  Track costs and savings

Green Fleet Workshop Series 11 Measure Progress  Publish annual report  Tracking progress against baseline data  Present findings of decision-making body  Revise fleet policy and operations as needed

Green Fleet Workshop Series 12 Cost Vehicle Cost Fuel Cost Operating Cost Gasoline ABB Hybrid CAB Flex-Fuel ACA Biodiesel CCA Natural Gas DBB

Green Fleet Workshop Series 13 Quality EfficiencyEmissionsPerformance Gasoline CCB Hybrid AAA Flex-Fuel DBB Biodiesel CBA Natural Gas DBB

Green Fleet Workshop Series 14 Supply VehiclesFuel PumpsFuel Source Gasoline A+ F Hybrid CA+C Flex-Fuel BCD Biodiesel DCC Natural Gas FCB

Green Fleet Workshop Series 15  400 vehicles  Green Fleet Team  Inventory and baseline  Vehicle, fuel, and emissions targets  Trip planning and elimination  Measurement and reporting Model Policy – Ann Arbor, MI

Green Fleet Workshop Series 16 More Sample Policies  White House – Alternative fuels  Minnesota – Plug-in hybrid policy  King County, WA – Biodiesel policy  Chapel Hill, NC – Green Fleet policy  Abbott Laboratories, Infinity Insurance – PHH/ED Green Fleet Initiative

Green Fleet Workshop Series 17 Model Spec – Massachusetts  HEV contract specs – cars, SUVs, trucks  Open to other subdivisions and states  Requires environmental plan from contractor Model Spec – State of New York  Specs for NGV and FFVs  Open to other subdivisions  Requires environmental plan from contractor

Green Fleet Workshop Series 18  Arkansas – HEV specs  Austin, TX – Plug-in HEV conversion specs  University of Missouri – FFV specs More Sample Specs

Green Fleet Workshop Series 19 Standards  Emissions  U.S. EPA  California Air Resources Board  Ethanol – ASTM  Biodiesel – ASTM, NBAP  Natural Gas  Fuel and components

Green Fleet Workshop Series 20 Products  Online products database  Price  Engine type  Fuel economy  2007 model year vehicles  All HEVs and FFVs  Conventional equivalents of HEVs and FFVs  Most efficient conventional vehicle in each class

Green Fleet Workshop Series 21 Conclusions  Significant environmental and social benefits from green fleets  Range of vehicle and fuel choices  Fleet Guide in web and print format  Fleet Guide on Parts and Maintenance  Green Fleet Workshop Series  RPN Member fleet consultations

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