Alternative Fuels

EPA promotes and expands the use of environmentally beneficial alternative fuels and vehicles by providing the states with tools, such as benefits models, State Implementation Plan Credits, and the Clean Fuels Fleet program.  EPA also coordinates with the Department of Energy and Department of Transportation so that their Energy Policy Act and Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century programs promote alternative fuels and vehicles having the greatest environmental gains.  

Contact:  Deborah Adler phone:  (734) 214-4223, email:  adler.deborah@epa.gov.

Fact Sheets on Alternative Fuels

Certification Procedures & Emission Standards

Workshops and Meetings

Emission Models

Other EPA Links

External Links

About Portable Document Format Files

Fact Sheets on Alternative Fuels

• Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) March 2002 EPA 420-F-00-033 [76K PDF]
• Biodiesel March 2002 EPA 420-F-00-032 [72K PDF]
• Electric Vehicles March 2002 EPA 420-F-00-034 [68K PDF]
• Ethanol March 2002 EPA 420-F-00-035 [72K PDF]
• Fischer-Tropsch March 2002 EPA 420-F-00-036 [68K PDF]
• Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) March 2002 EPA 420-F-00-038 [72K PDF]
• Methanol March 2002 EPA 420-F-00-040 [71K PDF]
• Propane March 2002 EPA 420-F-00-039 [72K PDF]

DISCLAIMER: The following fact sheets contain some outdated information, but are still a valuable reference.

• "Clean Fuels: An Overview" August 1994. EPA 400-F-92-008 [28K PDF]
• "Alternative Fuel Demonstrations" January 1993. EPA 400-F-92-011 [268K PDF]
• "Vehicle Fuels and the 1990 Clean Air Act" August 1994. EPA 400-F-92-015 [40K PDF]

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Workshops and Meetings

• The EPA Workshop on Alternative Fueled Vehicles (AFV) Market and Infrastructure Development
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted a public workshop on May 10, 2000 on infrastructure issues related to creating a sustainable market for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs).  The workshop examined barriers that limit the sales of AFVs and how those barriers can be removed.  A list of panelists is presented below:


• Full Description  [10K WPD]  [7K PDF]
• Workshop Discussion Panel  [8K WPD]  [5K PDF] 04/27/2000

Contact: Barry Garelick at (202) 564-9028 or e-mail garelick.barry@epa.gov.

Infrastructure Presentations are available below:

Presentations

• May 2000  Summary of presentations and discussions at the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Workshop, San Diego, California   [71K WPD]  [96K PDF]

• May 2000  Pennsylvania's Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Fund (AFIG) - An Overview  [44K PPT] [38K PDF]

• 10-May-2000  Infrastructure Drivers:  Vehicles and Fuels of the Future [58K PPT] [8K PDF]
  Peter F. Ward, California Energy Commission

Other Presentations

• 05-Oct-99 Presentation to the American Natural Gas Association
  [36K PDF]  [25 K DOC]
  Rob Brenner, EPA Office of Air and Radiation

• 04-June-99 Alternative Fuels [59K PPT] [66K PDF]
  Presentation at the National Parks Transportation Conference
  Deborah Adler, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality

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Certification Procedures and Emissions Standards

• Standards for Emissions from Natural Gas Fueled, and Liquified Petroleum Gas Fueled Motor Vehicles and Engines, and Certification Procedures for Aftermarket Conversions. Published September 21, 1994 [409K TXT]

• Final Rule: Technical Amendments to the Test Procedures for Methanol-Fueled Motor Vehicles and Engines and Petroleum-Fueled Vehicles. Published June 30, 1995. This rule changed the test procedures promulgated for methanol-fueled vehicles on April 11, 1989.

• Federal and California Exhaust and Evaporative Emission Standards for Light Duty Vehicles and Trucks.

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Emission Models

MOBILE6 Vehicle Emissions Model
Contact ASD Information, phone:  (734) 214-4636, e-mail: mobile@epa.gov

• MOBILE6 Vehicle Emissions Modeling Software. This model is used for state implementation plans (SIPS) and emissions inventories.



• MOBILE6 Emission Factors for Natural Gas Vehicles. (106K PDF) April 2001. EPA 420-R-01-033

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Other EPA Links

• Fuel Cells - EPA's Web page providing general information on fuel cells.

• U.S. EPA Clean Fuel Fleets Program
  This website provides program implementation guidance, certified alternative fuel and clean fuel fleet vehicles/engines, tampering enforcement policy (memo 1A), etc.
  Contact Sally Newstead at (734) 214-4474 or email newstead.sally@epa.gov

• Alternative Fuel Vehicle Project at Los Angeles Airport (LAX)
  Contact U.S. EPA Region IX

• Green Vehicle Guide, EPA - Information about environmental performance of vehicles.

• Reformulated Gasoline

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External Links

• Alternative Fuels Data Center, U.S. Department of Energy - This website provides information on alternative fuels, alternative fuel vehicles, fleets, resources, etc.
• Alternative Fuel Refueling Station Locator, U.S. Department of Energy
• Alternative Fuel Vehicle Directory of Websites, Wesleyan College
• Alternative Fuel Vehicles & High Efficiency Vehicles (Calif Energy Commission) - Demonstration and incentive programs
• Clean Cities Information, U.S. Department of Energy - Public/private partnerships that deploy AFVs, and build infrastructure
• Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy Provides estimated consumption of alternative fuels, number of alternative fuel vehicles in use, survey data, articles, etc.
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Alternative Fuels & Vehicles (labeling requirements, etc.)
• Green Guide to Cars and Trucks, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

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