When it comes to the development of electric cars – the facts are plentiful and easy to find. This new alternative to regular gas powered motor vehicles has many people excited about having a reliable form of transportation that doesn’t damage the environment. So what are the facts about electric cars? Firstly, there are many [...]

Believe it or not, electric cars have been around for almost a century. Back in the early 1900s, there were more electric cars on the road than there were gasoline-powered cars.  Even in the early 1920′s when vehicles became more popular, gasoline was still quite expensive and it was also very hard to start a [...]

Methanol (CH3OH), also known as wood alcohol, is considered an alternative fuel under the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Methanol is basically methane with its hydrogen molecule replaced by a hydroxyl radical (OH). Although a variety of feedstocks can be used to create methanol, today’s economics favour the use of natural gas. The methanol is [...]

Natural gas is a mixture of hydrocarbons, primarily methane (CH4) but also containing ethane and propane and other gases such as nitrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and water vapor. Natural gas does have a high octane rating and excellent properties for spark-ignited internal combustion engines and is relatively clean burning. It is non-toxic, non-corrosive, [...]

Propane, which is generally known as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or LP-gas), or AutoGas in Europe, is a three-carbon alkane gas (C3H8). Propane has one of the highest energy densities of all alternative fuels, so propane vehicles can go farther on a tank of fuel. This is one of the reasons that it is used [...]

In 2003, President George Bush, in his State of the Union address, announced a $1.2 billion hydrogen fuel initiative with the express intention to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil and to provide the fuel we need to reduce gasoline consumption in our vehicles.  That financial commitment enabled scientists to direct more energy into developing [...]

With the ever increasing cost of gasoline, many vehicles now run on the much more economical diesel fuel. However, with the growing push toward more environmentally friendly fuels for vehicles, are their any viable alternatives for diesel vehicle owners other than diesel fuel? Indeed there is and Biodiesel is making a big splash in the fuel industry.

Ethanol, (also known as grain alcohol because it is made most often with corn) is probably the most well known alternative fuel in the world today as it has been around for many years.  Using ethanol as an alternative fuel is a great way to shave your gasoline costs and help the environment and our [...]

In simple terms an alternative fuel is one that is not produced from fossil fuels (such as crude oil) and usually exhibit desirable energy efficiency and pollution reduction features. In the US, the 1990 Clean Air Act encourages and rewards the development and sale of alternative fuels. These days there is an ever increasing global [...]