Barack Obama, as reported by the New York Times, announced a new measure which is part of the plan for modernization of U.S. energy policy: the President of the United States, in addition to measures which will lead to the production of energy "clean" electricity, reducing dependence on foreign oil, increased domestic production of ethanol and the promotion of natural gas for vehicles, will take an initiative in 2015 that the government will only purchase cars powered by alternative fuels.