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Monthly Oxygenate Report - (June 2004) - HTML 
Provides production and preliminary stock data for fuel ethanol and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in the United States and major U.S. geographic regions.

Renewable Motor Fuel Production Capacity Under H.R.4 -(October 2002) - HTML,  PDF
Requestor: Senator Jeff Bingaman, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
This report responds to a request received from Senator Jeff Bingaman on June 17, 2002 to analyze the impact on renewable motor fuel production capacity based on an assumption that ethanol will be used to meet a renewable fuels standard as provided for in the provisions of the Senate-passed version of H.R.4.

Review of Transportation Issues and Comparison of Infrasturture Costs for a Renewable Fuels Standard - (October 2002) - HTML,  PDF
Requestor: Senator Jeff Bingaman, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
This report responds to a request received from Senator Jeff Bingaman on June 17, 2002 to analyze the inter-regional transportation issues and associated costs for increased distribution of renewable fuels based on an assumption that ethanol will be used to meet a renewable fuel standard as provided for in the provisions of H.R.4 the Senate-passed version of H.R.4.

Analysis of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for Light Trucks and Increased Alternative Fuel Use - (March 2002) - HTML,PDF
Addendum - Methodology for the Assessment of the Macroeconomic Impacts of Stricter CAFE Standards - (March 2002) - HTML, PDF
Requestor: Senator Frank Murkowski
These reports respond to a request received from Senator Frank Murkowski on December 20, 2001 to analyze the impacts of more stringent corporate average fuel economy standards on energy supply, demand, and prices, macroeconomic variables where feasible, import dependence, and emissions. This study addresses the provisions of H.R. 4, S. 804, and S. 517 that pertain to light vehicle fuel economy in the transportation sector. A qualitative discussion is provided for the alternative fuels provisions included in S. 1766 and H.R. 4.

The Impacts of Increased Diesel Penetration In the Transportation Sector - (August 1998) - HTML, PDF
Requester: Thomas J. Gross, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Technologies, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. DOE
This report responds to a request received from Thomas Gross, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Technologies, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on March 5, 1998 to analyze the impacts on petroleum prices of increased demand for diesel fuel stemming from an increase in the penetration of diesel-fueled engines in the light-duty vehicle fleet.

Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 1994, Volume 2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions - (September 1996) - HTML , PDF
Estimates the greenhouse gas emissions from use of alternative transportation fuels, including methanol, ethanol, compressed natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas.

Describing Current and Potential Markets for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles - (March 1996) - PDF  
Forecasts of U.S. energy markets imply that emissions from transportation will overtake those from the industrial sector sometimes before the year 2000. One method for reducing emissions from the transportation sector is the use of Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs). Section 1.4 of this document offers a brief discussion of greenhouse gas emissions in the framework on the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

Energy Policy Act: Transportation Rate Study: Interim Report on Coal Transportation - PDF
Discusses the impacts of Clean Air legislation on coal distribution and rail transportation rates.

Energy Policy Act Transportation Rate Study: Interim Report on Coal Transportation - (October 1995) - PDF

Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 1993 - (Dec 1994) - PDF  
Includes discussion of the greenhouse gas impacts of alternative fuel usage.

Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels: An Overview - (June 1994) - PDF