About the Alternative Fuels Data Center

The Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) is a comprehensive clearinghouse of information about advanced transportation technologies. The AFDC offers transportation decision makers unbiased information, data, and tools related to the deployment of alternative fuels and advanced vehicles.

The AFDC launched in 1991 in response to the Alternative Motor Fuels Act of 1988 and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. It originally served as a repository for alternative fuel performance data. The AFDC has since evolved to offer a broad array of information resources that support efforts to reduce petroleum use in transportation.

The AFDC serves Clean Cities stakeholders, fleets regulated by the Energy Policy Act, businesses, policymakers, government agencies, and the general public.

Project Assistance 

Clean Cities

The AFDC is a resource of the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities program and administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Project assistance is available through Clean Cities, the deployment arm of the U.S. Department of Energy's Vehicle Technologies Office. Clean Cities works with thousands of stakeholders in communities across the country to reduce petroleum use in transportation.

News and Features 

Find links to alternative transportation news and an archive of features on the AFDC.

Spanish Resources 

Read publications and access tools in Spanish about alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies.

Contacts 

Find contacts for questions or comments about the Alternative Fuels Data Center.