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Federal Vehicle Acquisition     DRAFT

Low GHG-Emitting Vehicles
Section 141 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act requires federal agencies to acquire low greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting vehicles. Low GHG-emitting vehicles are:
  • Any passenger car that achieves a GHG score of 7 or higher when operated with gasoline, diesel, or CNG.
  • Any light-duty truck or medium-duty passenger vehicle that achieves a GHG score of 6 or higher when operated with gasoline, diesel, or CNG.
  • Any passenger car that achieves a GHG score of 6 or higher when operated with E-85.
  • Any light-duty truck or medium-duty passenger vehicle that achieves a GHG score of 5 or higher when operated with E-85.
Users should note that the list of qualifying flexible fuel vehicles is a separate option under Vehicle Type below. Some flexible fuel vehicles only qualify when operated with E-85. Therefore, in order for these flexible fuel vehicles to qualify as low GHG-emitting vehicles the vehicle must be operated with E-85. It is the GHG score the vehicle achieves when operated with E-85 that qualifies the vehicle as low GHG-emitting.

For more information see "How to Use This Guide".

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Low Greenhouse Gas Emitting Cars (gasoline, diesel, CNG, CNG/gasoline)

Low Greenhouse Gas Emitting Trucks (gasoline, diesel, CNG, CNG/gasoline)

Low Greenhouse Gas Emitting FFVs (Ethanol/Gasoline)

Links:
  1. If you want to lookup the GHG score of an individual vehicle click here.
  2. For assistance with "alternative measures," agencies should look into U.S. EPA climate-related partnership programs that provide a wide variety of services and resources to measure and reduce GHG emissions. These programs include:

For more information on the GHG score go to About the ratings.

Contact Info:
  Jason Swift, (202) 343-9073, swift.jason@epa.gov

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