Some examples of alternate fuels are: ethanol, biodiesel, natural gas, electricity, hydrogen, propane, methanol and P-series fuels.
People are concerned about the world's overall sustainability. Alternative fuel sources can assist all nations in becoming more energy dependent. Also, it creates fewer pollutants, can help with the global warming crisis and reduce the need for importing oil from the Middle East.
The Internal Revenue Service allows taxpayers to claim a special credit for using alternative fuel. Any fuel containing 85 percent of one of the following qualifies: natural gas, ethanol, hydrogen, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas; any other mix that consist of two or more of diesel fuel, biodiesel and kerosene is covered under this credit.
Many alternative fuel vehicles are on the market such as: electrical vehicles, flexible fuel vehicles, natural gas vehicles, propane vehicles and diesel and biodiesel vehicles.
Also, biomass can be used in the energy production industry. It converts living and dead matter into fuel for industrial purposes. Biomass biological material consists of several plants: switch grass, hemp, poplar, willow, palm oil sugarcane and corn. Although it's used mostly to generate electricity, it is a viable alternative for fuel usage.