There are hundreds of laws, incentives, and programs directly related to alternative fuels and vehicles, advanced technologies, and air quality. The newly enhanced Laws and Incentives page on the Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) website now makes it easier to find the handful that are applicable to you, your program, and your stakeholders. On the… Read More.
I-75 Project Brings Biofuels to one of the Nation’s Longest Highways
With the launch of the I-75 Clean Fuels Corridor, drivers in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Georgia, and Florida can fill up their vehicles at stations in the world’s longest biofuels corridor. Supported by a 2009 award from the Energy Department’s Clean Cities program, the 1,786 mile route includes 26 retail stations selling E85 (an ethanol… Read More.
Ohio State University Races to the Finish as the Winner of EcoCAR 2
For the last three years, teams from 15 colleges across North America have been putting the pedal to the metal designing, building and refining an energy-efficient, consumer-ready alternative fuel vehicle as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) EcoCAR 2 competition. In June, The Ohio State University was crowned the winner of EcoCAR 2:… Read More.
Idle Reduction
Why is idle reduction important? What are ways that I can prevent idling, and what are the benefits of doing so? Idling, the time when a vehicle’s engine is on but the vehicle is not moving, wastes over 6 billion gallons of fuel each year in the United States according to Argonne National Laboratory (ANL).… Read More.
What’s Your Alternative Fuel IQ?
Think you know a thing or two about alternative fuels and advanced vehicles? Do you know where biodiesel fuel comes from? Animal fats? Vegetable oils? Recycled restaurant grease? How about the way propane is delivered to fueling stations—via pipeline or transport trucks? Find out how much you really know about alternative fuels and vehicles with… Read More.
