Category Archives: Alternative Fuels For Cars

Ethanol is probably the most well known alternative fuel in the world today as it has been being developed for years. Ethanol is also known as grain alcohol because it is made most often with corn. Using ethanol as an alternative fuel is a great way to help the environment and our farmers too. Currently … Continue reading

When it comes to alternative fuels, General Motors Company, or GMC has proven to be an industry leader when it comes to developing alternative fuel vehicles and pushing for more and more people to switch over to alternative fuels. They have more hybrid and alternative vehicles than any other car company and have made great … Continue reading

Besides the obvious advantages to owning an AFV, the government is also stepping in to make it even more advantageous. People who buy these types of vehicles are given tax breaks on their income taxes. Additionally, many states also offer incentives and car manufacturers even offer rebates or discounts. Most incentives offset a percentage of … Continue reading

Hang on dear reader; this could get technical when we start talking about direct methanol fuel cells! But don’t worry; I’ll do my best to make it user-friendly! Direct methanol fuel cells are a subcategory of proton-exchange fuel cells where the alternative fuel called methanol is not reformed but fed directly to the fuel cell. … Continue reading

One of the most interesting and promising, alternative transportation fuels is hydrogen. While mostly only experimental vehicles are operating on this fuel now, the potential for this unique energy source is excellent. Anyone who has taken a chemistry class knows that hydrogen is number one on the periodic chart of elements and the lightest of … Continue reading

Have you been thinking of switching to one of the new hydrogen fuel cell vehicles but aren’t sure that it’s right for you? One of the best routes to go is to get as much information about hydrogen fuel as you can, and you can do that by reading books about hydrogen fuel. These hydrogen … Continue reading

Just as with any other type of alternative fuels, you can realize huge tax breaks when you choose to use ethanol fuel over traditional gasoline. There is a new trend toward using alternative fuels. Whether you choose to buy an alternative fuel car or just put an alternative fuel in your gas tank, the government … Continue reading

There are two types of alternative fuel vehicles ? those that are originally designed to run on these new fuels and those that have been converted to run on alternative fuels. Car companies will also make hybrid vehicles that can run on either gasoline or other fuels. Many people call these cars “green vehicles” because … Continue reading