Solutions

Many alternatives. One common goal.

Transportation requires fuel. It’s a simple statement, but one that implies complex challenges. The fueling needs of the transportation industry vary greatly from vehicle to vehicle, fleet to fleet. Heavy-duty trucks have a very different set of requirements than city buses. How do we meet these diverse needs, while also addressing the myriad of challenges surrounding the environment, health, security, supply and safety?

There is no one answer, but many. CONSENSEUS promotes the best and highest use of competing energy resources for transportation in America. Here, we examine the advantages, disadvantages and best usages of fuels and fueling technologies available to transportation.

The future of clean fuel, hydrogen offers a number of promising advantages, including a virtually unlimited supply and zero emissions. The technology and infrastructure, however, presents significant challenges.

As a vehicular fuel, natural gas is a clean-burning, low-emissions fuel alternative with the infrastructure and technology currently in place. Find out how natural gas offers solutions to our petroleum dependence, security and other issues.

Though widely available, gasoline is supplied largely by unstable regions. The cost is equally unstable. Learn more about the advantages and disadvantages of gasoline as a vehicular fuel.

Commonly used in trucks, buses, agricultural and other non-road equipment, diesel fuel offers a strong fuel economy but also disadvantages. Learn more about the role diesel has in transportation.

Commonly mixed with diesel, biodiesel is a domestically produced fuel manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats or recycled restaurant grease. But is it a viable alternative to petroleum?

Gaining popularity among consumers, electric/gas hybrid vehicles are also being explored as an option for transit buses. Have they met with success?

An alcohol-based alternative fuel, ethanol is most commonly used to increase octane and improve the emissions quality of gasoline. Learn more.