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Clean Cities and Alternative Fuels 

Data Center Quarterly Report 

1st Quarter FY 2006 

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Table of Contents 

Summary ............................................................................................................................................................1

1.0 Tools and Information Added to the AFDC ..........................................................................................1

1.1 Resources Developed...........................................................................................................................1

1.2 Resources Obtained .............................................................................................................................2

2.0 Information Distributed and Shared......................................................................................................3

2.1 Integration with Information Center.......................................................................................................3

2.2 Technical Response Service ................................................................................................................4

2.3 Highlights Among Inquiries and Requests............................................................................................5

2.4 Web Statistics Highlights ......................................................................................................................7

3.0 Technical Assistance..............................................................................................................................8

3.1 Tiger Teams..........................................................................................................................................8

3.2 Coordinator and Coalition Assistance...................................................................................................9

4.0 Fuel Use and Impacts Data Collection................................................................................................10

4.1 Coalition Survey..................................................................................................................................10

Appendix A: 1st Quarter FY06 Information Added to the AFDC..................................................................12

Site Updates & Additions ...........................................................................................................................12

New Sites/Sub-Sites .................................................................................................................................12

Updated Sites/Pages ................................................................................................................................12

Other Site/Page Modifications ..................................................................................................................12

New Links..................................................................................................................................................12

DOE/NREL News......................................................................................................................................12

Publications .................................................................................................................................................13

CC/AFDC Publications (produced by NREL unless otherwise noted)......................................................13

NREL Pubs for Related DOE Programs ...................................................................................................13

DOE Publications......................................................................................................................................13

Publications from Other Sources ..............................................................................................................13

Database Updates .......................................................................................................................................13

Refueling Station Database Updates........................................................................................................13

Incentives & Laws Added or Updated.......................................................................................................13

Appendix B: 1st Quarter FY06 Web Statistics...............................................................................................14
Summary 

This quarterly report summarizes activities in the Clean Cities and Alternative Fuels Data Center 

tasks at NREL. The report provides metrics on NREL activities, including lists of new information 

added to the AFDC and information that is part of the Clean Cities activities. The table below 

summarizes key information. 

Table 1. NREL First Quarter FY06 Activities on Clean Cities and AFDC 

Item 1st Qtr FY 2006 

AFDC page views 1,532,158 

Clean Cities page views 280,386 

Document downloads1 24,449 

News items added to AFDC/CC 21 

Documents added/modified 21/38 

Laws and Incentives added/modified 32/154 

Refueling sites added/modified 183/1793 

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 Includes PDF, PowerPoint, and Excel downloads for Clean Cities and 

AFDC. 

1.0 Tools and Information Added to the AFDC 

1.1 Resources Developed 

Clean Cities Now 

A new issue of Clean Cities Now (V. 9, N. 3) was posted online in October. We sent e-mail 

notifications to all the subscribers, which helped increase traffic to the newsletter. This quarter, 

CCN received 6,425 page views, which is an increase over last quarter of about 1,500 page 

views! The newsletter is clearly getting more popular as time goes on and more people hear 

about this valuable resource. Some of the stories covered in this issue include the Clean Cities 

Beyond a Billion accomplishment, the new Energy Policy, coalition successes, and industry 

news. 

Beyond a Billion 

The Beyond a Billion sites were updated and reworked all through the month of October based 

on the needs of the coalitions, event activities, and needed resources. At the conclusion of the 

events, we created an online slide show that is available to the public and highlights event 

activities from across the country.

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1.2 Resources Obtained 

A routine activity within the AFDC involves gathering information and data from industry and 

other government sources that will help coordinators and others working to implement 

petroleum-reducing projects. Resources obtained during the first quarter include the following. 

Table 2. Resources Obtained First Quarter 

Links to other organizations 9 

News items 21 

Clean Cities publications 4 

NREL publications for related programs 3 

Government and industry publications 5 

Lists of titles of information developed and acquired are provided in Appendix A. 

1.3 Information Updates and Data Management 

Database Updates 

We continue to update the databases that comprise the AFDC, including the refueling stations 

database, laws and incentives database, and the document database. Activity in several AFDC 

databases is summarized in the following table.

Table 3. AFDC Record of Database Activity 

1st Quarter FY 2006 

Database Name Total # Records # Added # Modified # Accessed 

Document 4,023 21 38 

20,396 

downloads1

Caller Database 66,461 211 134 N/A 

Requests 106,464 298 N/A N/A 

Refueling Sites2 5,059 183 1,793 

11,803 

page views1

Vehicles 80 52 90 

50,944 

page views1

Laws and Incentives 602 32 154 

29,215 

page views1

Total First Quarter 182,689 797 2,209 N/A 

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These numbers reflect downloads and page views at the directory level on AFDC and may not include all 

CGI search results and page views from other sources such as Clean Cities and the Vehicle Buyer’s Guide.

2

Refuel sites are modified when station information changes. Total stations are only those that are in 

service. 

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Laws and Incentives 

The new option year was exercised in October on the Incentives and Laws subcontract with ICF, 

and funded for the first 3 months of operation. Funding for the remaining 9 months was added in 

November so that the subcontract is now fully funded. Under the existing subcontract, 

incentives and laws were updated this quarter for the following states: North Carolina, Oregon, 

New Hampshire, California, District of Columbia, Michigan, New Jersey, Illinois, New York, 

Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. 

Programming and testing of the new Web interface for the incentives and laws was completed, 

and the new features went live this quarter. The users have the choice of selecting one of four 

incentive/law categories – incentive, regulation, technology/fuel, and user. Once a category is 

selected, users get a matrix of the number of incentives and laws broken down by state. For 

example, selecting Incentive Type brings up the tally for each type of incentive in the database – 

grants, tax incentives, HOV lane access, etc. Clicking on the number in the matrix brings up a 

description of each entry for that state. Alternatively, the user can perform a more complex 

query where the user selects a type from multiple categories and gets a description of each 

incentive and/or law that satisfies the input criteria. 

Vehicle Availability 

Data collection and review of the new model year 2006 light-duty and heavy-duty alternative 

fuel vehicles was completed. These data replaced the data from 2005 in the database to support 

the AFDC vehicle search and Vehicle Buyer’s Guide applications. 

Refueling Sites 

Our arrangement with NEVC to share data has been working well. Communication with NEVC 

has been consistent, and we have been receiving satisfactory notice of new stations. The major 

reason for discrepancies between the number of NEVC refueling stations and ours has been their 

including “planned stations” along with “existing stations.” Our Web sites report only existing 

stations, even though we include planned stations in the database. Next quarter we will also 

display the planned stations on the map and in tabular form. This will help users see all stations 

that are available now and will be available in the future. 

Systems Maintenance and Security 

All preparation for the switch from Oracle 8i on our existing servers to Oracle 10g on the new 

servers was completed at the end of this quarter. The switch will take place in January, after the 

EPAct state and fuel provider reporting period ends. The new Oracle 10g database will provide 

a higher level of system security and reliability, while requiring very little maintenance. 

2.0 Information Distributed and Shared 

2.1 Integration with Information Center 

October 1, 2005 marked our transition from the Clean Cities and National Alternative Fuels 

Hotlines to the EERE Information Center. Phone lines were officially transferred on September 

30, 2005. The 800-numbers for both lines ring directly to the Information Center (IC) phones, 

and operators can see that the call is coming in on one of our established 800 numbers. Wendy 

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Dafoe participated in a number of conference calls with IC staff in October to iron out some 

start-up issues. As requested by DOE, NREL continues to work with the IC on transition issues, 

and to review questions and responses for accuracy and completeness. 

In October, NREL asked RSIS to move the Clean Cities publications in the EERE catalog from 

OWIP to FCVT, and requested that RSIS present the documents in reverse chronological order 

instead of chronological order to allow for easier navigation. This migration was completed by 

RSIS in January, although a separate structure was established called “FCVT-Clean Cities.” 

The IC was asked to direct media calls related to Clean Cities portfolio elements to Wendy 

Dafoe directly. A large number of media calls were fielded in October, which was expected 

because of the release of Fuel Economy data. Although all calls did not relate to fuel economy, 

we know from experience that the release of the Fuel Economy Guide gets reporters thinking 

about more vehicle issues. The number of media inquiries ramped down significantly in 

November and December. Media inquiries are captured in the monthly highlights report. 

During November, there was a period of delayed responses from the IC. Some inquiries took up 

to 6 business days to get from the IC to the Technical Response Service (TRS). Because of an 

agreement made during the December conference call, the IC described these delays in the 

monthly report and was tasked with reshaping this report. 

Our stakeholders and program staff have provided mixed reviews based on their experiences 

with the IC. Additionally, because December numbers to the TRS were so low, it appears the IC 

is not forwarding Tier 2 calls to the TRS, but instead is attempting to handle them. We will 

review the first quarter data and identify Tier 2 calls and work with the IC so they can more 

accurately identify them. We will address any other problems and issues as they are brought to 

our attention. 

2.2 Technical Response Service 

The Clean Cities Technical Response Service (TRS) was launched October 1, 2005. The first 

table clearly shows that call volumes have decreased to the TRS and we intend to address that 

with the IC as stated above. The TRS did have the opportunity to do more in depth research for 

inquiries they answered. NREL, DOE, Coordinators, and ROs send some requests directly to the 

TRS. Consequently call volumes directed to the TRS from the IC do not reflect the total number 

of inquiries the TRS handled. 

Table 4. Technical Response Service: 

Total Inquiries Processed by Month1

1st Quarter 2006

Month # of Requests 

October 169 

November 70 

December 58 

Total 297 1

 Includes both direct calls from program participants and 

forwarded from the IC. Does not include electronically 

processed FEG orders. 

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Table 5. Number of Requests Processed by Fuel Type/Technology 

1st Quarter 2006 

Fuel/ 

Technology 

# of 

Requests 

% of Total 

Ethanol 57 29% 

Biodiesel 69 35% 

Biofuels 8 4% 

CNG/LNG 27 14% 

LPG 8 4% 

Hydrogen 4 2% 

Methanol 4 2% 

Hybrid 11 5% 

Electric 10 5% 

Total1 198 100% 

2.3 Highlights Among Inquiries and Requests 

The following inquiries underscore the ability of the TRS to field technical inquiries; they also 

demonstrate the wide range of questions directed to our TRS. 

Ethanol from Grapes 

Michael Bartolotta (Michelangelo Vineyards, East Northport, New York) asked if it is possible 

to produce ethanol for fuel use from grapes. The TRS explained that according to the Ethanol 

Supply Outlook for California, “Unusable and surplus components of certain agricultural crops, 

especially grapes and other fruits, offer additional untapped potential to supply materials for 

ethanol production.” TRS also referred Mr. Bartolotta to the Report to the Governor: Evaluation 

of Biomass-to-Ethanol Fuel Potential in California for additional information about waste-toethanol production. Additionally, a paper presented at the U.S. DOE 27th Symposium on 

Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals (May 2005) explained that grape pomace could be used 

to produce ethanol. Finally, the TRS told Mr. Bartolotta that, according to John Sheehan of 

NREL, to date there is little or no research on fuel ethanol production from grapes; TRS also 

recommended that Mr. Bartolotta contact BBI International for information about ethanol 

feasibility studies. 

Request from Office of Senator Conrad 

On October 6, Aaron Severn (Office of Senator Conrad, North Dakota) requested flexible fuel 

vehicle (FFV) statistics, including the number of vehicles sold per year and the percentage of 

those that were sold to state and federal fleets. TRS provided details about the number of FFVs 

acquired by state and federal fleets with accompanying percentage values, as provided by NREL. 

TRS also provided sales information from the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition and data from 

the Energy Information Administration. They also provided details from EPAct annual reports as 

well as the 2005 Purchasing Guide for Flexible Fuel Vehicles, and sent URL addresses for all 

sources cited. 

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Request from Wall Street Journal 

Lauren Etter (Wall Street Journal, New York, New York) requested data about the number of 

barrels of oil that would be displaced if all vehicles were to use electricity. TRS provided data 

from the Transportation Energy Data Book and also explained that electric vehicles would likely 

only replace light-duty automobiles. 

Chevron Global Downstream 

On October 14 and October 18, Marcy Rood (U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Program, 

Washington, DC) requested that the TRS compile information about Clean Cities for Don Gary 

of Chevron Global Downstream. Marcy had asked Mr. Gary to engage in a discussion regarding 

opportunities for collaboration between Chevron and Clean Cities. In response, Mr. Gary 

requested additional information about Clean Cities. TRS compiled extensive descriptions with 

general information and URL addresses about Clean Cities and Clean Cities International for Mr. 

Gary. 

Hotline Number on Informational Cards 

The TRS received a forwarded call from a retired New York City police officer who received an 

informational card with his pension check. In addition to a brief article about improving gas 

mileage and cautions against using fuel saving devices, the card provided the DOE National 

Alternative Fuels Hotline phone number (1-800-423-1DOE). The EERE Information Center 

received a second inquiry about the pension check attachment. Wendy located the attachment 

by contacting the New York City Comptroller’s office. 

Recommended Efficiency of E85 Fuel Filters 

Edward English of Fuel Quality Services in Florida requested data supporting the 

recommendation that 1 micron E85 fuel filters be used in refueling infrastructure applications, 

information about the recommended efficiency of those filters, and information about ethanol 

vapor pressure as a function of molar concentration. TRS recommended that Mr. English contact 

the Cim-Tek Filter Division of the Central Illinois Manufacturing Company for background data 

on the recommended efficiency of their 1 micron E85 filters. TRS noted that the original 1 

micron filter recommendation might have originated with the auto manufacturers (Mr. English 

already has a contact at Ford). TRS also referred Mr. English to Bob Larsen, Manager of 

Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research and to Ted Aulich, Research 

Supervisor (Biofuels) at Energy & Environmental Research Center in Grand Forks, North 

Dakota. 

Heavy-Duty Truck Buy-Back Program 

Sheri Michalak of Freightliner. Ms. Michalak was told by one of Frieghtliner's dealers that he 

lost a deal because a competitor had told the customer there is a federal diesel heavy-duty truck 

buy-back program for permanent replacement of trucks that are over 10 years old. Ms. Michalak 

requested information about any programs that fit this description. TRS explained that the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) includes provisions for the establishment of a grant 

program for the replacement or retrofit of existing diesel vehicles and referred Ms. Michalak to 

Subtitle G, "Diesel Emissions Reduction" (Sections 791 through 797), beginning on page 756 of 

the Energy Policy Act Conference Report. TRS also provided contact information for the EPA 

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National Clean Diesel Campaign, EPA Clean School Bus USA Program and state programs in 

Colorado, California, and Texas, and referred her to the AFDC Laws & Incentives Web site. 

2.4 Web Statistics Highlights 

AFDC hit an all time high for pages viewed—more than 1.5 million pages were viewed on 

AFDC alone. And when you combine Clean Cities page views with those of AFDC, there were 

more than 1.8 million pages viewed in the first quarter of FY06. 

 Table 6. Page Views and Document Downloads for AFDC and Clean Cities 

1st Quarter 2006 

AFDC Clean Cities Total 

Total Page Views 1,532,158 280,386 1,812,544

PDF file downloads 20,396 3,474 23,870

PowerPoint file downloads 357 130 487

Excel file downloads 22 70 92

Total Document 

Downloads 

20,775 3,674 24,449

AFDC and Clean Cities Web Site Usage Continues to Grow Strong 

The AFDC and Clean Cities Web sites have experienced dramatic page view numbers since 

approximately the middle of last year. The third quarter of FY05 yielded a 40% increase in 

combined page views—nearly 1.2 million page views. Then, the fourth quarter of FY05 

produced more than 2.1 million combined page views. And now, the first quarter of FY06 

remains strong at 1.8 million combined page views. 

Now let’s compare this quarter’s numbers to those of the same quarter last year: 

• Q1, FY06: 1.8 million page views 

• Q1, FY05: 606,920 page views 

That’s a 196% increase from just one year ago! 

There may be several reasons for the strong usage numbers, but some of the things that most 

likely increased page views include the media outreach during the Beyond a Billion events, an 

expanded CCN following, and an increased interest in biofuels and hybrid technologies. 

Biodiesel and Ethanol Are Hot Topics 

The Biodiesel and Ethanol Web pages and fact sheets continue to move higher on the top 10 

Web pages and documents lists. Based on the popularity of these Web pages and documents, it 

seems that interest in biofuels is on the rise. Attachment B includes the top 10 documents and 

Web pages for both AFDC and Clean Cities. 

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3.0 Technical Assistance 

3.1 Tiger Teams 

The Technical Assistance Teams (Tiger Teams) provide expertise to coalitions facing barriers to 

implementing alternative fuels or infrastructure, hybrid electric and advanced vehicles, idle 

reduction technologies, or fuel economy practices. In addition, they link up coordinators and 

coalitions with expert speakers, resources, and information. The technical assistance contractors 

are: 

Table 7. Technical Assistance Contractors 

ADEPT, Inc. North Carolina Advanced Energy 

Gladstein, Neandross & Associates Thomason & Associates 

Marathon Technical Services TIAX, LLC 

New West Technologies William A. Luke 

The following projects are currently active: 

Yale University Campus Shuttle and University Fleet Analysis 

The project examined the 17-vehicle student bus and shuttle diesel fleet for aftertreatment and 

particulate matter upgrades, and made preliminary recommendations for biodiesel consideration 

and replacement vehicle options. Additionally, the project gathered data on the campus-wide 

transportation inventory and use, and began the analysis of the total University vehicle inventory 

that will culminate in a final report to the University early in 2006. In addition to the specific 

recommendations and options being presented to the University, a template that might serve as a 

model for other campuses nation-wide will be developed. To confirm the needs and approach 

that would be taken for this project, the Tiger Team and NREL traveled, early in the quarter, to 

New Haven to meet with Yale’s vehicle purchasing coordinator, the Director of Sustainability, 

and the Greater New Haven Clean Cities coordinator, Lee Grannis. 

CNG Incident Investigations 

A subcontract was awarded in September 2005 for the investigation and reporting on 3 CNG 

incidences: 1) CNG Dryer equipment malfunction in NYC; 2) Waste hauler truck fire in Palm 

Desert, CA, and 3) Waste hauler truck fire in Santa Monica, CA. Preliminary results and reports 

were received for all incidences. It appears that none of the occurrences were directly related to 

the CNG fuel as the cause. Because of continuing investigations and legal considerations, 

decisions on what details can be reported will be made during the 2nd Quarter of FY06.

EPA Diesel Legacy Options 

At the request of EPA, in partnership with DOE, alternative fuels options were added to an EPA 

Work Group report. These options allowed the consideration of, for example, the use of 

CNG/LNG as optional engine considerations for cleaning the diesel legacy fleet, representing 

some 11,000,000 vehicles. The significance is that the report recommendations can now provide 

a broader range of eligibility for CMAQ funds that might be made available for greening of the 

diesel legacy fleet.

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The following project ideas are currently being considered, with a restricted budget in mind: 

Truck Stop Electrification Assessment 

From the Central Ohio Clean Fuels Coalition (now Clean Fuels Ohio), the request is to perform a 

market demand assessment for TSE facilities. For example, how many TSE parking spaces will 

be needed to meet demand (especially if many states pass anti-idling laws)? What exists today? 

What is the cost of electrifying spaces and who will pay? Assess option of providing revolving 

loan $$ for on-board anti-idle equipment; cost-equipment options; TSE as off-peak demand 

opportunity for electric utilities; study and provide outreach to utilities. For initial investigation, 

we referred this request to the Technical Response Service who provided a detailed, partial 

answer to some of the questions. Will pursue and consider further in 2nd Quarter FY06. 

HuntsPoint, New York AFV Strategic Implementation Plan 

This request was raised in the last quarter when Wendy Dafoe spoke with Susan McSherry, a cocoordinator of the New York City Clean Cities Coalition, about the project scope of technical 

assistance needs regarding the creation of an alternative fuel refueling site at Hunt's Point, New 

York, a major market distribution center on the East River in New York. They are looking for 

assistance with regard to strategic implementation of the refueling site that could be potentially 

utilized by the large concentrations of long- and short- haul trucks passing through the site daily. 

The assistance requested would include the development of a survey of fleets that use the site to 

determine commitments to alternative fuels and other site needs for alternative fuel infrastructure 

development. 

Biofuels Fuel Quality Issues 

Some internal Tiger Team funds were used to assist the Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition to 

assess the fuel quality of one of the larger producers of biodiesel in the State. NREL’s test results 

provided conclusive evidence that the subject biodiesel did not meet the ASTM D-9751 standard. 

This service helped to alleviate a problematic situation in the state of Kentucky. We also agreed 

to assist the Puget Sound Coalition with the review of test plans and implementation that also 

centered on possible fuel quality issues in a number of Seattle-area fleets. The review assistance 

will be provided in the 2nd Quarter FY06. 

3.2 Coordinator and Coalition Assistance 

We continue to use in-house and external sources for specific coordinator questions that come 

directly to the NREL Clean Cities team. Examples of these questions are provided below. 

Diesel Particle Filters (DPFs) 

Sam Spofforth asked about the soot in diesel particulate filters and whether it is a hazardous 

material. Shawn Whitacre, NREL, provided Sam with an answer. Their exchange was also 

shared with coordinators in a December Q&A sent via e-mail. 

Ethanol Technology 

Sam also asked a question about a news release he received touting a “remarkable new 

technology for ethanol production.” Mike Pacheco from NREL’s Bioenergy Center answered 

Sam’s question and he shared the information with coordinators via the list serv. 

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Biodiesel in Maritime 

Michael Tucchio of Connecticut asked about a submarine base specifying 100% biodiesel in 

their fuel specification. Mike wondered about the logic of this and had questions about gelling in 

cold temperatures. Both the TRS and NREL (Dafoe and McCormick) provided him information 

and input. 

Hydraulic Fluid Heating 

A coordinator asked about equipment to heat hydraulic fluid in garbage trucks of other vehicles 

with hydraulics to avoid the need to idle the vehicle. Wendy corresponded with Rolf Lichtner of 

Webasto and provided an answer and shared it with coordinators. 

EPAct 2005 

Wendy and the TRS fielded a number of questions from coordinators about the Energy Bill and 

its provisions. 

Publications 

A number of coordinators (Tammy Morgan, Kellie Walsh, Charise Stephens, Stacy Neef, Rick 

Price, Kevin Herdler) called for assistance finding the appropriate documents for their 

events/workshops. 

Coordinator E-mail Server 

The coordinator listserv (mass e-mail) on the Web site also continues to be used steadily and 

with great success. NREL distributed 3 funding alerts, Carl Lisek asked about an IR 

Association, Tobin Freid sent a link to a NCDOT report related to biodiesel emissions, Colleen 

Crowninshield asked about fees to AFV taxi’s at airports, Rachanee Kitchel asked for coalition 

bylaws and policies. Francis Vogel was looking for police fleets that use AFVs or HEVs, Mark 

Brady and Jason Wager both posed biodiesel questions. 

Additional questions 

We also fielded questions about how octane affects emissions, determining fuel economy, hybrid 

incentives for 2005. 

4.0 Fuel Use and Impacts Data Collection 

NREL continues to collect data that are important to helping the program assess its progress in 

meeting its goals and assessing the petroleum displacement impacts from the program. In 

addition, we continue to implement strategies to identify sources of data at the coalition, state, 

and federal levels. 

4.1 Coalition Survey 

The 2005 online annual survey went live in October. Two Web casts were done to explain the 

modifications to the previous online survey – one for all coordinators and the second for 

California coordinators who were not available for the first Web cast. One of the important 

changes was the addition of automated GGE reduction offsets calculations in the online forms. 

These calculations allow the coordinators to immediately see the impacts of their efforts to get 

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alternative and advanced technologies into the marketplace. Also, the coordinators must now 

estimate how instrumental their efforts were to the successful implementation of each 

technology. 

The new survey added two inventory sections – one for blends and one for fuel economy – and 

eliminated the alternative fuel stations inventory. An idle reduction technology section was also 

added that included inventories for truck stop electrification projects, on-board technologies, and 

an “Other” inventory that should capture idle reduction policies. Surveys are due by the end of 

February. 

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Appendix A: 

1st Quarter FY06 

Information Added to the AFDC 

Site Updates & Additions 

New Sites/Sub-Sites 

Beyond a Billion Web site (versions for the public and coordinator access only) 

Updated Sites/Pages 

• AFDC, Clean Cities Web sites, and Technology Sub-sites – general maintenance and 

new information added 

• Vehicle database updated with 2006 models for AFVs, HEVs, NEVs, and Electric 

Bicycles 

• Planning activities for Clean Fleet Advisor 

• Fleet Advisor HTML Skeleton coded 

Other Site/Page Modifications 

HTML documents Added/Updated: 348 

PDF documents Added/Updated: 103 

CGI documents Added/Updated: 116 

Word Documents Added/Updated: 3 

Excel Documents Added/Updated: 14 

Power Point Documents Added/Updated: 1 

New Links 

Between October 1 and December 31, 2005, we added 9 links to the related links database. 

DOE/NREL News 

• Alternative Fuels Price Report Now Available (DOE) 

• $200K Available for Propane Development Projects (DOE) 

• BMW, GM, and DaimlerChrysler Co-Develop Hybrid Cars (EERE Network News) 

• Bonnie Raitt Helps Raise Awareness for Biodiesel (NBB) 

• California Approves Greenhouse Gas Regulations for Vehicles (EERE Network News) 

• Clean Cities Receives Natural Gas Vehicle Achievement Award (DOE) 

• DOE Genomics Research Could Slash Costs of Ethanol and Hydrogen (EERE Network 

News) 

• DOE and EPA Release Fuel Economy Data for 2006 Models (EERE Network News) 

• Ford Escape Hybrid Finishes Fourth in Driverless Vehicle Race (EERE Network News) 

• Ford to Offer Hybrid Versions of Half its Lineup by 2010 (EERE Network News) 

• Honda Debuts Improved Civic Hybrid as its Hybrid Sales Hit 100,000 (EERE Network 

News) 

• Iowa Becomes 89th Clean Cities Coalition! (DOE) 

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Publications 

CC/AFDC Publications (produced by NREL unless otherwise noted) 

• Beyond a Billion: Clean Cities Coalitions Have Displaced More than a Billion Gallons of 

Gasoline 

• Clean Cities Now - Volume 9, Number 3 

• Model Year 2006: Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles 

• The Alternative Fuel Price Report - September 2005 (New West Technologies) 

NREL Pubs for Related DOE Programs 

• Activities and Accomplishments in MY 2004/FY 2005 (EPAct) 

• RTD Biodiesel (B20) Transit Bus Evaluation: Interim Review Summary (NPBF) 

• What's New: Fall 2005 Update (EPAct) 

DOE Publications 

• Annual Energy Outlook 2006: With Projections to 2030 (EIA) 

Publications from Other Sources 

• 2006 Purchasing Guide for Flexible Fuel Vehicles (NEVC) 

• CCAP Transportation Emissions Guidebook (Center for Clean Air Policy) 

• Good Practices for the Care and Custody of Propane in the Supply Chain (PERC) 

• Use of Mid-Range Ethanol/Gasoline Blends in Unmodified Passenger Cars and Light 

Duty Trucks (American Coalition for Ethanol) 

Database Updates 

Refueling Station Database Updates 

• Stations added this quarter: 166 

• Stations updated this quarter: 1799 

Incentives & Laws Added or Updated 

• Laws and Incentives added this quarter: 32 

• Laws and Incentives modified this quarter: 154 

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Appendix B: 

1st Quarter FY06 

Web Statistics 

Clean Cities’ Weekly Page Views 1st Quarter 2006 

Clean Cities’ Top 10 Web Pages Accessed 

1st Quarter 2006 

Web Page and URL Page Views 

Clean Cities Home Page 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/ 

25,697 

Vehicle Buyer’s Guide Home Page 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/vbg/

21,331 

Vehicle Buyer’s Guide for Consumers Home Page 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/vbg/consumers/ 

15,921 

Blends Subsite - Ethanol Fuel Blends Page 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/blends/ethanol.html

6,886 

Vehicle Buyer’s Guide for Fleets – Alternative Fuel Vehicle Incentives 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/vbg/fleets/state_incentive.html 

5,757 

Blends Subsite – Biodiesel Page 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/blends/biodiesel.html

4,617 

Vehicle Buyer’s Guide for Fleets Home Page 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/vbg/fleets/

4,435 

Hybrid Electric Vehicles Subsite Home Page 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/hev

4,336 

HEV Cost Calculator – Main Page 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/hev/cost_calc.html

4,109 

AFDC Redirect Page 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/afdc 

4,099 

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Clean Cities’ Top 10 Documents Accessed (PDF Files) 

1st Quarter 2006 

Document Name and URL Page Views 

Low-Level Ethanol Fuel Blends Fact Sheet 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/blends/pdfs/37135.pdf 

343 

AFDC Property of Fuels Table 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/pdfs/fueltable.pdf 

324 

2004/2005 Hybrid Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Fact Sheet 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/hev/pdfs/37651.pdf 

258 

Biodiesel Blends Fact Sheet 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/blends/pdfs/37135.pdf 

165 

Biodiesel Handling and Use Guidelines 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/blends/pdfs/5845.pdf 

146 

Biodiesel – The Clean, Green Fuel for Diesel Engines - Fact sheet 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/blends/pdfs/5450.pdf 

117 

Beyond a Billion Fact sheet 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/toolbox/pdfs/beyond_billion.pdf

117 

Clean Cities Fact sheet 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/pdfs/37808.pdf 

104 

Clean Cities Now – Volume 9, No. 3, October 2005 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/pdfs/2005_sep_coalition.pdf 

101 

Clean Cities 2004 Road Map 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/pdfs/roadmap.pdf 

97 

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AFDC’s Weekly Page Views 1st Quarter 2006 

AFDC’s Top 10 Web Pages Accessed 

1st Quarter 2006 

Web Page and URL Page Views 

AFDC Home Page 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/ 186,432 

Alternative Fuels 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/altfuel/altfuels.html 93,621 

Biodiesel 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/altfuel/biodiesel.html 69,973 

Ethanol 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/altfuel/ethanol.html 62,142 

Incentives and Laws: State Summary 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/progs/state_summary.cgi 48,935 

State and Federal Incentives and Laws 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/laws/incen_laws.html 46,211 

Alternative Fuel Vehicles 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/afv/afvehicles.html 39,988 

Current Alternative Fuel Models 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/afv/models.html 31,913 

Hydrogen 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/altfuel/hydrogen.html 31,695 

Compare Alternative Fuel Properties 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/altfuel/fuel_properties.html 29,792 

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AFDC’s Top 10 Documents Accessed (PDF files) 

1st Quarter 2006 

Document Name and URL Page Views 

Alternative Fuel Price Report – September 2005 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/resources/pricereport/pdfs/afpr_09_01_05.pdf 3,601 

AFDC Properties of Fuels Table 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/pdfs/fueltable.pdf 3,558 

Alternative Fuel Comparison Chart 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/pdfs/afv_info.pdf 1,701 

Model Year 2006 AFV/Advance Technology Vehicles Listing * 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/pdfs/my2006_afv_atv.pdf 1,490 

Model Year 2005 AFV/Advance Technology Vehicles Listing * 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/pdfs/my2005afv_atv.pdf 1,220 

Basic Technology Chart - Biodiesel 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/pdfs/biodiesel_chart.pdf 1,163 

Alternative Fuel Price Report – March 2005 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/resources/pricereport/pdfs/afpr_03_28_05.pdf 1,084 

Model Year 2001 AFV/Advance Technology Vehicles Listing * 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/pdfs/wModel_Year2001AFVs.pdf 705 

Model Year 2004 AFV/Advance Technology Vehicles Listing * 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/pdfs/my2004_afvs.pdf 473 

Model Year 2003 AFV/Advance Technology Vehicles Listing * 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/pdfs/my2003_afvs.pdf 386 

*All AFV listings are in the top 20 of documents downloaded. The "Current Models" page 

(www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/afv/models.html), which is one of the most popular on the AFDC, has links to all of these 

AFV documents. 

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E85 Fleet Toolkit Weekly Page Views 1st Quarter 2006 

E85 Fleet Toolkit Top 10 Web Pages Accessed 

1st Quarter 2006 

Web Page and URL Page Views 

E85 Fleet Toolkit – Home Page

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/e85toolkit/

21,009 

E85 Vehicles

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/e85toolkit/eth_vehicles.html

13,939 

E85 Fuel

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/e85toolkit/e85_fuel.html

11,490 

Benefits of E85

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/e85toolkit/eth_benefits.html

4,315 

Getting Started

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/e85toolkit/getting_started.html

4,066 

Equipment and Processes

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/e85toolkit/equip_processes.html

3,336 

Existing E85 Stations

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/e85toolkit/existing_stations.html

3,262 

E85 Fueling Options

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/e85toolkit/fueling_options.html

3,240 

E85 Specifications

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/e85toolkit/e85_specs.html

2,595 

Fuel Suppliers

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/e85toolkit/fuel_suppliers.html

1,692 

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