Alternative Fuels: Increasing Federal Procurement of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles

RCED-91-169 Published: May 24, 1991. Publicly Released: May 24, 1991.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) progress in implementing the Alternative Motor Fuels Act of 1988, enacted to encourage the development and use of methanol, ethanol, and natural gas as transportation fuels, and the production of methanol-, ethanol-, and natural gas-powered vehicles.

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