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Office of Transportation Technologies
U.S. Department of Energy -- Alternative fueled vehicles, electric vehicles, encouragement of "clean cities".
http://www.ott.doe.gov/
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Alternative Fuels Data Center
information on alternative fuels and vehicles.
http://www.afdc.nrel.gov/
BC Research: Centre for Alternative Transportation Fuels
Information resource on alternative fuels (propane or LPG, natural gas, hydrogen, methanol, ethanol, biodiesel), hybrid electric vehicles, batteries and fuel cells.
http://catf.bcresearch.com/
CARAT: Cooperative Automotive Research for Advanced Technology
US DOE sposored program to support the design, development and introduction of advanced energy-efficient automotive components and systems.
http://www.ipd.anl.gov/carat/
Research: Georgia Tech Research Institute
The Advanced Transportation and Advanced Systems (ATAS) Laboratory works on electric and hyrogen vehicle projects.
http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/atas/
Veggie Van
Fueled with used vegetable oil from fast food restaurants, this van can go up to 65 mph and has traveled 10,000 miles.
http://www.veggievan.org/
The Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Directory
Comprehensive. Covers EV conversions, batteries and fuel cells, U.S. Gov research sites, university projects, regional associations and manufacturers.
http://www.vwc.edu/library_tech/wwwpages/gnoe/avd.htm
San Joaquin Valley Clean Cities Coalition
A complete alternative fuel vehicle (afv) resource including a buyers guide, alternative fuel station locators, state and federal funding list, current alternative fuel prices, laws, events and news. Specific areas of focus are CNG, hybrids, ethanol, methanol, and electric vehicles.
http://www.valleycleancities.org/
ACEEE Green Book
Ranks cars and trucks according to environmental friendliness. Using this consumer guide, buyers can compare cars, vans, pickups, and sport utility vehicles by their environmental impacts, including air pollution, global warming, and fuel efficiency.
http://www.greenercars.com/
Dual Fuel Caterpillar Engines
Truck engines use natural gas and diesel fuel simultaneously to reduce emissions without power and compression loss.
http://www.dualfuelengines.com/
Boron: A Better Energy Carrier than Hydrogen
Proposes that cars should use boron as a fuel for propulsion and asserts that boron is a safer fuel than hydrogen or gasoline.
http://www.eagle.ca/~gcowan/boron_blast.html
IndiRail: A clean transportation system
Conceptual proposal for an infrastructure for transportation aimed at the use of renewable energy sources.
http://home.hccnet.nl/j.val/indexir.htm
Argonne National Laboratory Transportation Research
Performs research in advanced automotive technologies such as hybrid electric vehicles, emissions reduction, and clean diesel engines.
http://www.transportation.anl.gov/
International Academy of Science: Hydrogen Technical Papers
Series of papers on hydrogen as an automotive fuel.
http://www.science.edu/tech/techpap.htm
Alternative Fuel News
The online version of the DOE's alternative fuels newsletter, including past issues.
http://afdc3.nrel.gov/documents/altfuelnews/
Clean Vehicles
Alternative fuel resources companies, products, refueling sites and funding sources.
http://www.clean-vehicles.com
Permo-Drive
A hybrid-drive braking system designed for the heavy transport industry that recovers braking energy thus increasing fuel efficiency.
http://www.permo-drive.com.au/
US Council for Automotive Research
Umbrella organization of DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors, formed to conduct cooperative, pre-competitive research.
http://www.uscar.org/
Nitrogen Powered Car: CooLN2Car
New University of North Texas car uses cryogenic heat engine fueled/powered by liquid nitrogen: summary, FAQ, power train closeup, engine gas flow diagram.
http://www.mtsc.unt.edu/CooLN2Car.html
Propane Vehicle Council
Trade association provides information about propane as a fuel for school buses, agricultural equipment, forklifts, and other vehicles.
http://www.propanevehicle.org/
CALSTART
Information about advanced transportation technology development, particularly in California, including electric, natural gas, and hybrid electric vehicles; intelligent transportation technologies; and clean ferries.
http://www.calstart.org/
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles - Archives
Websites from U.S. government-industry effort to develop technologies for a new generation of vehicles, 1993-2002. Goal was to develop an environmentally friendly car with up to triple the fuel efficiency of existing midsize cars.
http://www.pngv.org/
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Center for Transportation Analysis
Research and development on transportation energy and environmental issues, national transportation planning and policy, and transportation systems engineering.
http://www-cta.ornl.gov/cta/
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