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President Bush Participates in Demonstration of Alternative Fuel Vehicles
at U.S. Postal Service Facility
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary March 27, 2007

President Bush Participates in Demonstration of Alternative Fuel Vehicles
at U.S. Postal Service Facility U.S. Postal Service Vehicle Maintenance
Facility Washington, D.C.

˙ Video (Windows) ˙˙White House News

˙˙˙˙˙ Fact Sheet: Twenty in Ten: Powering Large Vehicle Fleets with
Alternative Fuels ˙˙˙˙˙ In Focus: Energy

10:39 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Secretary, thank you. I want to thank you all very much.

Yesterday I talked with the chief executive officers of U.S. auto companies
about what they're doing to help us meet the goal of reducing gasoline
usage by 20 percent over 10 years. Today I've had the honor of visiting
with private sector companies -- "Big Brown," FedEx, the Metro bus line, as
well as the Postal Office folks, and DaimlerChrysler, as well, to talk
about how we are using new technologies to convert truck fleets, bus fleets
to vehicles that will be able to help meet the goal of reducing gasoline
usage by 20 percent over 10 years.

The reason I've come is I want the American people to understand that there
are new technologies on the market that are being used every single day,
but there's more we can do. I'm looking forward to working with Congress to
meet this goal. They need to pass meaningful energy legislation as soon as
possible, all aiming at making sure that we promote technologies that, for
the sake of our national security and for the sake of good environmental
policy, we reduce the usage of gasoline.

The goal I laid out of reducing gasoline by 20 percent over 10 years is a
realistic goal. In other words, this isn't a pipe dream, this is something
that our nation can accomplish. It's going to take more research dollars,
it's going to take working with the private sector, and it's going to take
innovative leadership. And I thank the folks here who are representing
companies that have got innovative leadership, people willing to make use
of technologies that change the way we drive and will change the way we
live.

So I appreciate you all being with me. It's an honor to be with you. Thank
you for your time.

END 10:41 A.M. EDT

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