Fuels and Technologies

Electric

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Ethanol

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Biodiesel

Biodiesel can be made from any fat or oil. Current U.S. biodiesel production is primarily from oil from soybeans such as these or from recycled restaurant cooking oil. Cleaner burning and renewable biodiesel is most often blended at 20% with petroleum diesel. (Photo by Warren Gretz / NREL)

Propane

December 13, 2012 - A driver refuels a propane school bus. (Photo from Photo from Propane Educational Research Council PERC)

Natural Gas

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell

November 26, 2013 - Andrew Bermingham fills up hisMercedes-Benz B Class F- Cell car with hydrogen at NREL's National Wind Technology Center. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL)

Autonomous Vehicles

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