Steering Toward the Future & Resources

Part 13 of Advanced Technology and Alternative Fuel Vehicles. Automakers and researchers will continue to develop and improve on the transportation technologies we’ve discussed. They’re exploring better ways to use fuel cells, alternative fuels, and EV and HEV systems. They are also working on new ways to store energy, and creating lightweight advanced materials to […]


Today’s Alternative Fuel Choices: Propane

Part 7 of Advanced Technology and Alternative Fuel Vehicles. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), commonly called propane, is a mixture of at least 90 percent propane, 2.5 percent butane and higher hydrocarbons, and ethane and propylene make up the remaining balance. It is a byproduct of natural gas processing and/or petroleum refining. A propane-powered vehicle can’t […]


Why Drive an Advanced or Alternative Fuel Vehicle?

Part 1 of Advanced Technology and Alternative Fuel Vehicles. Transportation accounts for more than 67% of oil consumption in the USA-more than it produces. Today, our country imports more than 54 percent of its oil, and suggested that this could increase to 75% by 2010. According to the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, the average vehicle […]