Federal Alternative Fuel Program light duty vehicle operation
This annual report to Congress details the first year of the Federal light duty vehicle operations as required by Section 400AA(b)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). Alternative Motors Fuels Act (AMFA) encourages the use and production of AFVs that use methanol, ethanol, and natural gas. The Congress has recognized that displacement of energy derived from imported oil with alternative fuels will help to achieve energy security and improve air quality. In passing this Act, the Federal Government is assisting clean-burning, non-petroleum transportation fuels to reach a threshold level of commercial application and consumer acceptability at which they can successfully compete with petroleum-base transportation fuels. The objectives of the program are to demonstrate the environmental, economic, and performance characteristics of alternative fuel fleet vehicles and to provide information or engine/vehicle manufacturers as well as the general public. This report details the first year of the Federal light duty vehicle operations, from January 1991 through September 1991. The Federal test vehicles are composed of 65 M85 fuel and 16 conventional gasoline fuel vehicles. The following sections discuss the vehicle operation and performance characteristics of the AMFA test vehicles in a fleet environment.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Transportation Technologies
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5010877
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/CE-0351; ON: DE92018124
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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