"Alternative fuels" refers to any kind of fuel that is used as an alternative to traditional fossil fuels like gasoline or diesel. They are usually cleaner and more sustainable options, like renewable energy sources (solar power, wind power) or biofuels made from agricultural crops. The purpose of
alternative fuels is to reduce the negative impact on the environment and find more sustainable ways to power vehicles and equipment.
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This can allow them to set more reasonable sales targets
for alternative fuel vehicles and implement the policies needed to get there.
It drives home the basic notion that while natural gas emits half as much carbon as coal, it still produces twice as much as
alternative fuel sources.
There's no need to
use alternative fuels in order to achieve efficiency gains of around 30 % on average, only the political will is lacking.
Only voluntary restrictions or, more likely, taxes on fossil - fuel consumption and incentives for
developing alternative fuels will reduce emissions.
A growing global population is largely responsible for greater food demand but
alternative fuels like ethanol also play role in increasing demand.
While you can't currently purchase one, it does invite more speculation
into alternative fuel vehicle options.
Many vehicles are hybrid vehicles that use
alternative fuel at lower speeds and gasoline at higher speeds.
For the passenger car market,
alternative fuels offer an important step toward a clean car future that combines advanced technology and clean fuel.
No matter the trim picked, it will then cost # 130 a year thereafter, with all rates including the # 10
Alternative Fuel Discount.
Businesses can also increase their funding by showing that they meet public policy goals of reducing energy use or
promoting alternative fuel consumption.
I talk to investors about the political and economic environment
around alternative fuels and why our approach is the best investment.
They propose methods to reduce growth in vehicle travel
through alternative fuel, new technologies, and land use planning.
Such work may have a shot at creating low - carbon alternatives that can compete against the bargain basement fossil fuels that will very likely result
if alternative fuels start to contribute substantial supply.
And then the government goes and spends whatever, a $ 100 billion
funding alternative fuel and spends money over here and spends money over there.
But it's unrealistic to reduce oil supply
before alternative fuels or cleaner vehicles are ready for widespread use, he said.
This chart from the study shows how media attention skipped among
numerous alternative fuel technologies between 1980 and 2013.
The aim was to encourage the pupils to think about the process involved in designing, building and powering a vehicle, including the application of
alternative fuel forms.
And that's why today I am directing agencies to purchase 100
percent alternative fuel, hybrid, or electric vehicles by 2015.
That in turn benefits users of light trucks, delivery vehicles, and construction equipment — those for
whom alternative fuels are not an option.
That's because there are no
scalable alternative fuels or technologies available today capable of taking the place of fossil fuels and offering society what those energy sources provide.
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