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Alternative Fuels and Vehicles
Alternative Fuels and Vehicles
Alternative Fuels
Alternative Fuels Data Center -
from the
U.S. Department of Energy - Alternative fuels, as defined by the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), include ethanol, natural gas, propane,
hydrogen, biodiesel*, electricity, methanol, and p-series fuels. These fuels are
being used worldwide in a variety of vehicle applications. Using these
alternative fuels in vehicles can generally reduce harmful pollutants and
exhaust emissions. In addition, most of these fuels can be domestically produced
and derived from renewable sources.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/altfuel/altfuels.html
Ethanol and E85
Illinois
Corn: Ethanol -
To service and
support the growing interest in ethanol production, the
Illinois Corn Marketing Board (ICMB)
cooperated on the development of a new, free internet-based tool to help corn
growers, entrepreneurs and investors assess the potential for investing in an
ethanol plant in their area of
Illinois.
Information on ethanol and E85 as alternative fuels.
http://www.ilcorn.org/Ethanol/ethanol.html
Iowa
Corn: Ethanol and Its Co-Products
– from the
Iowa
Corn Promotion Board
and
Iowa
Corn Growers
Association. Information on E85,
an alternative fuel produced by blending 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline,
production statistics, and "facts and myths" about ethanol (vehicle use, jobs,
environment, rural economies). Also find material about distillers' grains, a
by-product of ethanol production used for livestock feed. Some material
available in Spanish.
http://www.iowacorn.org/ethanol/ethanol_1.html
E85 Public Fuel Stations in
Illinois
– from illinoisgreenfleets.com
http://www.illinoisgreenfleets.org/stations/index.html
Illinois
Area E85 Ethanol Fuel Stations –
from liveggreengoyellow.com
http://www.gm.com/company/onlygm/livegreengoyellow/chevy_stations_illinois.html
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Discover Alternatives -
from the Alliance
of Automobile Manufacturers - a
trade association including BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company,
General Motors, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota and Volkswagen.
Discusses alternative fuels, vehicles, research and lists more than 36 models of
alternative fuel autos that are in development or being considered for the U.S.
market.
http://www.discoveralternatives.org/
Cars That Don't Need Gasoline -
from
fueleconomy.gov - (U.S.
Department of Energy).
Search by year
and manufacturer for flex-fuel, electric hybrid, fuel cell, diesel, and natural
gas or propane vehicles.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byfueltype.htm
Compare Hybrid Cars Side by Side -
from
fueleconomy.gov - (U.S.
Department of Energy)
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/hybrid_sbs.shtml
Hybridcars.com
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preferred hybrid car dealers, hybrid car classifieds and a gas mileage impact
calculator.
http://www.hybridcars.com/
How Hybrid
Cars Work
- from
HowStuffWorks.com
http://www.howstuffworks.com/hybrid-car.htm
Flexible Fuel Vehicles
E85 Vehicles
– from National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition.
– list of manufacturers and instructions on reading VIN (Vehicle Identification
Numbers) to identify them.
http://www.e85fuel.com/e85101/flexfuelvehicles.php
Flex-fuel
Vehicles
- from
fueleconomy.gov - (U.S.
Department of Energy). "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."
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/flextech.shtml
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