Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
While I consider the Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PiEV) to be the king of alternative fuel vehicles, there are several additional technologies in the design stage or with limited production runs.
For this article, I’m going to forget about both ethanol & bio-diesel. Both these fuels still produce too much pollution and greenhouse gas. Likewise, I see hybrid vehicles as just a stepping stone, if they use fossil fuels as their alternative fuel. Let’s look at the “really clean” alternatives.
Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PiEV)
In my books, this is alternative fuel number one. There are several companies producing PiEV today, with many more in the design or demo stages. Within one year, we will have many more models to choose from. Within two years, all of the world’s major vehicle manufactures will have some form of electric car or van, on the road. Companies include:
Compressed Air Vehicles
There are a few companies working on compressed air as fuel for small cars. Initial press would indicate these vehicles can get 125 miles (200 kilometers) per tank of air and take only minutes and a couple of dollars, to refill. Some of the companies involved include:
Hydrogen Powered Vehicles
I realize that a vehicle running on hydrogen only produces water as a by-product. My concern however, is with the production of the hydrogen. If we end up producing pollution and GHG to make the hydrogen, then we aren’t any farther ahead. Personally, I would skip hydrogen as a fuel. However, Honda has the FXC Clarity as the world’s first production model hydrogen car.
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