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Auto World: AFV Greatest Hits - Alt-Fuel Allstars

2,193 views · Published 4 October 2016 · 4:44 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: MotorWeek · 2016 · Autos & Vehicles

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For over 100 years, Americans have enjoyed the freedom of the open road, fueled predominantly by petroleum-based fuels. Despite the convenience of gas and diesel however, fossil fuels are problematic in terms of long-term availability and the damage they are doing to our environment. Now in our 35 years on the air, we’ve watched with great interest and applauded the many efforts to develop viable solutions to break our dependence on petroleum fuel. So we’ve decided to take a look back and forward at some alternative fuel vehicle innovators.

In the infancy of the automobile, it was more common to see cars running on steam than internal combustion engines. Electric cars were popular as well, and touted for their silent operation. But as inter-city roads were developed, gasoline quickly established itself as the most convenient power source for long-range travel.

It wasn’t until the 1970’s oil crisis that the uncertainty of our fuel supply reached our collective consciousness, and even later before its negative environmental impacts became a general cause for concern.

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