Fuels & Vehicles

As a Clean Cities coalition, we promote all alternative fuels – electrification, biodiesel, natural gas, renewable fuels, biofuels, natural gas, and more – that help to reduce transportation emissions.

Promoting Alternative Fuels and Vehicles

Advanced vehicle technologies, electric vehicles, alternative fuels and anti-idling help to reduce emissions, improving local air quality and helping to reduce our nation’s dependance on foreign oil.

Many of these emissions-reducing fuels and technologies are featured below.

Biodiesel

Biodiesel a diesel substitute fuel made from biomass, which means that it is inherently renewable and it, in itself, contributes nothing to carbon-dioxide loading of the atmosphere.

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Ethanol

Ethanol burns cleaner than gasoline; it is a completely renewable and domestic fuel that enhances the economy and energy independence of of the nation.

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Natural Gas

Compressed natural gas (CNG) is the same natural gas that is used in home heating, except that it has been compressed to 3600 psi in a high-pressure tank for use in a vehicle.

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Propane

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is basically the same type of gas that is used in home barbeques. For automotive applications, it is a mixture of propane gas and butane gas.

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Hydrogen

Hydrogen will play an important role in developing sustainable transportation in the U.S., because in the future it may be produced in virtually unlimited quantities using renewable resources.

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Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicles (EVs) are propelled by an electric motor (or motors) powered by rechargeable battery packs. Electric motors have several advantages over internal combustion engines (ICEs)

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Hybrid Vehicles

Hybrid-electric vehicles combine the benefits of gasoline engines and electric motors and can be configured to improve fuel economy or increase power.

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Fuel Conservation

Idle reduction technology allows engine operators to refrain from long-duration idling of the main propulsion engine by using an alternative technology.

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IACT, formerly known as Chicago Area Clean Cities, is a voluntary, locally based coalition dedicated to reducing emissions from the transportation sector.

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