April 15, 2009—In light of the complex “green” choices facing managers of company fleets, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are helping companies decide which transportation choices best fit their sustainability goals by providing a variety of online tools.
Instead of simply filling up the company vehicle with gasoline at the fleet pump, today’s fleet managers can now pick from green options such as E-85, biodiesel, propane, and an assortment of hybrids.
The user-friendly Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC) offers more than 3,000 sources of data that can serve as resources for fleet managers and consumers to explain these transportation choices and to help them reduce petroleum consumption.
Fleets regularly use the information offered on the AFDC Web site to help meet efficiency goals, and the Web site champions their success stories to encourage others. Three examples noted on the site are the New Belgium Brewery, Zion National Park, and L.L. Bean.
