DoD use of Domestically-Produced Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fuel Vehicles

• Main Author: Strogen, Bret M
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Subjects: ALTERNATIVE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE; ALTERNATIVE FUEL REFUELING STATIONS; AVAILABILITY; BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; BRIEFING CHARTS; CNG(COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS); COMBAT VEHICLES; CONGRESS; COSTS; DEMAND(ECONOMICS); DEMONSTRATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; DROP-IN; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ETHANOLS; Fuels; Government and Political Science; GOVERNMENT FLEET; GROUND VEHICLES; HYBRID PROPULSION; HYBRID VEHICLES; LEGISLATION; Military Forces and Organizations; MILITARY FUEL SPECIFICATIONS; NATURAL GAS; NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES; PEV(PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES); PUBLIC LAW 111-383; STORAGE; Surface Transportation and Equipment; SYNTHETIC FUELS; TACTICAL VEHICLES; V2G(VEHICLE-TO-GRID)

The enclosed briefing to the Committees includes information on the status of: (1) use and potential use of domestically-produced alternative fuels including but not limited to, natural gas based fuels and biodiesel, in DoD vehicles; (2) current and projected actions by the DoD to increase the use of alternative fuels in vehicles; (3) a description and assessment of current and anticipated commercial availability and demand for alternative fuels including cost; (4) a description of the infrastructure and associated costs required to store and distribute alternative fuels on military installations in the United States that could be adapted for use by alternative fuels; (5) a list and status of the current tactical, non-tactical, and combat vehicle programs that are pursuing either hybrid or electric technologies, or advances to accept alternative fuels; (6) a list of research and development programs and funding investments for operational energy; and (7) any recommendations for legislative or administrative action to ensure that the DoD meets goals for the use of alternative fuels and vehicles. The jointly produced Committee Print of the House Armed Services Committee accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011, Page 415, Public Law 111-383, requested a briefing on the use of domestically-produced alternative fuels or technologies by vehicles of the Department of Defense (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CPRT-111HPRT63160/pdf/CPRT-111HPRT63160.pdf). The enclosed briefing was presented to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on April 10, 2014, in the Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC., The original document contains color images.