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Initiation and Implementation of an Alternative Fuels Program
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Abstract
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has initiated an aggressive plan to convert its on-road motor vehicle fleet of 9,000 vehicles to alternative fuels. State legislation passed in 1989 requires that TxDOT have 90% of its fleet converted by 1998. This undertaking has radically changed the way the Department both purchases and manages its fleet and thus has required major changes in the planning, procurement and utilization of its vehicles. The initial implementation of an alternative fuels program should consider and account
- Incentives:
Energy abundance, environmental protection, economic concerns
- Initiatives:
(Federal) Clean Air Act Amendment, Energy Policy Act, individual state legislation
- Barriers:
Equipment cost, fuel availability, market inertia, underdeveloped infrastructure
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Lewis, D., "Initiation and Implementation of an Alternative Fuels Program," SAE Technical Paper 951967, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/951967.Also In
References
- Ozone Forming Potential : Alternative Fuels Promises and Pitfalls National Conference of State Legislatures 1991 Annual Meeting Orlando Florida
- VOC Emission Sources Texas General Land Office 1995
- On-Road Vehicles TxDOT Fleet Data Analysis 1995
- CNG Tank Size vs Cost to Refuel TxDOT Life Cycle Cost/Benefit Analysis Data 1994
- Gasoline vs Wellhead Natural Gas Department of Energy 1993 Annual Energy Review (table 5.22) and the 1993 Annual Energy Review (table 6.8)
- Natural Gas Fill Ratio in 10″ x 50″ Aluminum Institute of Gas technology Storage Cylinder/Fueling Station Pressure Study July 1993
- Energy Policy Act TxDOT summary review of National Energy Policy Act and Texas