Clean Fuel Fleet Program

Overview

Together, gasoline and diesel fuel power 99 percent of this country's motor vehicle fleet. Past efforts to reduce vehicle emissions took petroleum fuels as a given and focused on the development of sophisticated engine and vehicle emission control systems involving catalytic converters, on-board computers, and other hardware. The Clean Air Act of 1990 includes several programs that require cleaner fuels and opens up the fuel market. These programs include provisions that force modifications in gasoline composition and that establish more stringent emission standards for vehicles in certain polluted areas. Several alternative fuels, such as methanol, ethanol, natural gas, propane, electricity, and hydrogen, could reduce vehicle emissions of conventional and greenhouse pollutants and are now being produced from domestic supplies.

The Clean-Fuel Fleet Vehicle Program

This Clean Air Act provision applies to fleets in metropolitan areas around the country that have high ozone and/or carbon monoxide pollution. The fleet program requires certain fleets to acquire vehicles that are cleaner than those for sale in the general U.S. market. A portion of new cars, light trucks, and medium-duty trucks purchased by fleets must meet the lower hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxide emission standards. Individual states must ensure that appropriate fuels are available for clean-fueled fleet vehicles. Tthis program affects approximately 35,000 fleets and results in about one million clean-fueled vehicles nationwide by 2010.

Clean Fuel Fleet Program Annual Compliance Plan Report

In addition to the Clean Fuel Fleet Registration Form, the DNR also asks covered fleets to complete an Annual Compliance Plan Report. The initial report was to be completed and filed with the DNR by September 1, 1999. The form must be submitted to DNR by September 1 of each year.

Vehicles meet the Wisconsin CFFP requirements if they meet any of the following standards: LEV, ILEV, ULEV, ZEV or new Tier 2 standards (Bins 1-8 for vehicles under 8,500 lbs GVW and Bins 1-11 for vehicles over 8,500 lbs GVW.) A vehicle's low emission status must be verified upon purchase or by looking at the emissions sticker under the hood.

Compliance Plan Report Documents

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