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Alternative fuels and challenges
- Magazine Article
- 17MEIP06_01
Language:
- English
Topic:
As of today, most transport vehicles use petroleum-based fuels. Although there are alternative-fueled technology demonstrators such as the Mahindra E2O or Tesla battery-electric models currently available, it will take time for these alternatives to compete with petroleum-based fuels and achieve commercial acceptance.
A selection of various transport vehicles and the fuels typically used to power them:
Cars and motorcycles/scooters: gasoline, diesel, CNG, LPG, battery-electric Commercial trucks: diesel Buses: diesel, CNG, battery-electric Rail: electricity, diesel, coal Small aircraft with reciprocating-engines: gasoline or Avgas Larger aircraft with turbine engines: jet fuel or kerosene