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The Stimulus bill has $300,000,000 to be spent for replacing part of the federal fleet vehicles that meet a much higher fuel standard.

President Obama has a goal to put 1 million Plug-In Hybrid cars that can get up to 150 miles per gallon on the road by 2015, with the cars built in America.

I would propose that the federal government partner with Zipcar or like programs to purchase their vehicles and have them available to both employees and the general public.  If the federal government allows the cars be available to the public as well for the evenings and weekends then costs will be lowered.

Some people may have concerns about the cars being secured or targeted.  Unless point to point the car is always going to be in a government secured setting then the point on security is flawed.  Most government cars have government license plates and/or signage but get parked wherever a meeting happens to be.

When using a Zipcar type system gas, insurance and mileage (up to 180 miles) is included in the hourly cost.  It is simple and is the most efficient car pool service one can find.

Nonprofits should consider partnering with Zipcar type services for their fleets of cars and vans.  It just might provide a cost savings and increase the organization’s ability to obtain new vehicles at no additional cost to the nonprofit.

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