U.S. Coalition for Advanced Diesel Cars Responds To President's Executive Order
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Technology Neutral Public Policy Will Help Reduce Federal Vehicle Petroleum Use
WASHINGTON--Nov. 10, 2011: Executive Director Jeff Breneman of the U.S. Coalition for Advanced Diesel Cars issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's executive order to cut waste and promote more efficient spending across the federal government:
"The USCADC applauds the Administration for looking at every opportunity
to find new efficiencies and trim agency and department costs in this era
of tight budgets. Additionally, the White Paper we released this week
could assist the Administration in cutting costs further while helping to
achieve the President's previously announced goal of reducing petroleum use
in the federal vehicles by 30% by 2020."
"In light of budget constraints, the Administration should revisit the
criteria for the federal fleet replacement program which prescribes
specific technologies for the government vehicles. A better solution
entails making new fleet vehicles 30% more fuel efficient than the
automobiles being replaced, regardless of the powertrain technology used to
achieve the desired result."
"Departments are being forced into higher-priced technologies even if
advanced gasoline and diesel cars can achieve the desired 30% petroleum
reduction. Additionally, some of the alternative technologies may require
additional government spending for charging or fueling infrastructure over
and above the premium paid for the car itself."
"By allowing greater competition in its procurement process for
federal vehicles, the administration increases its chances of improving
efficiency in the executive branch."
On Monday, November 7, 2011 the U.S. Coalition for Advanced Diesel Cars released a White Paper by former U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta titled The Case for Technology Neutral Public Policy in Fuel Economy Debate: Allowing Performance To Determine Solutions. Click here to view the paper.