ALTERNATIVE FUELS FOR TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS

In the area of fuels for transportation, there is movement away from a nearly monolithic fuel structure to a multi-layered structure with a number of fuels finding their particular niche. During the next 15 to 20 years, this diversification should continue with the result being a system far more efficient than the current one. Design of vehicles, cost of fuel, and fuel availability will change to reflect this trend. Although gasoline-alcohol blends will dominate the transportation fuel sector, propane, natural gas, and straight alcohol fuels will each have a market in the future. The only fuel that will not be used to a significant extent will be hydrogen. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Blake, S E
• Publication Date: 1986-3

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 31-33
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 123
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Alternate fuels; Demand; Forecasting; Gasohol; Hydrogen; Market share; Natural gas; Propane
• Old TRIS Terms: Propane fuel
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00456176
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 31 1986 12:00AM