Question of the Month: How is fuel economy determined and reported for alternative fuel vehicles?

Question of the Month: How is fuel economy determined and reported for alternative fuel vehicles?

Answer: Last month we learned about how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determines and reports conventional light-duty vehicle fuel economy ratings. While alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) fuel economy testing is largely similar to that of conventional fuels, the EPA makes some adjustments to account for different vehicle technology and fuel energy content. By tailoring AFV fuel economy testing and reporting, the EPA is able to ...

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CNG Training & Certification Courses in Chesapeake, VA

CNG Training 1
This course presents an introduction to operating vehicles using compressed natural gas (CNG). Students are required to gain an understanding of CNG, regulations, component and line fabrications, driver education requirements, and diagnostic testing com­ponents. Students will apply basic competencies to grasp in-depth workings of CNG vehicles.
The course also combines classroom instruction and theory with the opportunity to apply concepts through hands-on activities with the TFC’s active ...

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Northern Virginia LEAF Group Buy Program

Virginia Clean Cities is pleased announce to the extension of the first EV Group Buy Program in Virginia for the 2016 Nissan LEAF. This limited time offer leverages the power of a group of consumers to negotiate a discounted price from a car dealer.

We invite you to join us in participating in this EV Group Buy Program. This is community-wide program designed to make it easier and more affordable for residents to purchase an electric vehicle.

What is a Group ...

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DOE Announces $15 Million to Accelerate Adoption of AFVs

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $15 million, subject to appropriations, to support community-based projects to accelerate the adoption of advanced and alternative fuel vehicles and demonstrate energy-efficient mobility systems, including connected and autonomous vehicles, as well as new transportation system models.

The DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy seeks highly leveraged “Alternative Fuel Vehicle Community Partner Projects” that will significantly accelerate the use of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles that operate on fuels such as biodiesel, ...

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Report: Fuel Cell Bus Achieves Better Fuel Economy Than Diesel, CNG

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technology Office recently released a report showing that the average fuel economy of fuel cell electric buses from three fleets is approximately 6 miles per diesel gallon equivalent (DGE), 1.4 times higher than conventional diesel buses (approximately 4.2 miles per DGE) from one fleet and up to 1.9 times higher than compressed natural gas (CNG) buses (approximately 3.3 miles per DGE) in another fleet.

According to the DOE, this finding demonstrates ...

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Major Auto Companies Expand Alt-Fuel Options with CNG, LPG Lineup

Chevrolet and GMC have announced that they are partnering with Power Solutions International Inc. (PSI) to introduce heavy-duty pickups and full-size vans powered by 6.0-liter, V8 compressed natural gas (CNG)- and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-capable engines starting in the first quarter of 2017.

Chevrolet will also offer CNG and LPG versions of its new Low Cab Forward commercial truck.

This announcement follows the selection of PSI as General Motors Fleet’s preferred upfitter for CNG and LPG trucks, as Wood Dale, ...

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Question of the Month: How are conventional light-duty vehicle fuel economy ratings determined and reported?

Question of the Month: How are conventional light-duty vehicle fuel economy ratings determined and reported?

Answer: It’s important to understand the who, what, when, where, and why (and how!) of fuel economy testing and labeling. In particular, you may be interested in the recent changes described below (see “When” section).

“Who” is tested?
Most light-duty vehicles must be tested for fuel economy. Exceptions include motorcycles, pickup trucks and cargo vans with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) above 8,500 lbs., ...

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Department of Transportation Desginates Major Interstates in Virginia as Alternative Fuel Corridors

On November 3, 2016 the Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration announced their designated Alternative Fuel Corridors under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST). These corridors must be:

1) Signage-ready: Corridors that have sufficient alternative fuel facilities to warrant highway signage developed by the FHWA.

2) Signage-pending: Corridors that do meet the conditions for signage at this time. The FHWA will work with corridor sponsors to identify the steps to change the corridor’s status to signage-ready.

Virginia is ...

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OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW ACTIONS TO ACCELERATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE

Today’s Actions include the Designation of 48 National Electric Vehicle Charging Corridors on our Highways

The Obama Administration is committed to taking responsible steps to combat climate change, increase access to clean energy technologies, and reduce our dependence on oil. Already, in the past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70 percent, and we have increased the number of electric vehicle charging stations from less than ...

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VCC and Sheetz Celebrate Opening of E85/E15 Station in Manassas

vcc-sheetzSheetz is celebrating the impact of the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Biofuel Infrastructure Project Grant with the opening of its 10th E85 and E15 Biofuel station in Virginia.
The Biofuel station opened on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. Through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership, which aims to increase the availability of domestic biofuel in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Sheetz located at 11774 Sudley Manor Drive in Manassas, Va. became ...

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