TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS FOR PERSONAL AUTOMOTIVE TRANSPORTATION

The principal objective of this paper is to identify feasible and practical alternative automotive fuels (i.e., non-petroleum fuels) that may be derived from domestic energy sources other than petroleum. Cost, potential availability, compatibility with engines likely to be available in 1985, physical properties, safety and toxicity were among the criteria used for screening. The evaluation of these factors requires the assessment of technology already available or under development and also of gaps that will have to be filled by research.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper is from the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 9th Proceedings.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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• Authors:
  • Hagey, G
  • Parker Jr, A J
• Conference:
  • This paper is from the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 9th Proceedings.
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 941-951

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Energy; Motor fuels; Petroleum industry; Private transportation; Safety factors; Synthetic fuels; Technology; Toxicity; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Petroleum trade
• Old TRIS Terms: Substitutes; Transportation technology
• Subject Areas: Energy; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097728
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE Paper No. 749163
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 13 1975 12:00AM