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Obama's Green-Car Plan Runs Into Limited Alternative-Fuel Choices (Like All Americans)


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Limited Choice and limited refueling locations are preventing President Barack Obama's administration and all Americans from buying more Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, and Flex-fuel vehicles that can use both E85 and other ethanol blends or E10 gasoline. to meet 2015 environmental goals.

Washington DC February 24, 2012; The NADA newsletter reported that a Bloomberg article stated that President Barack Obama’s administration is buying fewer hybrid and electric cars and more vehicles with fuel-efficient conventional engines as the government learns that high costs and lack of availability makes it tough to go green.

U.S. General Services Administration purchases of hybrid and electric models fell 59 percent in fiscal 2011 to about 2,645 as the federal fleet added 32,000 cars and trucks that can burn a fuel that’s 85 percent ethanol, or E85 vehicles, when it’s available. Photo: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images

That’s looking more difficult as the federal government learns the same lesson that U.S. car consumers have already figured out: it is tough being green. Rather than leading the way, the government has discovered that the high cost of hybrids and electric cars and their lack of availability often mean it makes more sense to buy cars with fuel-efficient conventional engines.

“You can say you’re engaged in this behavior -- saving the world -- but it’s not a true picture of what you’re doing if the vehicles aren’t using alternative fuels,” said Rebecca Lindland, an industry analyst at IHS Automotive in Norwalk, Connecticut.

U.S. General Services Administration purchases of hybrid and electric models fell 59 percent in fiscal 2011 to about 2,645 as the federal fleet added 32,000 cars and trucks that can burn a fuel that’s 85 percent ethanol, or E85 vehicles, when it’s available.

Complete Bloomberg Article