Expanding Alternative Fuels

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Illinois Environmental Leadership
Expanding Alternative Fuels Knowledge,
Technology and Utilization
Bio-Diesel
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State of Illinois Executive Order 2004-7
Summary

• Central Management Services (CMS) is to take all
  actions necessary for the procurement of 2
  blends of Biodiesel (B2) fuel for the States
  diesel-powered vehicle fleet and to investigate
  ways in which to strengthen the infrastructure
  for increasing the availability of B2 and E-85
  for the States flexible fuel fleet.
• Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is to
  facilitate usage of E-85 and B2 in the States
  flexible fuels vehicle fleet and actively pursue
  the establishment of additional E-85 and
  Biodiesel refueling facilities at public retail
  outlets through
• reporting requirements on usage,
• employee incentive programs,
• marketing the benefits of E-85 and Biodiesel
  blends.
• CMS shall act in an advisory capacity to DCEO in
  the development of the plan.
• All agencies utilizing the States fleet of
  flexible fuel vehicles shall implement policies,
  rules, and/or procedures requiring that employees
  under their jurisdiction use E-85 and B2 when
  operating flexible fuels and diesel powered
  vehicles in the State fleet, whenever practical.
• Establish reasonable priorities for the purchase
  or rental of flexible fuel E-85 vehicles
  especially flexible fuel hybrid electric vehicles
  capable of using E85 fuel and diesel powered
  vehicles utilizing diesel blends and ethanol.

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Expanding Alternative Fuels Knowledge

• Key tags
• Decals
• Informational Handouts
• Fuel Site Maps
• IEPAs www.illinoisgreenfleets.org

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Expanding Alternative Fuels Technology

• Currently, about 14 of the State Fleet is E85
  with
• 1,700 vehicles making it the largest fleet in
  Illinois and the
• 18th largest in the nation.
• 171 (81) of 2005 fleet passenger car purchases
  were
• E85 flexible fueled vehicles.
• Expanded choices were made available for E85,
  including passenger, minivans, pickups and SUV's.
• The total of E85 purchases in 2006 to date is
  370.
• Hundreds of E85 vehicles are purchased from
  CMS/State of Illinois contracts by local
  governments.

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Expanding Alternative Fuels Utilization

• CMS provides DCEO data from fuel purchase history
  to target stations to convert to E85.
• Results- now over 100 E-85 stations available in
  Illinois for use by fleets and the public, second
  highest concentration in the US.
• CMS develops 2 Biodiesel fuel contracts, tracks
  growth in fleet purchases of over 61,000 gallons
  per month for over 500,000 gallons utilized since
  program inception.

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Continuing to Promote Utilization
CMS is working with the Ford Motor Company on the
check engine light issue impacting part of its
E85 Taurus fleet. The issue has been pinpointed
to the vehicle system calibration, not E-85 fuel.
The solution is in the distribution stage.
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Illinois, a Leader in Alternative Fuels
2005 Environmental Leadership Award
Presented to the Department of Central Management
Services State of Illinois
By Honda and the National Conference of State
Fleet Administrators