This report examines the current capability and estimated future performance and costs for each vehicle type and nonpetroleumbased fuel technology as. Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels download. Virginia supports the advancement of alternative transportation fuels and vehicles, and seeks opportunities to support a variety of alternative fuel projects across the commonwealth. Renewable energy to fuels through utilization of energy. The compilation includes research on hydrogen infrastructure deployment, fuel pathways, and planning based. Committee on transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels national research council u. Biofuels in the clean transportation future, looking beyond 2025. Transportation and energy duke university energy initiative. These fuels include biodiesel, ethanol, propane autogas, compressed natural gas cng, and electricity. Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels report of the nrc. Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels the national. Pdf all electric passenger vehicle sales in india by.
Lack of refueling infrastructure lack of vehicles engineered to operate on the fuel high cost difficulty breaking into an established market perceived or real issues of safety and reliability lack of driving range mcnutt, b. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Stolten represents germany in the executive committee of the iea annex advanced fuel cells and is on the advisory board of the journal fuel cells. For example, piyush goyal, the minister of state for indias ministry of coal, power, new and renewable energy, announced an aspirational goal of converting all vehicle sales in india to battery electric vehicles bevs by 2030 economic times, 2016. The committee on transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels is grateful to the.
Transition challenges for alternative fuel vehicle and. Alternative fuel vehicle reports at epa greening epa. State government fleets nationwide have operated alternative fuel vehicles afvs for years, meeting mandates set by the energy policy act epact of 1992 and subsequent actions. Alternative fuels for vehicles contents biodiesel basics hybrid and plugin electric vehicles flexible fuel vehicles. Hydrogen and fuel cell technical advisory committee. Member, committee on transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels. Transition to renewable energy systems wiley online books. Transition challenges for alternative fuel vehicles and transportation systems. Developing hydrogen fueling infrastructure for fuel cell. Developing hydrogen fueling infrastructure for fuel cell vehicles. Environmental protection agency epa is committed to acquiring alternative fuel vehicles afvs and other advanced technology vehicles, reducing its use of petroleum fuel and per mile greenhouse gas emissions, increasing alternative fuel consumption and leading other federal agencies by example.
Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels 20 for a century, almost all lightduty vehicles ldvs have been powered by internal combustion engines operating on petroleum fuels. Part of this strategy includes mandates that federal vehicle fleets transition from conventional fuel vehicles to any number of alternative fuel vehicles afvs. Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels nas, 20 energy. Viktor scherer is the head of the department of energy plant technology at the university of bochum, germany. Journal of the american planning association, 723, 274278. Car fuel efficiency drawdown technical assessment references alternative fuels data center. S ummary the purpose of the renewable energy to fuels through utilization of energy dense liquids. Sterman mit sloan school of management, cambridge ma 02142 forthcoming environment and planning b abstract automakers are now developing alternatives to internal combustion engines ice, including hydrogen fuel cells and iceelectric hybrids. The transition is being driven by regulatory policies with the objective of reducing fuel consumption and, more recently, reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of the vehicle fuel combination. The information is presented in the same format as the previous example. Fuels and vehicle technology alternative fuels strategies. Pdf transition challenges for alternative fuel vehicle and. Although not yet required by law, many local governments have also begun to purchase afvs for the same reasons. This report examines the current capability and estimated future performance and costs for each vehicle type and nonpetroleumbased fuel technology as options that could significantly contribute to these goals.
Steps scenario model for alternative fuel adoption in the u. For example, the model can be configured to represent ice and alternatives such as iceelectric hybrid, cng. State requirements boost the transition to alternative. Commission provides a durable framework for the transition to alternative fuels. The transition to sustainable energy for transportation. What is required for early alternative fuelvehicle transitions to succeed. An alternative fuel, most generally defined, is any fuel other than the traditional selections, gasoline and diesel, used to produce energy or power.
Download a pdf of transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels by the national research council for free. Committee on transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels 20 transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels chapter 6. Tr anspor tation, petroleum use, and alter natives guest lecture. The committee on transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels is grateful to the many individuals who contributed their time and efforts to this national research council nrc study. Committee on transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels board on energy and environmental systems division on engineering and physical sciences. State of the art on alternative fuels transport systems july 2015 5 1 introduction it is expected that alternative fuels will play a more and more prominent role in the decade to come in view of the eu objectives of gradually substituting fossil fuels with fuels of renewable origin, growth and jobs, competitiveness, transport decarbonisation. Gas is a category that includes both gasoline and nonplugin hybrid vehicles combined. Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels 20 the.
The lightduty alternative vehicle energy transition model used in the nrc study. Energy security concerns about petroleum imports and the effect of greenhouse gas ghg emissions on global climate are driving interest in alternatives. Alternative transportation fuels and vehicle technologies csis. The 20 nas study is the 20 national academy of sciences transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels report. Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels assesses the potential for reducing petroleum consumption and ghg emissions by 80 percent across the u. Mcnutt and rogers 2004 summarized the ob t l f d b lt ti f lbstacles faced by alternative fuels. For a century, almost all lightduty vehicles ldvs have been powered by internal combustion engines operating on petroleum fuels. Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels report of. Assessment of technologies for improving fuel economy of lightduty vehicles, phase 2, national research council, the national academy of sciences 2015 transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels, national research council, the national academy of sciences 20. Clean cities guide to alternative fuel and advanced medium and heavyduty vehicles 4 about the guide todays fleets are increasingly interested in medium and heavyduty vehicles that use alternative fuels or advanced technologies that can help reduce operating costs, meet emissions requirements, improve fleet sustainability, and. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading. Factors such as cost, fuel distribution, emissions, vehicle systems analysis, energy storage, power and propulsion systems, and advanced power electronics are just some of the considerations in phasing in alternative fuels and advanced vehicle design. Road vehicles battery and fuel cell electricdrives. Fuels and vehicle technology us department of transportation.
Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels, committee. State requirements boost the transition to alternative fuel vehicle fleets. Providing a renewable fuel choice hydrogen fuel cell vehicles natural gas basics propane basics all documents are taken from the website of the alternative fuels and advanced vehicles data center of. The result is a set of afv supply and use data that represents all afvs in the united states. State of the art on alternative fuels transport systems in. Clean cities guide to alternative fuel and advanced medium. Dan sperling november, 2012 fall quarter 2012 energy and environmental aspects of transportation civil and environmental engineering eci 163 environmental science and policy esp 163. Summary of battery and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle attributes battery electric vehicles hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles convenience of home recharging and use of existing infrastructure fast central refueling similar to that of current gasoline vehicles, once infrastructure is in place lower global warming emissions than the average.
Sunita satyapal program manager fuel cell technologies program u. Fuel economy regulation, with the original objective of reducing petroleum consumption, was. Sperling and ogden, 2004, iceelectric hybrids demirdoven and duetch, 2004, transition challenges for alternative fuel vehicle and transportation systems jeroen struben, john d sterman. Click download or read online button to get transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels book now. Pdf automakers are now developing alternatives to internal combustion engines ice, including hydrogen fuel cells and ice electric. This issue assesses the potential for reducing petroleum consumption and. Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels kindle edition by committee on transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels, board on energy and environmental systems, division on engineering and physical sciences, national research council. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Assess cost and performance of vehicle and fuel technology options that contribute to meeting the. The importance of both fact sheet battery electric and. What is required for early alternative fuelvehicle. This national research council nrc report assesses the potential to achieve twin goals of reducing petroleum use and cutting greenhouse gas ghg.
A status update this briefing provides a synthesis of information regarding the global development of hydrogen fueling infrastructure to power fuel cell vehicles. Transition challenges for alternative fuel vehicle and transportation systems jeroen struben john d. A 20% power from renewable resources by 2020, 50% by 2050 and 100% by 2100 is a good energy transition initiative. Transitions to alternative vehicles and fuels ebook, 20.
Transitions to gaseous fuels natural gas and hydrogen, 3. More recently, states have seen a resurgence in the push for alternative fuels to save money, conserve energy resources, and reduce. Transition challenges for alternative fuel vehicles and. Each vehicle class considered in the study was modeled with a set of technology options, as shown in table 5. Fuel cell technologies program national academy of.
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