Green Transportation for New Jersey

Green Transportation for New Jersey

Green Transportation for New Jersey: The Promise of Clean Fuels examines past and current efforts to remediate air pollution problems in the state of New Jersey, as well as existing policies that could make future efforts more successful. The report focuses primarily on the use of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and programs set up by the state of New Jersey to encourage the use of AFVs over gasoline-powered vehicles.  At its conclusion, the report makes its own recommendations of ways New Jersey can increase the use of AFVs in the state.

The report begins by examining the air quality effects of current automobile uses and policies to control automobile use. It finds that New Jersey has made significant efforts to meet the EPA Energy Policy Act requirements through the use of AFVs by state agencies

This is a good source for government officials looking to create their own AFV program. Its recommendations section can be helpful to people looking for ways to make current similar programs more effective.

Although a popular term, the specific definition varies among states. Generally speaking, alternative fuel is any substance that can be used as fuel that is not petroleum based, i.e. gasoline, diesel, coal, propane, or kerosene. Alternative fuel is typically derived from BIOMASS material or natural gas. The term is also applied to petroleum-based fuels that have been mixed with some percentage of alternative fuel. Common types of alternative fuels include solar, vegetable oil, alcohol, hydrogen, compressed air, and electricity. The ability or potential of a physical body to do work. The most common forms of energy are heat, light, mechanical (moving parts), and electrical.

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