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R 182158Z MAY 09
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE
RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI 7413

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 050880 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ATRN AMGT
SUBJECT: GREEN/ALTERNATIVE FUEL POST RANKINGS 
 
REF:  (a) State 020845, (b) State 032066 
 
¶1.  The Office of Motor Vehicles (A/LM/MV) has reviewed 
posts' responses to our annual alternative fuel/hybrid 
electric vehicle survey (reftel a).  Based on those 
responses, posts have been ranked into three tiers. 
 
¶2.  Tier One posts responded to our annual survey 
indicating that they possess an existing market for 
alternative-fuel vehicles, easy availability of at least 
one type of alternative fuel, mechanical expertise, ease 
of procurement, and other factors.  These posts will be 
routinely authorized alternative fuel and or electric 
vehicles as part of the routine vehicle replacement 
program and routinely authorized to procure them for 
post ICASS fleets, provided that they do not cost 30 
percent more than a comparable conventional vehicle over 
the lifespan of the vehicle.  This does not mean that 
alternative fuel vehicles must be procured.  Rather it 
means that they will routinely be considered as a 
replacement or procurement option, and, if they meet the 
conditions above, posts will be encouraged to procure 
them in furtherance of government-wide initiatives to 
reduce emissions and reliance on petroleum-based fuels. 
Posts will still need to comply with the rules regarding 
offshore procurement and GSA procurement (as 
applicable), as would be the case with any other motor 
vehicle. 
 
¶3.  Tier Two posts do not possess all of the factors of 
Tier One posts, but indicated in response to our annual 
survey that they possess enough of these factors to 
enable us to consider authorizing alternative fuel or 
electric vehicles on a case-by-case basis, if desired by 
post.  Tier Two posts desiring such vehicles will be 
asked to justify their requests by confirming that the 
specific vehicles requested can be efficiently procured, 
operated, maintained and sold. 
 
¶4.  Tier Three posts (all other posts) either indicated 
that they do not possess the conditions to participate 
in alternative fuel/electric vehicle programs at this 
time, or failed to reply to the annual survey resulting 
in our inability to assess their conditions. 
 
¶5.  Please note that American vehicle models available 
through GSA, for which the ability to switch from 
gasoline to E85 fuel is a standard feature of the 
vehicle, may be provided to posts requesting them, 
regardless of ranking. 
 
 
¶6.  Tier One Posts are: 
 
Athens, Greece (E) 
Berlin, Germany (E) 
Budapest, Hungary (E) 
Brussels, Belgium (E) 
Copenhagen, Denmark (E) 
Dublin, Ireland (E) 
Halifax, Canada (CG) 
Helsinki, Finland (E) 
Lisbon, Portugal (E) 
London, United Kingdom (E) 
Luxembourg, Luxembourg (E) 
Madrid, Spain (E) 
Merida, Mexico (C) 
Munich, Germany (CG) 
Oslo, Norway (E) 
Paris, France (E) 
Perth, Australia (CG) 
Port Louis, Mauritius (E) 
Pretoria, S. Africa (E) 
Reykjavik, Iceland (E) 
Riga, Latvia (E) 
Rome, Italy (E) 
Sao Paulo, Brazil (CG) 
Sofia, Bulgaria (E) 
Stockholm, Sweden (E) 
Tallinn, Estonia (E) 
Tijuana, Mexico (CG) 
Vladivostok, Russia (CG) 
 
 
¶7.  Tier Two Posts are: 
 
Bangkok, Thailand (E) 
Belgrade, Serbia (E) 
 
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Bern, Switzerland (E) 
Bucharest, Romania (E) 
Buenos Aires, Argentina (E) 
Chengdu, China (CG) 
Chiang Mai, Thailand (CG) 
Cuidad Juarez, Mexico (CG) 
Dushanbe, Tajikistan (E) 
Hong Kong, China (CG) 
Kolkata, India (CG) 
Manila, Philippines (E) 
Moscow, Russia (E) 
Shanghai, China (CG) 
Shenyang, China (CG) 
Singapore, Singapore (E) 
Skopje, Macedonia (E) 
Taipei, Taiwan (AIT) 
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (E) 
Tel Aviv, Israel (E) 
Wellington, New Zealand (E) 
Zagreb, Croatia (E) 
 
¶8.  All other posts are either in Tier Three, or did not 
reply to our survey. If you feel that an error has been 
made in this regard, please send an e-mail to 
Motorvehicleprogram@state.gov (on the GAL as Motor 
Vehicle Program) or to the branch chief, Daniel Hirsch, 
at hirschdm@state.gov. 
 
¶9. Post rankings will also be posted to the MV website. 
 
¶10. Minimize Considered. 
CLINTON