81. Alternative Fuel Vehicles alternative Fuel vehicles 1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory 2 alternative fuels include ethanol, methanol, natural gas, liquefied http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_EH268

Alternative Fuel Vehicles National Renewable Energy Laboratory Alternative fuels include ethanol, methanol, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, electricity, and any other fuel or energy source that is not produced from petroleum. Alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) can be passenger cars or trucks (light-duty vehicles), heavy-duty trucks, or buses that have been designed or modified to operate on alternative fuels. ADVANTAGES Only 13% market penetration for AFVs in the year 2010 could save 3.5 quads of energy by that year. This equals about 15% of the total energy used by the transportation sector or the total amount of energy used by Illinois. Widespread AFV use will reduce atmospheric pollutants, stimulate job creation, and strengthen domestic energy security. Federal tests showed that AFVs compare favorably to conventional vehicles in terms of fuel economy and generally produce fewer harmful emissions than gasoline counterparts. CURRENT USE About 275,000 AFVs were running on American roads at the end of 1993; these are nearly all federal or private fleet vehicles. Most AFVs are powered by liquefied petroleum gas, followed by compressed natural gas, and next, by a blend of 85% gasoline and 15% methanol, also known as M85.

82. Alternative Fuel Vehicles - Autos & Auto Racing - Liberal Arts & Crafts Network Innovative Automotive Center New Technologies alternative Fuel vehicles Flexfuel vehicles What is flex-fuel technology? A flexible http://www.liberalartsandcrafts.net/contentcatalog/autos/altfuels.shtml

Home Sandra's Stuff Internet Art Fair LAC Information Services ... Candlewood Press CHANNELS: Index Animals Education Religion ... Innovative Automotive Center Alternative Fuel Vehicles Innovative Automotive Center New Technologies: Alternative Fuel Vehicles Flex-fuel Vehicles: What is flex-fuel technology? A flexible fueled vehicle (FFV) has a single fuel tank, fuel system, and engine. The vehicle is designed to run on unleaded gasoline and an alcohol fuel (usually ethanol) in any mixture. The engine and fuel system in a flex-fuel vehicle must be adapted slightly to run on alcohol fuels because they are corrosive. There must also be a special sensor in the fuel line to analyze the fuel mixture and control the fuel injection and timing to adjust for different fuel compositions. The flex-fuel vehicle offers its owner an environmentally beneficial option whenever the alternative fuel is available. Flex-fuel technology was created by Ford Motor Company in the mid-1980s. Flexible fueled vehicles (also called variable fuel vehicles) have been produced by Ford (Ranger, Crown Victoria and Taurus), GM (Chevy S-10 and GMC Sonoma), and Daimler-Chrysler (Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan). Bi-fuel Vehicles: What is bi-fuel technology?

83. Fueling The Future - Activities - Alternative Fuels And Vehicles The demand for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and cleaner burning fuels must come from the consumer before an affordable supply will be provided by the http://www.nef1.org/ftf/af1.html

Click here to download as pdf. C lick here to get Acrobat Reader. Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Alternative Fuel Vehicle Choices Despite the differences in each alternative fuel vehicle and alternative fuels, they all provide the foundation for a reduced dependence on foreign oil and for cleaner air. Dual-fuel vehicles operate on combinations of an alternative fuel with gasoline or diesel fuel, which are injected into the combustion chamber at the same time. Two separate fuel tanks are required. The dual-fuel option is used mostly in heavy-duty or diesel engines. Flexible fuel vehicles run on gasoline, on an alternative fuel, or on a combination of the two, and only one fuel system is required. Ethanol and methanol vehicles are flex-fuel vehicles and run on either gasoline or a mixture of gasoline and an alcohol fuel. Bi-fuel vehicles operate on either an alternative fuel or conventional gasoline, using only one of the fuels at a time. Two separate fuel tanks are required. Bi-fuel vehicles are advantageous for drivers who do not always have convenient access to an alternative fuel fueling station.

84. Michelin Challenge Bibendum For Alternatively Fueled Vehicles The Michelin Challenge Bibendum continues to use its odd name to promote alternatively fueled vehicles. http://popularmechanics.com/automotive/auto_technology/2001/12/alternative_fuel_

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85. Los Angeles Times - Registration ORANGE COUNTY COMMENTARY alternativeFuel vehicles Are Ready to Clean Up The technology is becoming more affordable, and more people understand the importance http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-oc-catz30nov30,1,4608530.

86. Air Quality: Pushing For Alternative Fuels fueled vehicle able to travel 100 miles would travel only 85 miles on propane and 31 miles on compressed natural gas (CNG) because the alternative fuels have http://www.texasep.org/html/air/air_5mob_caralt.html

FYI A test conducted by the EPA on a propane-fueled car revealed that net carbon monoxide emissions were 93 percent less, hydrocarbons 73 percent less, and nitrogen oxides 53 percent less than federal emission standards for gasoline. (Source: Information provided by Texas Railroad Commission, Alternative Fuels Research and Education Division, Austin.) A third way to reduce pollution from cars is to change to cleaner-burning fuels. Alternative fuels have two advantages over conventional fuels: price and cleanliness. One disadvantage is that most alternative-fuel vehicles cannot travel as far without refueling. For example, a gasoline-fueled vehicle able to travel 100 miles would travel only 85 miles on propane and 31 miles on compressed natural gas (CNG) because the alternative fuels have lower energy content. However, improvements in automobile manufacturing technologies are increasing gas mileage for propane, methanol, and natural gas vehicles.

87. Fanshawe Chosen To Host Showcase Event For Alternative Fuel Vehicles Fanshawe chosen to host showcase event for alternative Fuel vehicles. National AFV Day Odyssey Showcasing Cleaner Choices in Transportation http://www.fanshawec.on.ca/news/2004/afv1.asp

Quick Links @school Accessibility CONNECT laptop programs FanshaweOnline Financial Aid Hire a student Jobs@Fanshawe Jobs for students Library - virtual Register for a CE course Retail Services Term grades WebCT Fanshawe chosen to host showcase event for Alternative Fuel Vehicles Only two Canadian sites to spotlight advanced technology March 23, 2004, London, Ontario - Fanshawe College has been selected as one of just two Canadian sites to host a North America-wide event designed to showcase alternatives to standard gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles. The event will be a one-day exposition, open to the public, offering visitors an opportunity to see the vehicles, meet the experts, learn about trends, explore ownership opportunities, and discover AFV (alternative fuel vehicles) training and job possibilities. The exposition, entitled the National AFV Day Odyssey , is coordinated across North America at 58 sites by the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC). The NAFTC, located at the University of West Virginia, is a consortium of diverse members from educational institutions, industry, government, and others who believe in promoting cleaner air and energy independence by supporting and promoting the use of advanced-technology and AFVs. The event, in its third year, will be held at only two Canadian sites - one in Manitoba and one at Fanshawe College in London.

88. Motor Fuels > Alternative Fuel Vehicle Aquisition Mandate Issue Brief | NACS Onl several different mandatees on state and local governments, private fleet operators, and alternative fuel providers to purchase alternative fuel vehicles. http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/Resource/MotorFuels/alternativefuelmandate.htm

Home Register Log In Ask NACS ... Advertise with NACS MM_preloadImages('/images/Membership_on.gif','/images/Events_on.gif','/images/Products_on.gif','/images/Magazine_on.gif','/images/Resource_on.gif','/images/Guide_on.gif','/images/Government_on.gif','/images/News_on.gif','/images/Jobs_on.gif') Corporate Management Finance GR/Compliance Human Resources ... NACS Industry Glossary Alternative Fuel Vehicle Aquisition Mandate Issue Brief by the National Association of Convenience Stores Background: Congress enacted the energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) to decrease the nation's reliance on imported sources of energy and to promote energy conservation and the development of alternative sources of energy. Title V of EPAct imposes several different mandatees on state and local governments, private fleet operators, and alternative fuel providers to purchase alternative fuel vehicles. Starting in Model Year 1996, alternative fuel providers and state governments are required to assure that 30 percent of the new vehicles aquired for their light duty vehicle fleets are alternatively fueled. This mandate increases each year until the fleet is converted to alternative fuels. Private fleets of light duty vehicles are to be subject to a similar mandate beginning in Model Year 2002. Alternative fuel vehicles are those that run on fuels that are not derived primarily from petroleum. Status: In March 1996, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a final rule to implement the alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) acquisition mandates for covered state light duty motor vehicle fleets of "alternative fuel providers." Covered fleets must, under the final rule, include in their annual purchases of new light duty motor vehicles for their fleets an increasing percentage of AFVs starting in Model Year 1997 (September 1, 1996 - August 31, 1997).

89. Any Alternative Fuel For Dream Of The Open Road? Csmonitor.com street corner. The alternativefuel vehicles, as they are known, are still a novelty, expensive to buy, and inconvenient to refuel. http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0625/p09s02-cojh.html

90. Clean Air Vehicle (Alternative Fuel Vehicles) Laws Beginning in 1993, federal vehicle fleets were required to begin purchasing alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) followed by state and alternative fuel providers http://www.valleycleancities.org/laws.html

San Joaquin Valley Clean Cities Coalition Laws Over the past decade, alternative fuels have been an issue only government fleets had to worry about. But did you know that we have already passed the original mandated dates that called for the inclusion of private sector fleets in alternate fuels programs? In fact, at this very moment the issue is pending in front of the U.S. Department of Energy. It is only a matter of time before all fleets, government and private, will fall under the mandates of this program. And don’t think you’ll be exempt because you’re small. The DOE has indicated that private sector mandates will most likely mirror those put in place at the state level and that includes fleets with as few as 50 vehicles. The time to educate yourself is now. In the next twelve months, the government could require that 10% of your new vehicle purchases be alternative fleet vehicles! Key Facts Fleet Operator Requirements Municipal and Private Fleet Requirements Recognized Alternative Fuels ... More EPAct Info MUNICIPAL AND PRIVATE FLEET REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 1992 Key Facts: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) requires federal, state, and fuel provider fleets to purchase vehicles that operate on alternative fuels. The requirements may also be imposed on municipal and private fleet operators beginning as early as 2002.

91. Alternative-Fuel Vehicles Are Ready To Clean Up alternativeFuel vehicles Are Ready to Clean Up. The technology is alternative-Fuel vehicles Are Ready to Clean Up. The technology is http://www.c-u-i.org/info/Alternative-Fuel_Vehicles.html

Alternative-Fuel Vehicles Are Ready to Clean Up The technology is becoming more affordable, and more people understand the importance of independence from foreign oil. By Sarah L. Catz, Sarah L. Catz is director of the Center for Urban Infrastructure at UC Irvine's Institute of Transportation Studies. November 30, 2003 In the opening pages of Laura Hillenbrand's book "Seabiscuit: An American Legend," she discusses the difficulty Henry Ford and others faced in getting the public to accept the automobile during its first few years. Californians wouldn't go near the gasoline-powered machine until necessity forced them — immediately after the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Now, almost a century later, Ford and others are bringing another novelty onto the scene — the automobile that no longer runs on gasoline. Just about every car manufacturer is betting that eventually, the public will learn to accept cars that run on hydrogen fuel cells, (a system that uses hydrogen and air to generate electric power), or bio-diesel (a blend of vegetable oil or animal fat with diesel fuel), or natural gas, or some other alternative fuel. Some of the work is going on right here in Orange County. For one, the National Fuel Cell Research Center, located at UC Irvine, has been at the forefront in developing fuel-cell technology and hydrogen systems. The center has launched the first publicly deployed hydrogen-fueled vehicle on the streets of Orange County. It joined with Toyota to create a ride-sharing program at the Irvine Transportation Center called ZEV-NET, (for Zero Emission-Network Enabled Transport) that provides commuters with the free use of alternative-fuel vehicles such as the Toyota RAV4 EV and the Prius Hybrid to get to work.

92. SF Environment: News Article alternative fuel vehicles roll into SF. City adds two fuel cell cars to its fleet of ecofriendly vehicles. Two boxy little Hondas http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/sfenvironment/articles_pr/2003/article/092603.htm

sfgov residents business government ... go ! San Francisco Chronicle September 26, 2003 Chuck Squatriglia Alternative fuel vehicles roll into S.F. City adds two fuel cell cars to its fleet of eco-friendly vehicles Two boxy little Hondas fueled by hydrogen silently brought the future of transportation to San Francisco on Thursday, when city officials announced that the cars will join what is already one of the largest fleets of alternative-fuel vehicles in America. San Francisco scored the cars in a deal with Honda of America that makes the city the second in the nation to hop on the hydrogen bandwagon and officials said it won't cost taxpayers a dime. Although the two Honda FCX coupes raise to just 38 the number of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles tooling around California, advocates of the technology hailed them as another key step in the development of cars that might one day free us from petroleum. "This puts the cars in real people's hands," said Jason Marks, director of alternative fuels for the Union of Concerned Scientists. "We are moving along the path to commercializing fuel cells. This is but two vehicles. But they're two very important vehicles on the path to what could be millions of vehicles in the coming decades." The announcement preceded the arrival at Crissy Field of 108 alternative fuel vehicles that spent Wednesday racing around Infineon Speedway at the Michelin Bibendum Challenge, the world's premier green-car competition.

93. Uncle Mark's Alternative Fueling Station Welcome to Uncle Mark's. alternative Fueling Station! What's New as of 12 January 2004. What are alternative Fuels? You've heard the expression, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." Sound advice http://www.altfuels.org/

Welcome to Uncle Mark's Alternative Fueling Station! What's New as of 12 January 2004 What are Alternative Fuels? You've heard the expression, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." Sound advice, right? But in the vital area of transportation, America (and most of the rest of the world) has ignored this bit of wisdom: the vast majority of transportation for people or goods is powered by petroleum products, i.e. , gasoline or diesel fuel. When petroleum prices are as low as they have been for most of the past few years, that may not seem like such a bad thing. However, looking toward the future, many people are becoming increasingly concerned about the hidden costs of petroleum dependency: that is, those that you pay for at the doctor's office or in your tax bill rather than at the fuel pump. Starting in the last decade of the 20th century, automakers and energy suppliers have increasingly been working together to bring to market vehicles that can reduce our petroleum dependency because they are powered by something else besides gasoline or diesel fuel; these "something elses" are referred to as alternative fuels. Since the mid-1990's, more and more vehicles have started to become available for you to drive off a dealer's lot running on "something else." Far from being experimental or exotic, these cars and trucks are entirely practical transportation, ready for daily use; I've owned

94. FreedomCar: Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity light, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles that feature one or more advanced technologies, including Internal combustion engines burning advanced fuels, such as http://avt.inel.gov/

Search Help More Search Options Search Site Map Ask an Energy Expert The primary goal of the Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA) is to benchmark and validate the performance of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles that feature one or more advanced technologies, including: Internal combustion engines burning advanced fuels, such as 100% hydrogen and hydrogen/compressed natural gas-blended fuels Hybrid electric, pure electric, and hydraulic drive systems Advanced batteries and engines Advanced climate control, power electronic, and other ancillary systems. By benchmarking the performance and capabilities of advanced technologies, the AVTA supports the development of industry and DOE technology targets. The testing results are also leveraged as input to component, system, and vehicle models, as well as hardware-in-the-loop testing. The AVTA develops vehicle test procedures with input from industry and other stakeholders to accurately measure real-world vehicle performance. These test procedures are then used to test production and preproduction advanced technology vehicles on dynamometers and closed test tracks as well as in government, commercial, and industry fleets. The AVTA tests produce unbiased information about vehicles with advanced transportation technologies, which reduces the U.S. dependence on foreign oil, while improving the nation’s air quality. The AVTA also produces information resources that support the decisions fleet managers and the public make when acquiring advanced technology vehicles. The testing results are presented in easy-to understand formats that allow users to compare the performance of different types of vehicles.

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