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Limited Progress in Acquiring Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Reaching Fuel Goals
2/1/2000
with the first deadline approaching for EPAct's petroleum replacement goals the GAO was asked to review progress towards achieving EPACT goals. gao was asked to determine the progress made in acquiring alternative fuel vehicles and using altnerative fuels to meeting the act's fuel replacement goals. Also, GAO determined the impediments to using alternative fuel vehicles and the measures that can be taken to address those impediments in order to reach the act's replacement goals.
Alternative Fuel Case Study: UPS Delivers with Alternative Fuels
8/1/1999
This four-page fact sheet discusses how the United Parcel Service has integrated alternative fuel vehicles, specifically CNG vehicles, into their fleets. UPS has operated its service with many different kinds of AFVs since the early 1930s. The fact sheet also discusses the different types of alternative fuels and the types of AFVs UPS has incorporated into their fleets.
Authors: Whalen, M.
Urban Waste Grease Resource Assessment
11/1/1998
This study collected and analyzed data on urban waste grease resources in 30 randomly selected metropolitan areas in the U.S. Two major categories of urban waste grease were considered, including yellow grease feedstock collected from restaurants by rendering companies, and grease trap wastes from restaurants.
Authors: Wiltsee, G
Alternative Fuel Vehicles: Real-World Perspectives from the Federal Fleet
7/1/1998
Vehicles that run onfuels other than gasoline, or "alternative fuel" vehicles (AFVs), offer great promise for improving air quality and lessening our nation's dependence on imported oil. But if they are to fulfill this promise and replace traditional gasoline vehicles on a large scale, they must meed the needs of the people using them, and consumers must have access to"real-world" information about them. Do they drive as well as gasoline vehicles? Are their refueling stations as convenient as the corner gas station? Can we expect the same reliability that we've come to expect from our gasoline vehicles? How better to answer these questions than to ask the people who are actually running the AFVs? So in 1996, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national labortory, designed a nationwide study to capture the opinions of federal fleet managers and drivers onthe performance, reliability, driveability, and acceptability of AFVs. NREL put together this short brochure to serve as a "quick look" summaryof the surveys and their results.
Authors: Whalen, P
Revision to Addendum to Mobile Source Enforcement Memorandum 1A
6/1/1998
The purpose of this document is to revise the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Addendum to Mobile Source Enforcement Memorandum 1A policy for motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines originally designed to operate on gasoline or diesel fuel and subsequently modified to operate exclusively or in conjunction with compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or propane).
Using CNG Trucks in National Parks
5/1/1998
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has successfully introduced cleaner-burning alternative fuel (in particular, compressed natural gas, or CNG) transit vehicles, such as refuse haulers electric trams, to relieve traffic congestion and help to protect the National Park System's (NPS) natural resources and historic sites. As part of this effort, NPS and DOI are working with DOE to implement alternative fuels in heavy trucks to attain goals of environmental sustainability and efficient operation. This report outlines the steps required to put CNG trucks in operation in the NPS fleet.
The Pierce Transit Story Case Study
1/1/1998
In 1986, Pierce Transit made a commitment to the future of the transportation industry and to the environment by deciding to put buses powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) into everyday service. This case study outlines the company's success and how it was achieved.
The Governors' Ethanol Coalition Research Summary Report. Drivers Awareness, Attitudes & Usage Of Ethanol-Blended Fuel
12/15/1997
This summary reports on research done in the Midwest to determine the awareness, usage, and attitudes of drivers toward gasoline blended with ethanol. The goal was to determine why consumers make the choices they do with regard to ethanol at the pump. The most effective key message to encourage driver use of ethanol is its ability to improve air quality, also that ethanol is safe for all engines. Most drivers do not know ethanol's principal features of improving air quality or increasing the octane level of gasoline.
The Governors' Ethanol Coalition Marketing Communications Plan
12/15/1997
This marketing communications plan is designed to move drivers through the product buying process for gasoline so they seek out and are product loyal to ethanol as a component of their gasoline. Secondly, it is to educate constituents on the advantages of ethanol for the general economic and environmental welfare of the country, thereby enhancing favorable legislative and administrative policy toward ethanol. Some of the strategy used in this market planning document has been adapted from the experience of ethanol advoctes in the State of Minnesota.
Running Refuse Haulers on Compressed Natural Gas (Case Study)
11/1/1997
Since 1992, six new refuse haulers have logged more than 60,000 miles--cleaner, quieter miles, with miles with good horsepower and speed as compared to their diesel counterparts. The U.S. Department of Energy sponsors this project. The Alternative Fuels Data Center at DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has been gathering data on these trucks since they went into service.
