Publications

Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report - November 1, 2000

11/1/2000

This is the second issue of the Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report, a quarterly newsletter keeping you up to date on the price of alternative fuels in the U.S. and their relation to gasoline and diesel prices. This issue discusses prices that were gathered during the week of October 9, 2000 with comparisons to the prices in the previous Price Report for the week of April 10, 2000.

Authors: Laughlin, M.

On the Road in 2020: A Life-cycle Analysis of New Automobile Technologies

10/1/2000

This report is a description of work done at MIT during the past two years to assess technologies for new passenger cars that could be developed and commercialized by the year 2020. The report does not make predictions about which technologies will be developed nor judgments about which technologies should be developed. Issues for the marketplace and for public policy that are not examined here.

The primary motivation for this study was the desire to assess new automobile technologies which have the potential to function with lower pollution. If public policy or market forces result in constraints on pollution, automobiles and other light-duty vehicles, a key part of the transportation sector, will be candidates for those constraints since the transportation sector accounts for about 30% of all pollution in OECD countries, and about 20% worldwide.

Notes: Copies of this document can be downloaded from the MIT Laboratory for Energy and Environment Web site at: http://lfee.mit.edu/publications/PDF/el00-003.pdf.

SuperShuttle CNG Fleet Evaluation: Final Report

10/1/2000

SuperShuttle originated in Los Angeles in 1983 as a shuttle service that focused on shared ride door-to-door airport passenger service. The company currently services 23 airports, with 1,000 vehicles transporting more than 20,000 passengers each day. SuperShuttle has been operating in Colorado since mid 1996, serving the local community and Denver International Airport (DIA). Their fleet of 85 vehicles includes 18 AFVs, fueled by both liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and compressed natural gas (CNG). For this project, data was collected from 13 passenger vans operating in the Boulder/Denver, Colorado, area. The study vehicles were all 1999 Ford E-350 passenger vans based at SuperShuttle's Boulder location. Five of the vans were dedicated CNG, five were bi-fuel CNG/gasoline, and three were standard gasoline vans that were used for comparison.

Authors: Eudy, L.

Waste Management LNG Truck Fleet Final Data Report

8/1/2000

Waste Management, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the largest waste management service company in North America. This report addresses activities at one of Waste Management's facilities in Washington, Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh. This site has been operating seven heavy duty LNG refuse trucks (Mack trucks with E7G engines) with the first LNG truck starting operation in August 1997. The following document describes the results of data collection and evaluation of five of the seven heavy-duty LNG refuse trucks compared to three similar heavy-duty diesel refuse trucks operating in the Washington, Pennsylvania area.

Heavy-Duty Truck Demonstration with a 400-HP DDC Series 60G LNG Engine, and Support for the Downtown Los Angeles LNG Station

6/9/2000

The Trucking industry has taken an active interest in the use of engines powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to reduce NOx and PM emissions. However, major barriers exist to widespread use of LNG in trucking applications, including reduced performance and higher initial capital costs compared to diesel-fueled vehicles, as well as a limited fueling infrastructure. To help address these barriers, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, joined with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)to contract with a team led by the San Jose Transportation Technology Group of ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller. The focus of the contract was to upgrade a Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) Series 60G (S60G) engine for increased power and torque, and demonstrate this engine in an LNG-fueled semi-tractor.

Today's Biopower

6/1/2000

Fact sheet that provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's Biopower program. Describes the research and development and outreach and education efforts of the program.

Authors: U.S. DOE Biomass Program

Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report - May 4, 2000

5/4/2000

This report summarizes and compares alternative fuel and gasoline prices across the U.S.

Authors: Laughlin, M.

Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report

5/1/2000

The Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report provides regional alternative and conventional fuel prices for biodiesel, compressed natural gas, ethanol, hydrogen, propane, gasoline, and diesel. The Alternative Fuel Price Report is a snapshot in time of retail fuel prices. Alternative fuel fleets can obtain significantly lower fuel prices than those reported by entering into contracts directly with local fuel suppliers.

Clean Cities Award Winning Coalition: Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities

5/1/2000

Clean Cities Award Winning Coalition: Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities

5/1/2000

Sharing Success: State Energy Program Special Project Results

4/1/2000

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.

1999 Annual Progress Report Energy Conversion Team

10/1/1999

Authors: Chalk, Steven

Waste Management LNG Truck Fleet - Start-Up Experience

8/1/1999

This report highlights the start-up experience of Waste Management's truck fleet.

Authors: Norton, P.

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.