Green Fleets Initiative

Saving Money, Reducing Pollution, and Protecting the Climate

In local governments everywhere streets are swept, neighborhoods patrolled and important business conducted every day with vehicles owned by local governments. Maintaining a vehicle fleet is a key component of local governments’ operations. Operating a fleet of vehicles comes at a price, however beyond the monetary cost, fleet vehicles represent a significant source of air pollution. Also, every gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel burned releases about 22 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2), the major pollutant causing global warming.

Green Your Fleet !

Follow the links below for more information on Green Fleets. For a general guide to greening your fleet, please follow the link to the U.S. Green Fleets site.

Green Fleets: The Process  U.S. Green Fleets Initiative European Green Fleets Project Useful Links and Publications for Green Fleets Activities Local Goverment Examples Make It Official!

• STEP FOUR:
• Santa Monica’s Reduced-Emissions Fuels Policy for City Vehicle Purchases
• Alachua County “Green Fleet” Fleet Management Policy
• STEP ONE:
• MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY
• OPTIMIZE VEHICLE USE
• City of Sacramento/County of Sacramento Heavy-Duty Low-Emission Vehicle (LEV) Acquisition Policy
• STEP TWO:
• Seattle’s Clean and Green Fleet Policy Resolution
• ELIMINATE FLEET VEHICLES
• STEP FIVE:
• ELIMINATE FLEET VEHICLES
• Ann Arbor Resolution in Support of Clean Car Campaign and Establishment of a City Green Fleets Policy
• Denver’s Green Fleets Executive Orders
• Arlington, MA
• GO WITH ELECTRIC DRIVE
• City of Madison “Green Fleets” Resolution
• STEP THREE:
• DOWNSIZE VEHICLES
• USE TRANSIT, BIKE, WALK, OR TELECOMMUTE
• Green Fleets Process
• CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE FUELS
• INCORPORATE EFFICIENCY INTO BID SPECIFICATIONS
• Denver’s Green Fleets Executive Order,Revised in 2000
• Los Angeles, California: Council Order to Improve Fleet Efficiency Through Implementation of a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CAP)
• Make it Official!
• Local Government Examples
• San Francisco ‘Healthy Air and Smog Prevention” Ordinance, Signed by the Mayor 10/15/99
• Model Ordinance For Establishing a Green Fleets Program
• What Should You Do To Green Your Fleet?
• Useful Links and Publications
• ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE FLEET POLICY
• The Bottom Line
• STEP SIX:
• Arcata, California Green Fleets Resolution