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Title:

OPERATING A FLEET OF 4,000 ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLES

Accession Number:

00722617

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Library

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has initiated an aggressive plan to convert its on-road motor vehicle fleet of 9,000 vehicles to alternative fuels. State legislation passed in 1989 requires that TxDOT have 90% of its fleet converted by 1998. This undertaking has radically changed the way the Department both purchases and manages its fleet and thus has required major changes in the planning, procurement and use of its vehicles. The initial implementation of an alternative fuels program should consider and account for: Incentives - energy abundance, environmental protection, economic concerns; Initiatives - (Federal) Clean Air Act Amendments, Energy Policy Act, individual state legislation; and Barriers - equipment cost, fuel availability, market inertia, underdeveloped infrastructure.

Report/Paper Numbers:

Preprint A-2

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Hagler, G
Lewis, D

Pagination:

9p

Publication Date:

1996

Conference:

Eleventh Equipment Management Workshop

Location: Syracuse, New York
Date: 1996-6-23 to 1996-6-26
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board Committee on Equipment Maintenance; New York State Department of Transportation; and Federal Highway Administration.

Features:

Figures (6) ; References (2) ; Tables (1)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Fuel availability

Geographic Terms:

Texas

Old TRIS Terms:

Texas

Subject Areas:

Energy; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I90: Vehicles

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jun 21 1996 12:00AM