Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicle Strategy Workshop

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hosted a two-day public workshop Sept. 22-23, 2009, to collect input to shape a new alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle deployment strategy for the Clean Cities initiative. The workshop covered all of the Clean Cities focus areas: alternative fuels and vehicles, electric-drive vehicles, idle reduction technologies, and fuel economy measures. Discussion topics were:

Sept. 22: Ethanol, biodiesel, and propane
Sept. 23: Electric-drive vehicles, fuel economy measures, idle reduction technologies, natural gas, and renewable gas

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Workshop Information

Date: Sept. 22-23, 2009

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Location: DOE Headquarters, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Ave., S.W., Room 1E‐245, Washington, D.C. 20585

View list of workshop attendees (PDF 60 KB).

Briefing Papers

To provide a basis for discussion, DOE and the national laboratories analyzed each technology and summarized issues in a series of briefing papers, which are listed below. These papers were presented and discussed at the workshop.

Status and Issues for Ethanol (E85) in the United States (PDF 581 KB)
Status and Issues for Biodiesel in the United States (PDF 335 KB)
White Paper on Propane Vehicles: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities (PDF 403 KB)
Highway Vehicle Electric Drive in the United States: Current Status and Issues (PDF 1.2 MB)
Idling: Cruising the Fuel Inefficiency Expressway (PDF 1 MB)
White Paper on Natural Gas Vehicles: Status, Barriers, and Opportunities (PDF 737 KB)
Renewable Natural Gas: Current Status, Challenges, and Issues (PDF 970 KB)
Reducing Oil Use and CO2 Emissions by Informing Consumers' Fuel Economy Decisions: The Role for Clean Cities (PDF 485 KB)

Workshop Presentations

The workshops featured a number of presentations, including overviews of the Clean Cities program and the new strategy and overviews of the briefing papers. For more information, see the presentations listed below.

Clean Cities History and Overview (PDF 959 KB)
Clean Cities Strategy Overview (PDF 246 KB)
Status and Issues for Ethanol (E85) in the United States (PDF 434 KB)
Status and Issues for Biodiesel in the United States (PDF 559 KB)
White Paper on Propane Vehicles: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities (PDF 211 KB)
Highway Vehicle Electric Drive in the United States: Current Status and Issues (PDF 1.2 MB)
Idling Reduction Makes $ense (PDF 1.3 MB)
Natural Gas Vehicles: Status, Barriers, Opportunities (PDF 376 KB)
Renewable Natural Gas: Current Status, Challenges, and Issues (PDF 851 KB)
Reducing Oil Use and CO2 Emissions by Informing Consumers' Fuel Economy Decisions: The Role for Clean Cities (PDF 3 MB)

Public Comments

Workshop attendance was not required to provide comments on the briefing papers. DOE collected written input on them until Oct. 7, 2009 (the period for submitting comments is now closed).