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National – State of TN – Green Fleet Plans & Policies – Idle Reduction – Biofuels – Gaseous Fuels – VIN Lookups – Equity Links – Vehicle Weight Classes
NATIONAL RESOURCES
The alternative fuel data that the U.S. EIA collects – federal, state, and transit agencies, and fuel provider fleets
Excellent full-sized map of all of the National Park Service’s units and locations (with a handy reference of the abbreviations for the unit types)
STATE OF TENNESSEE RESOURCES
- State of TN, TDEC and the Office of Energy Programs – Tennessee and the Volkswagen Diesel Settlement website, the Beneficiary Mitigation Plan (BMP) website, and the Project Solicitations website under the BMP
GREEN FLEET PLANS & POLICIES
Memphis Area Climate Action Plan – March 2020 (see three highlighted links including “PLAN SUMMARY”)
IDLE REDUCTION RESOURCES
- Idle Reduction – OEM Statements Conspectus – ORNL, ETCFC — has every OEM that sells vehicles in the U.S.
statement on how long their vehicles or engines should or should NOT idle Idle Reduction resources at the U.S. DOE AFDC – Alternative Fuel Data Center
BIOFUEL RESOURCES
Biofuel resources at the U.S. DOE AFDC – Alternative Fuel Data Center:
– Biodiesel
– Ethanol
– Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels
– Renewable Natural Gas- The Renewable Fuels Association’s List of Flexible Fuel Vehicles, or FFVs, 2019 and older
- National Biofuel Production Maps:
>> Ethanol, from EthanolProducer.com
>> Biodiesel production map, from BiodieselMagazine.com RIN Trades & Price Information – from the EPA, including a multi-year view of D3-D6 RIN values
GASEOUS FUEL RESOURCES
Gaseous fuel resources at the U.S. DOE AFDC – Alternative Fuel Data Center:
– Propane Autogas
– Natural Gas – CNG (compressed) and LNG (liquified)
– Renewable Natural Gas- CNG & Propane Conversions of Older Vehicles:
>> a written description on the EPA rulemaking from 2011 on “Intermediate Age” and “Outside Useful Life”
>> The 2011 official EPA Rulemaking document provide final details on the rule and new process
VIN LOOKUPS
- VINs, or Vehicle Identification Numbers: What do the numbers and letters in a VIN mean?
- VIN Lookup – find out info about a vehicle by looking up the VIN – Driving Tests VIN Decoder, ISeeCars VIN Decoder
EQUITY LINKS
Interactive Map of County Economic Status and Distressed Areas, Fiscal Year 2021 – Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
The DOE and partners Energy Zones Mapping Tool (which includes elements for equity)
VEHICLE WEIGHT CLASSES
Types of vehicles by weight class – See the image below, or see the FHWA and EPA classes & categories compared