ALTERNATIVE FUEL TO KEEP

US GOINGRodney Mallinson

May 16, 2010

ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE FUELS Biodiesel

Electricity

E85

Hydrogen

E85 85% Ethanol

15% Gasoline

BIODIESEL Uses no Petroleum

Can be mixed with Diesel fuel

Pure biodiesel can only be used in diesels (Biodiesel 2010)

BIODIESEL Clean burning

Renewable

Biodegradable

HYDROGEN More efficient then combustion (US

Department of Energy n.d.)

Can be created using any fuel source

ELECTRIC CARS Can be charged over night

Can fast charge

ELECTRIC VEHICLES Mostly charged on off peak hours

(Motovalli 2010)

The infrastructure is already there

WHY USE THEM? Reduce pollution

Less dependant on a non renewable energy source

REFERENCES Biodiesel (2010) What is Biodiesel fuel? Retrieved May

09, 2010 from http://www.biodieselathome.net/ Growth Energy (n.d.) What is E85? Retrieved May 09,

2010 fromhttp://www.e85fuel.com/e85101/faqs/e85.php

Motovalli J. (2010) Nine More Myths About Electric Cars. Retrieved May 09, 2010 fromhttp://www.forbes.com/2010/04/24/think-city-batteries-technology-breakthroughs-electric-car_2.html

U.S. Department of Energy (n.d.) Fuel Cells retrieved May 09, 2010 from

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/fuelcells/