Alternative Energy Sources

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alternative fueling. Having to smell the awful odor emitted day after day from his fleet of forty-seven buses, Cromwell (Silverstein 10) encourages the changeover. Phil Bostley, Mayor of Indian Wells, a subsection of Coachella Valley, agrees wholeheartedly by saying petroleum-base fuels will go the way of the buggy whips back in the 1930's (Silverstein 10).
Fortunately, for those who run such fleets, a mandate issued by the Energy Department required operators to "begin purchasing alternative fuel vehicles" (Silverstein 10) as of September 1, 1996. In an effort to help offset the exorbitant cost of such an undertaking, the federal government has given tax credits to companies of medium- to heavy-duty fleets that either convert their current vehicles or purchase new ones. As well, smaller, light-duty fleets, such as those used by police departments, will begin switching over to alternative fuels by the year 2001. Such fleets will be required to use natural gas, propane, ethanol, ...

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