New York Fuel Use Requirement

Alternative Fuel Use Requirement - New York City

Any bi-fuel motor vehicle owned or operated by the city must use the alternative fuel on which the vehicle is capable of operating. This regulation does not apply for vehicles that are no longer mechanically able to operate on alternative fuel, or if the vehicle manufacturer recommends that the vehicle operate on gasoline or diesel fuel for a specified period of time. (Reference New York City Administrative Code 24-163.1)

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Use Requirement - Smithtown

The town of Smithtown requires all contracted residential refuse collection operators to switch from diesel vehicles to vehicles that operate exclusively on CNG. For more information, see the Smithtown Web site.

Biofuels Use Requirement

To the extent that gasoline powered state agency vehicles use central fueling stations, all state agencies and public authorities must use E85 in flexible-fuel vehicles (FFVs) whenever it is feasible to do so. The Governor's Clean Fueled Vehicles Council, chaired by the Commissioner of the Office of General Services and comprised of the fleet managers of state agencies and public authorities, was established to prepare a plan outlining steps that can be taken to ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, all FFVs in the state fleet that can use E85 will do so, and identify and implement measures to provide for E85 fueling. Additionally, the Council is required to detail how agencies and authorities can purchase, allocate, distribute and use biodiesel in state agency and public authority fleets. At least 10% of fuels used in the state fleet must be biodiesel by 2012. (Reference Executive Order 142, 2005 (PDF 238KB)) Download Adobe Reader

Point of Contact

Clean Fueled Vehicles Council
Alternative Fueled Vehicles Program
New York State Office of General Services
Phone (518) 473-6594
Fax (518) 486-1734
nys.alt.fuel@ogs.state.ny.us