The city of Boulder, Colorado, has a plan, according to this article, that will result in nine out of 10 vehicles in the city's fleet running on some type of alternative fuel within a few years.
That's a pretty big change and a big push. What makes it possible is that more vehicles, including trucks, are being made that can use alternative fuels - like E85, the 85 percent ethanol/15 percent gasoline blend. That makes ethanol a big part of the city's plan.
Despite all the bashing of ethanol in the past year, the city's analysis points to the obvious: Ethanol is cleaner than the pure-petroleum alternative and it's infrastructure already exists.
That sounds like a bit of common sense in what can sometimes be crazy soundbites of half-truths.
Are there any city fleets in Nebraska converting to alternative fuels? Should there be, considering how much ethanol and biodiesel is produced locally?
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