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Green Fleet Workshop

Green Fleet Workshop. Responsible Purchasing Guide for Light-Duty Fleet Vehicles. Presented by the Responsible Purchasing Network March 29, 2007. Background. Green Fleet Summette (Jun/06) Research and draft Review Committee (Jan/07) Final version (Mar/07) Parts and Maintenance (Fall/07).

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Green Fleet Workshop

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

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

  3. Table of Contents • Social & Environmental Issues • Best Practices • Cost, Quality, & Supply • Policies • Specifications • Standards • Products

  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

  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

  6. Inventory & Baseline • Vehicles, fuels, usage, pollutants • Quantities and costs • Indicators (e.g., mpg, CO2) • Baseline year(s)

  7. Set Goals • Emissions • Costs • Fleet Composition

  8. Adopt a Policy • Goals and commitments • Short-term and long-term targets • Responsibilities • Effective dates

  9. Improve Practices • Fuel economy • Fleet size • Trip planning, reduction, and mode • Driving practices • Maintenance

  10. Financial Plan • Estimate costs/savings of green fleet • Life-cycle costs • Develop plan for covering costs and allocating savings • Track costs and savings

  11. Measure Progress • Publish annual report • Tracking progress against baseline data • Present findings of decision-making body • Revise fleet policy and operations as needed

  12. Cost

  13. Quality

  14. Supply

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

  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

  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

  18. More Sample Specs • Arkansas – HEV specs • Austin, TX – Plug-in HEV conversion specs • University of Missouri – FFV specs

  19. Standards • Emissions • U.S. EPA • California Air Resources Board • Ethanol – ASTM • Biodiesel – ASTM, NBAP • Natural Gas • Fuel and components

  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

  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

  22. Green Fleet Workshop Matt Kittell 301-891-3683 x110 matt@newdream.org Hosted by the Responsible Purchasing Network www.responsiblepurchasing.org March 29, 2007

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