The Alternative Fuel Toolkit can help you learn about alternative fuels and vehicles; plan your infrastructure and funding; and act using the AFV Action Guide, facilitation materials, and other resources. Resources were developed in conjunction with a set of national workshops and reflect the latest stakeholder-input and research.
Featured Materials on the Alternative Fuel Toolkit
Alternative Fuel Corridor Convenings Final Summary Report
This report summarizes the presentations, discussions, and outcomes from the five regional convenings. The materials from the five convenings including the agenda, attendee list, handouts and materials, and ideas for continued alternative fuel corridor buildout are provided in a series of links in Appendix A of this report.
Intermountain Western Alternative Fuel Corridor Convening Agenda and Summary Report
Agenda and Summary Report from the Intermountain Western Alternative Fuel Corridor Convening.
Helpful Tools for Alternative Fuel Corridor Planning
An overview of online tools that can assist transportation planners with implementing alternative fuel corridors across the United States.
AFV Cost Calculator
The AFV Cost Calculator provides a quick way to compare the total cost of ownership in real dollars of AFVs.
Learn
Learn the fundamentals of alternative fuels and vehicles by exploring fact sheets, interactive graphics, and industry literature.
Plan
Explore online tools, maps, calculators and funding resources to help plan your next step in deploying alternative fuels and vehicles.
Act
Take action on deploying alternative fuels and vehicles by using these materials.
Workshops
The Alternative Fuel Toolkit is based on direct stakeholder input from five regional workshops. Explore materials from these workshops here.
This toolkit offers resources to help transportation planning agencies learn from California’s unique policy landscape and identify actions and practices from California that could be taken back to their jurisdictions.
This toolkit provides resources to help transportation planning agencies make decisions on alternative fuel vehicles used in freight applications.
This toolkit provides resources and information to support the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles in state and local transportation fleets.
This toolkit provides resources and information to support the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles through the greater use of innovative finance mechanisms.
This toolkit provides resources and information to support plug-in electric vehicle adoption through EV charging infrastructure development along travel corridors.
Convenings
A series of five regional convenings are being held throughout the U.S. to help ‘fill the infrastructure gap.’
To help ‘fill the infrastructure gap’ and increase awareness on the expanding network of nationally-designated alternative fuel corridors, the Federal Highway Administration is sponsoring a series of five regional Convenings throughout the U.S. These regional Convenings act as a central meeting point to strengthen coordination between states and partners on the planning and implementation of alternative fuel corridors. The regional Convenings are invitation-only, free meetings for state and city departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, Clean Cities Coalitions, and other partners who play a critical role in alternative fuel corridor development. During the Convenings, stakeholders engage in sessions focused on current regional corridor activities, signage and awareness, infrastructure gap analysis, technology barriers, and funding and partnership best practices.
The Midwest Alternative Fuel Corridor Convening was the first in a series of regional convenings sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration. It was hosted by the Minnesota Department of Transportation in St. Paul on June 12, 2018. A total of 52 stakeholders participated, five of which participated remotely via teleconference. The convening focused on addressing the barriers and opportunities to expanding the network of alternative fuel corridors in the Midwest. A planning committee comprised of alternative fuel stakeholders in the region was formed to help shape the agenda for the convening.
The Southeast Alternative Fuel Corridor Convening was the second in a series of regional convenings sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration. The convening was held in Charleston, South Carolina on September 25, 2018 with more than 40 stakeholders participating. The convening focused on addressing the barriers and opportunities to expanding the network of alternative fuel corridors in the Southeast. Stakeholders shared their perspectives on regional partnerships, programs and effective tools to advance alternative fuel corridors across the Southeast, and efforts to engage communities and more effectively impact vehicle markets. A planning committee comprised of alternative fuel stakeholders in the region was formed to help shape the agenda for the convening.
The South Central Alternative Fuel Corridor Convening was the third in a series of regional Convenings sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration. The Convening was held in Arlington, Texas on April 9, 2019 with more than 60 stakeholders participating. The Convening focused on advancing regional coordination to expand the network of nationally-designated alternative fuel corridors. Participants included representatives from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
The Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Alternative Fuel Corridor Convening was the fourth in a series of regional Convenings sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration. The Convening was held in Providence, Rhode Island on July 10, 2019 in collaboration with the Northeast Diesel Collaborative’s Partners Meeting and with more than 55 stakeholders participating. The Convening focused on advancing regional coordination to expand the network of nationally-designated alternative fuel corridors. Participants included representatives from Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Vermont.
The Intermountain Western Alternative Fuel Corridor Convening was the fifth and final in a series of regional Convenings sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration. The Convening was held in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 6, 2019 in collaboration with the National Association of State Energy Officials REV West meeting and with more than 75 stakeholders participating. The Convening focused on advancing regional coordination to expand the network of nationally-designated alternative fuel corridors. Participants included representatives from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming.