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Second Interim Report of the Interagency Commission on Alternative Motor Fuels - 1991

Department of Energy

Table of Contents 54kb

Section 1
363kb		 Executive Summary v
Section 2
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1

 Alternative-Fuels Policy 1
  1.1 Policy Perspective 1
1.2 Role of Alternative Motor Fuels 1
1.3 Long-Term Plan for Commercialization of Alternative Motor Fuels 1
1.4 The National Energy Strategy 2
    1.4.1 Incentive for Production of Alternative-Fuel Fleet 2
1.4.2 Larger Federal Alternative-Fuel Fleet 3
1.4.3 Alternative-Fuel Fleets 3
1.4.4 Increased Research and Development on Alternative-Fuel Vehicles 3
1.4.5 Advanced Biofuels Technology 4

1.5

 Effect of National Energy Strategy Initiatives on Oil Use 5
Reference 5

2

 Progress Report on the Implementation of Programs Required by the Alternative Motor Fuels Act of 1988 7
  2.1 Introduction 7
2.2 Requirements of the AMFA 7
2.3 Program Status 7
    2.3.1 Alternative-Fuel Federal Light-Duty Vehicle Program--Section 400AA 7
2.3.2 Truck Commercial Application Program--Section 400BB 8
2.3.3 Alternative Fuels Bus Testing Program--Section 400CC 9
2.3.4 Alternative Fuels Data Center 10
2.3.5 Interagency Commission on Alternative Motor Fuels 10
2.3.6 U.S. Alternative Fuels Council 11
2.3.7 Studies and Reports 11
2.3.8 Program Plan 11
Section 3
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3

 Potential Alternative-Fuel Use Scenario 15
  Fuel Utilization 15

3.1

 Input Assumptions 15
    3.1.1 Target 15
3.1.2 Oxygenates 15
3.1.3 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles:  Fuel-Volume and Vehicle-Production Constraints 17
3.1.4 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles:  Vehicle Types and Markets 20
3.1.5 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles:  Vehicle Operation 22
3.1.6 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles:  Vehicle-Specific Fuels 22

3.2

 The Scenario 22
    3.2.1 Summary 22
3.2.2 Vehicle Totals 23
3.2.3 Fuel Totals 25
3.2.4 Concluding Note 26
Evolution of the Vehicle and Fuel-Distribution Infrastructure 26
3.3 Scenario Description 26
3.4 Conclusions 30
References 30
Section 4
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4

 Understanding the Potential Impact of Alternative-Fuel Use 33
  4.1 Introduction 33
4.2 The AFTM as a Tool for Analyzing Market Behavior 33
Notes 35
References 35

5

 Interaction Between AMFA Goals, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, and California's Low-Emission Vehicles and Clean-Fuels Program 37
 

5.1

 The 1990 CAAA Requirements 37
    5.1.1 Reformulated Gasoline and Oxygenated Gasoline (Sec. 219) 37
5.1.2 Clean-Fuel Centrally Fueled Fleets (Sec. 229) 38
5.1.3 California Pilot Test Program (Sec. 229) 38
5.1.4 Low-Polluting Fuel Requirement for Urban Buses (Sec. 227) 39
5.1.5 Phase II Standards (Sec. 203) 39
5.2 California's Low-Emission Vehicles and Clean-Fuels Program 40
5.3 Technologies Available to Meet Stringent Vehicle Emission Standards 40
    5.3.1 Light-Duty Vehicles 40
5.3.2 Other Vehicle Types 43

5.4

 Alternative-Fuel Use and Oil-Displacement Potential 43
References 44
Section 5
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 Research Needs for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles 47
  6.1 Status of Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Technology 47
6.2 Considerations for Market Acceptance 52
6.3 Research, Development, and Demonstration Needs 55
6.4 Key Research Needs 61
    6.4.1 Basic Engine and Combustion Phenomena 61
6.4.2 Gaseous-Fuel Storage 64
6.4.3 Gaseous-Fuel Injection 64
6.4.4 Gaseous-Propulsion Equipment 64
6.4.5 Fuel Additive(s) for Alcohols 64
6.4.6 Emissions and Environment 64
6.4.7 Global Warming Implications 65
6.4.8 Professional Education 65
References 65
Section 6
197kb		 Appendixes
 

A

 Reformulated Gasoline A-1

B

 Members of the Interagency Commission on Alternative Motor Fuels B-1

C

 Members of the U.S. Alternative Fuels Council C-1