Alternative-fuel vehicle

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001212",
  "term": "Alternative-fuel vehicle",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Alternative-Fuel Vehicle",
  "definition": "1. A vehicle designed to operate on an alternative fuel (e.g., compressed natural gas, methane blend, electricity). The vehicle could be either a dedicated vehicle designed to operate exclusively on alternative fuel or a nondedicated vehicle designed to operate on alternative fuel and/or a traditional fuel.\n\n2. Dedicated, flexible fuel, or dual-fuel vehicle designed to operate on at least one alternative fuel.\n\n3. Vehicles that are able to operate on fuel other than gasoline and diesel. Configurations include dedicated AFV, flex-fuel vehicles and bifuel vehicles. A percentage of the vehicles acquired each year by the federal government are required to be AFV by the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) and Executive Order (EO) 13149.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "DOE Energy Information Administration Glossary",
    "DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center Glossary at https://afdc.energy.gov/glossary.html",
    "EPA Emergency Responder Health and Safety Manual - Chapter 12: Transportation Safety"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/alternative-fuel-vehicle/"
}