Formerly known as the Alternative Fuels Data Center, the Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC) is a comprehensive clearinghouse of data, publications, tools, and information related to advanced transportation technologies.

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities initiative and technically administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the AFDC hosts more than 3,000 documents, interactive tools that help fleets and consumers make transportation decisions, and a wealth of information to educate the public on alternative fuels and advanced vehicles.

The AFDC was originally developed in 1991 in response to the Alternative Motor Fuels Act of 1988 and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Since then, the AFDC has expanded its focus from alternative fuels to include all advanced transportation fuels, vehicles, and technologies.

The educational tools and information featured in the AFDC are geared toward helping consumers and fleets reduce petroleum consumption. Clean Cities stakeholders and fleets covered under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 share this goal and regularly use the information offered in AFDC.

To learn about how the AFDC is used in the marketplace, go to the Deploying Technologies section. If you have questions about the technologies covered in this Web site, go to the AFDC's contacts page.