GSA Administrator Martha N. Johnson holds up a key to a new vehicle that will become part of the agency's Electric Vehicle Pilot Program. GSA is working with the Department of Energy and the White House Council on Environmental Quality to integrate electric vehicles into the government fleet and further the president's goals of reducing dependence on foreign oil. GSA photo by Michelle Farrell
GSA Administrator Martha N. Johnson talks about the new groundbreaking Electric Vehicle Pilot Program during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., May 24. GSA photo by Michelle Farrell
White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley discusses the Obama administration's ambitious goal of cutting oil imports by one-third by 2025 during the kick off ceremony of the Electric Vehicle Pilot Program. GSA photo by Michelle Farrell
GSA Administrator Martha N. Johnson and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu were on hand in Washington, D.C., on May 24 to launch the Electric Vehicle Pilot Program, which will help decrease the petroleum consumption of the federal vehicle fleet. GSA photo by Michelle Farrell
Left to right: White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley, GSA Administrator Martha N. Johnson, and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu examine a car engine during an event kicking off the Electric Vehicle Pilot Program in Washington, D.C., May 24. The innovative program will help GSA incorporate electric vehicles into the government fleet. GSA photo by Michelle Farrell
GSA will purchase more than 100 electric cars as part of its new electric vehicle program. These vehicles will be leased to 20 agencies in five cities. GSA photo by Michelle Farrell
GSA helped launch the Electric Vehicle Pilot Program in Washington, D.C., May 24. The innovative program will help GSA incorporate electric vehicles into the government fleet. GSA photo
People examine electric vehicles in Washington, D.C., May 24. GSA helped launch the Electric Vehicle Pilot Program, an innovative effort to incorporate electric vehicles into the government fleet. GSA photo by Michelle Farrell