Aug. 23, 2011

AT&T Announces Deployment of Its 4,000th AFV

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Putting 4,000 alternative fuel vehicles on the road... is a significant statement about the ability of fleet operators to not only reduce costs but also to cut vehicle emissions. Every alternative fuel vehicle on the road brings us closer to energy independence, and that's good for our company and our country.      

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Jerome Webber, Vice President, AT&T Global Fleet Operations

In August 2011 AT&T announced the deployment of the 4,000th alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) in its corporate vehicle fleet. More than 2,000 of these AFVs were deployed in California alone. The company also celebrated the deployment of its 3,000th compressed natural gas vehicle (CNG).

The deployments are the latest in AT&T's planned 10-year investment of up to $565 million to replace approximately 15,000 vehicles with AFVs through 2018. Currently, the AT&T corporate fleet, which is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities National Clean Fleets Partnership, features more than 70,000 vehicles and a commitments to CNG. AT&T avoided the purchase of 1 million gallons of petroleum in 2010 as a result of its use of CNG vehicles.

"As the economy rises and falls with fuel prices, we have a responsibility to look for smart ways to reduce our costs," said Jerome Webber, vice president of AT&T Global Fleet Operations. "Putting 4,000 alternative fuel vehicles on the road... is a significant statement about the ability of fleet operators to not only reduce costs but also to cut vehicle emissions. Every alternative fuel vehicle on the road brings us closer to energy independence, and that's good for our company and our country."

Along with its fleet of CNG vehicles, AT&T is deploying electric vehicles in its fleet. AT&T fleets in St. Louis, Dallas, and Los Angeles received the first of these vehicles. AT&T expects to make additional deployments in 2011 and 2012.

Through 2013, AT&T anticipates it will have purchased approximately 8,000 CNG vehicles at an anticipated cost of $350 million. AT&T expects to invest an additional $215 million through 2018 to replace approximately 7,100 fleet passenger cars with AFVs.