In 1988, the Alternative Motor Fuels Act (AMFA) became Public Law 100-494. The AMFA encourages the production and use of motor vehicles designed to operate on alternative fuels. The alternative fuels specified in the law are methanol, ethanol, and natural gas. The Department of Energy (DOE), along with several other federal, state, and local agencies, has undertaken numerous activities aimed at fulfilling the AMFA directives. Among these activities is the establishment of the Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC), operated and managed by the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) in Golden Colorado. The AMFA targets activities for three vehicle types using alternative fuels: (1) light-duty vehicles such as automobiles, mini-vans, and light-duty; (2) heavy-duty vehicles such as tractor trailers and garbage trucks; and (3) urban transit buses. The primary purpose of the AFDC is to gather and analyze information on the fuel consumption, emissions, operation, and durability of these vehicles types. The AFDC staff work with an Oracle Relational Database Management System and statistical software to provide information to users.
Alternative Fuels Data Center
1991
14 pages
Report
No indication
English
Fuels , Road Transportation , Ethanol , Fuel Consumption , Methanol , Natural Gas , Solar Energy Research Institute , Vehicles , Compiled Data , Data Acquisition , Data Analysis , Data Base Management , Data Compilation , Tables(data) , Automotive fuels , EDB/093000 , EDB/320200 , EDB/330800 , EDB/030600
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