Sentences with phrase «purchase of alternative fuel vehicles»

HEAL supports policies to increase alternative transportation options, as well as tax credits for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles, particularly e / v's.

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Although we suspect it is rarely a key purchase factor for a vehicle like this, you can choose from two fuel - efficient alternatives of the 2015 Porsche Cayenne.

This easily outpaced the percentage of respondents who selected a hydrogen fuel - cell vehicle (15.8 percent), an ethanol / flex fuel vehicle (14.5 percent), or a hybrid (13.8 percent) as their most likely alternative - fuel vehicle purchase.

The plan also calls for a focus on advancing alternative fuel sources by MIT's vehicles, potentially adding to rooftop solar panels, and possibly adding new purchases of off - campus renewable energy similar to the existing agreement for the Summit Farms solar plant in North Carolina, which was made possible by the commitment from MIT and its partners.

Last summer, the Obama administration instructed federal agencies that 100 percent of newly purchased light - weight vehicles needed to be alternative fuel vehicles.

The goal of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 was to replace 30 percent of U.S. transportation - related petroleum consumption with alternative - fuel vehicles by 2010, and the Act requires that at least 75 percent of vehicles purchased annually by federal agencies in major metropolitan areas be alternative - fuel vehicles.

To receive Green Community designation, communities must develop and implement a plan to reduce energy use by 20 percent within five years and meet additional criteria including allowing for permitting and siting of renewable energy, purchasing fuel - efficient and alternative fuel vehicles, and adopting more stringent building codes.

Members of Congress in particular must support policies that encourage the purchase of these vehicles, like the Section 30D (g) 10 % federal tax credit for alternative fueled 2 - wheeled vehicles that expired at the end of 2016.

State Agencies Must Purchase or Lease Vehicles That Use Alternative Fuels Louisiana's Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative further states, «The commissioner of administration shall not purchase or lease any motor vehicle for use by any state agency unless that vehicle is capable of and equipped for using an alternative fuel that results in lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, or particulates or any combination thereof that meet or exceed federal Clean Air Act standardsPurchase or Lease Vehicles That Use Alternative Fuels Louisiana's Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative further states, «The commissioner of administration shall not purchase or lease any motor vehicle for use by any state agency unless that vehicle is capable of and equipped for using an alternative fuel that results in lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, or particulates or any combination thereof that meet or exceed federal Clean Air Act standaAlternative Fuels Louisiana's Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative further states, «The commissioner of administration shall not purchase or lease any motor vehicle for use by any state agency unless that vehicle is capable of and equipped for using an alternative fuel that results in lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, or particulates or any combination thereof that meet or exceed federal Clean Air Act standardspurchase or lease any motor vehicle for use by any state agency unless that vehicle is capable of and equipped for using an alternative fuel that results in lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, or particulates or any combination thereof that meet or exceed federal Clean Air Act standaalternative fuel that results in lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, or particulates or any combination thereof that meet or exceed federal Clean Air Act standards.»

To enable this billions of dollars would be made available for R&D; for U.S. carmakers, consumers who purchase an alternative fuel vehicle would receive up to $ 7,500 in tax credits, and the same aforementioned renewable energy tax credits that are being held up in the Senate would be approved.

The federal government will lead the way toward the use of alternative fuels by purchasing alterative fuel vehicles.

«The country sends $ 1 billion overseas every day to purchase oil, but publicly funded research in advanced vehicles and alternative fuels totals just $ 680 million annually — about 16 hours worth of oil imports.»

The Center and Bluewater Network filed a lawsuit in federal court in April 2005 against 14 federal agencies for their continuing failure to implement the EPAct, by not purchasing the legally required percentages of alternative fuel vehicles for their federal vehicle fleets.

In passing the Act, Congress intended to replace 30 percent of petroleum vehicle fuel use with alternative fuels by 2010, through federal purchase of less polluting vehicles, and by harnessing the purchasing power of the federal government to spur the market for natural gas, propane, ethanol and electric vehicles, which produce less pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

It's unclear exactly what percentage of that fleet is required to be alternative fuel vehicles because some agencies are exempt from the purchasing requirements of the 1992 energy law.