Alternative Fuel Data Center

Recognizing that are taking our world by storm, the United States Department of Energy has set up a website called the Alternative Fuel Data Center. This website is a huge collection of information on and alternative fuel vehicles. Basically, the Alternative Fuel Data Center has just about everything you ever wanted to know about alternative fuel.

The alternative fuel data center described those fuels defined by the Energy Policy Act of 1992. That includes bio-diesel, electricity, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, and propane. The site contains more than 3,000 documents in its database. It also provides an interactive fuel station mapping system, current listings of available alternative fuel vehicles, and lots of information and related links.

The Alternative Fuel Data Center was developed in 1991 in response to the Alternative Motor Fuels Act of 1988 and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Since that time, the Alternative Fuel Data Center has provided key information in support of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and the Clean Cities portfolio.

With the growing popularity of taking over the automotive industry, the Federal government knew that there would be millions of people with questions about these new products. They wanted to be sure that Americans could get easy answers to the questions that they would have which is why they set up the Alternative Fuel Data Center website – to meet those needs.

There is so much information on the Alternative Fuel Data Center website, it would take forever to see and read it all. But some highlights include the following:

* Toolkits that help coalitions and stakeholders reach their petroleum displacement goals. These toolkits contain technical information, step-by-step instructions, and more to point the user in the right direction towards the use of alternative fuels. * Education resources for teachers and students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. That includes activities, workbooks, even competitions to increase their awareness of and how they can help the environment. * Links to alternative fuel training site where mechanics can learn how to maintain and repair an alternative fuel vehicle. This section lists various places that provide the training needed to become a certified alternative fuel vehicle mechanic.

But that’s just a sampling of all the information you can find on the Alternative Fuel Data Center website. There really is a lot of great information here, so check them out online at www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/.

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