Alternate fuels
Vehicles using alternate fuels such as natural gas and biodiesel can reduce air pollution, greenhouse gases and even noise emissions compared to vehicles using conventional diesel fuel. These vehicles can also offer reduced fuel or running costs that pay for the conversion or purchase price over the vehicle's operational life. These returns can be improved with optimal vehicle use.
The reduction in the local impacts made by these vehicles fuels means there is potential to negotiate out-of-hours deliveries with local councils. Off-peak deliveries can produce savings in delivery times and fuel use and improvements in safety by enabling delivery outside peak-congestion periods. See also Electric vehicles.
General information
- AusIndustry Alternate Fuel Grants (Includes: Biofuels Capital Grants; Climate Ready Grants; Biofuel and Energy Grants; LPG Vehicle Schemes.)
- Federal Regulations on Emissions and Fuel Quality Standards
- Victorian Transport Association Alternate Fuels Site
- Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries - Environment and Fuels
- Renewable Fuels Association
Gas (LPG and CNG)
Biofuels
- Australian Biofuel Users Organisation
- Biodiesel Producers List
- Argi Energy Limited (Ethanol)
- Shell Ethanol Distributors
- United Petroleum Ethanol Distributors
- Australian Farmers Fuel Ethanol Distributors
- BioMax (Smorgan Fuels Pty Ltd)
- Bioenergy Australia
- Biofuels Association of Australia