FEMA award to allow NAFTC’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle First Responder Safety Training to reach thousands of U.S. first responders December 2012 The federal agency responsible for emergency responses and safety preparedness is looking to the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) to educate the nation’s first responders on the…
Alternative fuels have been around for decades, but have been increasing in popularity as energy security, the economy, and consumer awareness continue to grow. The goal of this article is to clear the air on the topic of energy content. Most concerned citizens may not necessarily be concerned directly with fuels’ energy content. Instead, they may be concerned about vehicle driving range and operating costs, which are most often associated with the total at the pump. However, energy content is an essential component of automotive study. Energy content was recently discussed at the Clean Cities Learning Program’s Petroleum Reduction Technologies regional pilot training in Charleston, WV.
Chevy Volt Tops Consumer Reports’ Owner Satisfaction Survey for Second Consecutive Year December 2012 For the second year in a row, the Chevy Volt has topped the Consumer Reports’ Owner Satisfaction Survey, a survey distributed annually by the Consumer Reports’ National Research Center. When asked to consider all of…
