The Feds Love Green Cars, but Run Their Fleets on Gas
The government buys cars that take ethanol and fills them with gas
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Last spring, Barack Obama set an ambitious energy goal for the federal government, ordering that by 2015 all light-duty cars and trucks bought by the administration run on alternative fuels such as electricity and biofuel. Nearly a year later, the government’s fleet managers have discovered something America’s cost-conscious car buyers already knew: It’s tough going green.