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AT&T Rolls Out Its 1,000th Alternative Fuel Corporate Fleet Vehicle
Milestone Part of 10-Year, $565 Million Investment to Deploy Cleaner Fleet Vehicles
AT&T Rolls Out Its 1,000th Alternative Fuel Corporate Fleet Vehicle
Milestone Part of 10-Year, $565 Million Investment to Deploy Cleaner Fleet Vehicles
Published 02-18-10
Submitted by AT&T Inc.
AT&T* today announced the deployment of its 1,000th alternative-fuel vehicle in its corporate fleet. The deployment is part of a $565 million planned investment announced in March 2009 to replace more than 15,000 fleet vehicles with more fuel-efficient models through 2018. AT&T currently operates a fleet of more than 77,000 vehicles.
The 10-year initiative includes an expected $350 million to purchase approximately 8,000 compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles over a five-year period, including the 1,000th alternative-fuel vehicle, a CNG van deployed in Oakland, California. This represents the largest initiative to CNG to date by a U.S. company. AT&T anticipates spending another $215 million through 2018 to replace 7,100 fleet passenger cars with alternative fuel models. According to the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), AT&T's overall alternative fuel vehicle initiative will:
- Save 49 million gallons of gasoline over the 10-year deployment period
- Reduce carbon emissions by 211,000 metric tons
"In a time of deep economic uncertainty, AT&T is making investments in our corporate fleet that are good for our business, the environment and our economy," said Jerome Webber, vice president, AT&T Fleet Operations. "The deployment of our 1,000th alternative-fuel vehicle signals a demand for cleaner alternative fuels that are less volatile in cost and that can be tapped here in America, right now." CAR estimates that the AT&T fleet initiative will create or save - on average - approximately 1,000 jobs per year over the first five years of the initiative.
For more information about AT&T's sustainability efforts, please visit www.att.com/sustainability or www.att.com/csr.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
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