The Impacts of Environmental Legislation and Vehicle Emissions on the Future of Alternative Fuels in the Transportation Industry

Authors

Massom Moussavi, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Kevin Hughes, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

1992

Comments

1992. Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, XIX: 1-6. Copyright © 1992 Moussavi and Hughes.

Abstract

This paper addresses the impacts of environmental legislation and vehicle emissions on the future of alternative fuels such as methanol, compressed natural gas, propane, electricity, hydrogen, and reformulated gasoline in the transportation industry, and it discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each type of fuel in terms of fuel efficiency, fuel cost, environmental impacts, and vehicle performance.