Category Archives: Alternative Fuels For Cars

The Department of Defense (DOD) is asking companies to submit proposals for supplying 200 million gallons of alternative or synthetic fuel in anticipation of major field tests of vehicles and vessels by the Air Force and Navy in 2008 and 2009. The field tests are part of a broader effort by the Pentagon to reduce … Continue reading

If you own a gas guzzling vehicle and are interested in making the conversion of it over to an electric car, believe it or not, you can actually do it! There are conversion kits that can make a gasoline powered vehicle into an electric car, but doing it isn’t an easy job. You will want … Continue reading

Former Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, has brought the issue of global warming to the forefront of people’s minds with his Oscar winning documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth.” While there are some people who have been concerned about global warming for years, but this movie helped make the phenomenon more “famous” if you … Continue reading

So we know that owning an AFV is a good decision both ecologically as well as financially from a fuel standpoint. But what do these vehicles cost you? Well, you will be paying more for an AFV than for a regular gasoline powered car. Consider the following table: Vehicle AFV Option Regular Option Ford Escape … Continue reading

Methanol is Ethanol’s cousin in a way as they are both alcohol based products. Methanol is sometimes called wood alcohol and can be made from various biomass resources like wood, as well as from coal. However, today nearly all methanol is made from natural gas, or methane, because it is cheaper. Methanol is also very … Continue reading

Believe it or not, the electric car was invented a long, long time ago. In 1900, electric cars outsold both gasoline and steam vehicles because electric cars didn’t have the vibration, noise and dirtiness associated with gas vehicles. But soon afterward — with the discovery of Texas crude oil that reduced the price of gasoline, … Continue reading

You can also convert a regular gasoline powered car to an AFV. A converted vehicle is one that was built to operate on gasoline or diesel but is modified to run on alternative fuels, such as compressed natural gas or propane the two most common types of fuel conversions. The Environmental Protection Agency has very … Continue reading

Using E85 Ethanol as an alternative fuel has become almost a rage in the United States. There is a new trend towards making our transportation needs more environmentally friendly. As global warming is becoming a growing concern, more and more people want to do their part to make sure that we have a world to … Continue reading