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What You Can Do to Secure a Better Energy Future
- Drive less, consolidate trips, carpool, bicycle, utilize public transit, make conservation a household word!
- Purchase biodiesel, ethanol and other alternative fuels as appropriate for your vehicle;
- Consider a hybrid vehicle (HEV) when shopping for a new/different
automobile;
Purchase a Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) that can burn E85 (ethanol);
- Ask your fuel retailer to make ethanol and biodiesel available for purchase;
- Urge your school district and public transit fleet managers to switch to biodiesel and ethanol fuel blends to reduce exhaust emissions; ask them to investigate natural gas and hybrid technology for their fleets; inquire about their policies and plans for reducing engine idling, especially diesel vehicles.
Is your public transit and/or school transportation system experimenting
with alternative fuel technology? They should be. Get involved in community
efforts to introduce alternative fuels and technologies to your area’s
buses.
Many fuel options exist even today; biodiesel and ethanol blends are
available in most states.
Virtually all major automobile manufacturers are now building Flexible
Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) such as this Dodge Caravan. FFVs can burn gasoline or
ethanol (E85) or any combination of the two fuels. Check the website
www.afdc.doe.gov for an
up-to-date list of available FFVs.
Interior of the Toyota Prius, far and away the most popular Hybrid
Electric Vehicle (HEV) and capable of nearly 60 miles per gallon! Other
manufacturers are working hard to catch up with Toyota. Are you shopping for
a new vehicle? Consider a hybrid!