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This list of web sites should be considered a starting point for exploring alternative-fuel vehicle information on the internet. It is by no means comprehensive. Internet addresses for sites continually change.

ASSOCIATION, CONSORTIUM, AND PARTNERSHIP SOURCES

Advanced Coalition for Ethanol

The Advanced Coalition for Ethanol is a non-profit, membership organization devoted to promoting increased production and use of ethanol. Select the E85 icon to get information on ethanol fuel, including a list of public refueling stations.

American Methanol Institute

The American Methanol Institute promotes the use of methanol as an alternative fuel and the development of methanol-powered fuel cells. Information is available by selecting publications.

Clean Fuel Vehicle Fleet Resource Center

The Fleet Resource Center provides information for fleet operators on how to find, use, and buy clean-fuel vehicles.

Topics of interest include:

  • Information on vehicles and products
  • Frequently asked questions: electric vehicles or natural gas vehicles
  • Calstart fleet survey
  • AFV news
  • Requirements (EPACT, state legislation summarized for 44 states, and more)
  • Opportunities for funding
  • Resources

Calstart also provides information on how to join internet discussion and news groups through its Resources section.

Electric Drive Transportation Association

A non-profit membership organization working to advance the commercialization of electric vehicles. Topics of interest on the website include:

  • EV events
  • EV industry
  • Online publications

Northeast Alternative Vehicle Consortium

Information about alternative-fuel activities and infrastructure in the Northeast, including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Topics of interest include:

  • Projects
  • Publications
  • Participants
  • State-by-state projects
  • State-by-state infrastructure
  • Events and meetings

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles

The Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles is a historic public/private partnership between the U.S. federal government (7 agencies and 20 federal laboratories) and the U.S. Council for Automotive Research (Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors). PNGV's long term goal, dubbed the "Supercar" goal, is to develop an environmentally friendly car with up to triple the fuel efficiency of today's midsize cars -- without sacrificing affordability, performance or safety. Project efforts related to hybrid propulsion systems and fuel cell development are included in the Technology Accomplishments section.

EQUIPMENT — SERVICE-PROVIDER AND CONSULTANT SOURCES

CH-IV

Topics of interest include:

  • LNG engineering services
  • Natural gas and vehicle fuel services
  • Information on natural gas vehicles
  • Liquefied natural gas homepage

Detroit Diesel

Select EPA 2007 for information on technology being used to meet the EPA ' 07 challenge.

Ford Motor Company

Ford has an electric vehicle homepage that can be accessed directly.

Solectria

Topics of interest include:

  • Electric vehicles
  • Electric vehicle components

What is EV1?

Information on General Motors' electric vehicle. Topics of interest include:

  • What is EV1?
  • What makes it go?
  • How to charge
  • Who builds it?
  • History
  • Database of EV events

This page is sponsored by General Motors.

GOVERNMENT SOURCES

Alternative-Fuel Vehicles and Transportation

Topics of interest include:

  • Drive Clean California
  • Alternative-fuel vehicles - models, services info, incentives, fleet info
  • CNG and LNG vehicles
  • Electric and zero-emission vehicles
  • Ethanol-powered vehicles
  • LPG/propane-powered vehicles
  • Methanol program in CA and methanol-powered vehicles
  • ABCs of AFVs Report - January 1995
  • California's electrifying future...the need for electric vehicles
  • Calfuels Plan Report
  • Resource Guide - Infrastructure for AFVs (July 1995)
  • Links to internet discussion groups on various alternative fuels

This page is sponsored by the California Energy Commission.

California Insititute for Energy Efficiency

The California Insititute for Energy Efficiency has some articles they have published on alternative fuels.

Clean Cities Web Site

Topics of interest include:

  • What is Clean Cities?
  • The road to getting started
  • Clean Cities documents
  • Alternative fuels information
  • Transportation specific information
  • List of Clean Cities

The list of Clean Cities contains hypertext links to those Clean Cities organizations with internet sites. This page is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

U.S. DOE's Alternative Fuel Data Center

Topics of interest include:

  • Alternative transportation fuels and vehicles - demonstrations, R&D
  • Biofuels Information Center
  • Refueling sites
  • National Alternative Fuels Hotline
  • Alternative fuels information - sources, laws, facts
  • Clean Cities

U.S. DOE's Energy Information Administration

Select the hyper-text link "End Use Consumption" to find reports on alternative fuels and alternative-fuel vehicles.

U.S. DOE's Hybrid Electric Vehicle Program

Hyper-text links include:

  • Hybrid vehicle program information
  • Where Can I Buy a hybrid-electric vehicle?
  • What is a ybrid-electric vehicle (HEV)?
  • Why HEVs? (frequently asked questions)
  • Alternative vehicles around the world
  • Products and technology
  • HEV components
  • HEV safety issues
  • Run a simulation
  • Other National Renewable Energy Lab HEV-related work

Federal Transit Administration Office of Research Demonstration & Innovation

This program focuses on improvements to mass transit, with a much broader focus than alternative fuels. Topics of

interest include:

  • Advanced technology transit bus
  • Alternative fuels program
  • Electric vehicle program
  • The fuel cell
  • Transit Cooperative Research Program

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Topics of interest include:

  • Research and development opportunities
  • Programs (information is available on the R&D Transportation program and the Energy Efficiency Services program's alternative-fuel vehicle assistance).

MAGAZINE/NEWSLETTER SOURCES

AltFuel Advisor

Provides specialized news, data and information for professionals involved in the research, development and commercialization of the most promising alternative fuel vehicles.

LNG Express

Topics of interest include:

  • LNG Express, a monthly publication on liquefied natural gas
  • Emerging market data
  • World Industry Directory on LNG Products and Services

UTILITY SOURCES

Keyspan Energy

Topics of interest include:

  • NGV program
 

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