Alternative Fuels

Traditional vehicles have a single drive system with an internal combustion engine driven by a single fuel, gasoline or diesel. Some alternative vehicles are also built with a single drive system but with a capacity to utilize more than one fuel as a power source.

This section will describe alternative types of engines and fuels not already covered in the electric and hybrid vehicle sections.

 Design for One or More Fuels
            Single fuel vehicles
            Flex-fuel vehicles (FFV)
            Bi-fuel vehicles
 Fuel Types
            Alcohol
            Biodiesel
            Compressed natural gas (CNG)
            Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
            Hydrogen