Excellent Fleet Vehicle Options

There are many new types of energy efficient vehicles on the market today and quite a few of them are designed for fleet use.

Flex-fuel vehicles (FFV), which have a single fuel tank, fuel system, and engine, run on regular unleaded gasoline and alcohol (ethanol or methanol) in any mixture. You may use 100 percent gasoline, E85 (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline), or M85 (85 percent methanol, 15 percent gasoline) or any combination.

A bi-fuel vehicle has two separate fuel systems which can be easily switched. One fuel system runs on gasoline or diesel and the other runs on compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied propane gas (LPG).

Gasoline-powered vehicles can be modified to run on CNG. Vehicles can also be designed to use only CNG or as a bi-fuel vehicle that can also run on gas.

Gasoline-powered vehicles can be modified to run on LPG. LPG has been used in transportation for over 60 years and is the most common fuel alternative to gasoline. Vehicles can be designed to use only LPG or as bi-fuel vehicles that also use gasoline.

Electric vehicles (EVs) using batteries are quiet and pollution free. Their range is limited, though recent advances in motor and battery technology have made them more practical than before. They are the only vehicles that meet California's Zero Emission Vehicle requirement. However, the generation of electricity is not pollution free; therefore, EVs have an indirect environmental impact. Still, they are much cleaner than vehicles using gasoline.


 

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