What is Alternative fuel vehicle?
Alternative fuel vehicles are vehicles that use energy that comes from something other than [[petroleum]] (oil). ([[Gasoline]] and [[diesel]] fuel come from petroleum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/07/26/539438899/u-k-to-ban-diesel-and-gas-cars-in-2040 |title=U.K. To Ban Diesel And Gas Cars In 2040 |author=Joanna Kakissis |date=July 26, 201 |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=27 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/06/france-ban-petrol-diesel-cars-2040-emmanuel-macron-volvo |title=France to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 |author=Angelique Chrisafis and Adam Vaughan |date=6 July 2017 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=27 July 2017}}</ref>). Most of the alternative energy does not need to be imported from other countries, so money stays in the country. Some (but not all) come from [[renewable resource|renewable sources]]. Many produce less [[pollution]] than gasoline or diesel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alternative Fuels|url=http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/current.shtml|publisher=U.S. Dept of Energy|access-date=27 March 2013}}</ref> Alternative fuel vehicles cover a wide range of engines and motors. * [[Electric vehicle]] - no pollution from the car, but there can be some pollution where the electricity is made * [[Natural gas vehicle]] - a [[fossil fuel]], but burns much cleaner than [[gasoline]], and there is more natural gas available than petroleum * [[Biodiesel]] vehicle - diesel fuel that comes from plant (or sometimes animal) oils * [[Ethanol]] vehicle - quite often ethanol is mixed with gasoline, from 10% to 85% ethanol (called E10 or E85) * [[Methanol]] vehicle - Methanol and ethanol are used in many of the fastest race cars * [[Butanol]] vehicle - similar to ethanol and methanol, this can be made from many [[biofuel]]s, but is not commonly used * [[Hydrogen car]] - also called a [[fuel cell]] vehicle, or FCV * [[Gas compressor|Compressed air]] vehicle - this technology works, but vehicles are still in the demonstration stage, and range can