AFV Adoption in Fleets

A Primer on Motor Fuel Excise Taxes and the Role of Alternative Fuels and Energy Efficient Vehicles

This report provides background on motor fuel taxes, describes the role of alternative fuel vehicles in relation to motor fuel excises taxes, and provides examples of alternative approaches to motor f...

2015-08-01T00:00:00-04:00August 1st, 2015|

Drive-Cycle Rapid Investigation, Visualization, and Evaluation Analysis Tool (DRIVE)

This analysis tool produces representative, testable drive cycles at record speed from large amounts of vehicle data gathered via onboard logging devices. Fleet managers can use the tool to make educa...

2015-02-24T00:00:00-05:00February 24th, 2015|

Cost, Effectiveness, and Deployment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles

This report is a technical evaluation of costs, benefits, and implementation issues of fuel reduction technologies for next-generation light-duty vehicles. The report estimates the cost, potential eff...

2015-01-01T00:00:00-05:00January 1st, 2015|

Life Cycle Air Quality Impacts of Conventional and Alternative Light-duty Transportation in the United States

This research paper evaluates the air quality-related human health impacts of 10 alternative fuel and fuel economy options, including the use of liquid biofuels, diesel, and compressed natural gas (CN...

2014-11-08T00:00:00-05:00November 8th, 2014|

Analyses in Support of Risk-Informed Natural Gas Vehicle Maintenance Facility Codes and Standards: Phase I

This report presents existing code requirements relevant to maintenance facilities of liquid and compressed gas fueled large-scale vehicles, provides the results of a Hazardous and Operability study (...

2014-03-01T00:00:00-05:00March 1st, 2014|

AFV Action Guide for State and Regional Transportation Agencies