Environment: DoD Alternative Fuel Vehicle Program

Abstract

The United States uses more petroleum each year than the next five largest consuming nations combined. The Federal Government is the largest single consumer of energy in the United States, with DoD consuming about 80 percent of the Federal Government total. Over 40 percent of the energy use is for buildings and non-tactical vehicles. In FY 2000, DoD consumed 4.5 billion gallons of aviation, marine, and ground fuels, including 200 million gallons of gasoline and diesel fuels. In May 2001, the President's National Energy Policy Development Group released the report titled "National Energy Policy," which identified the ability to use energy more wisely through conservation as one of three energy challenges to our prosperity and way of life.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 22, 2002
Accession Number
ADA408259

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alcohols
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Biodiesels
  • Business Administration
  • Compressed Natural Gas
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Energy Management
  • Environment
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Fuels
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Supply Chain

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Strategic Security Studies