Alternative Fuels Data Center
2014; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 51; Issue: 06 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/choice.51-3266
ISSN1943-5975
Tópico(s)Energy and Environment Impacts
Resumofind alternative fueling stations near an address or zip code or along a route in the united states enter a state to see a station count data collection methods the data in the alternative fueling station locator are gathered and verified through a variety of methods the national renewable energy laboratory nrel obtains information about new stations from trade media clean cities coordinators an add a station form on the alternative fuels data center afdc website and through collaborating with infrastructure equipment and fuel providers nrel regularly compares its station data with those of other relevant trade organizations and websites differences in methodologies and inclusion criteria may result in slight differences between nrel s database and those maintained by other organizations nrel also collaborates with alternative fuel industry groups to maintain the data nrel and its data collection subcontractor are currently collaborating with natural gas electric drive biodiesel ethanol and propane industry groups to establish best practices for identifying new stations in the most timely manner possible and to develop a more rigorous network for the future station update schedule existing stations in the database are contacted at least once a year on an established schedule to verify they are still operational and dispensing the fuel specified based on an established data collection schedule the database is updated once a month with the exception of electric vehicle supply equipment evse data which are updated twice a month stations that are no longer operational or no longer provide alternative fuel are removed from the database on a monthly basis or as they are identified mapping and counting methods each point on the map is counted as one station in the station count a station appears as one point on the map regardless of the number of fuel dispensers or charging outlets at that location station addresses are geocoded and mapped using an automatic geocoding application the geocoding application returns the most accurate location based on the provided address station locations may also be provided by external sources e g station operators and or verified in a geographic information system gis tool like google earth google maps or google streetview this information is considered highly accurate and these coordinates override any information generated using the geocoding application notes about specific station types private stations stations with an access of private fleet customers only may allow other entities to fuel through a business to business arrangement for more information fleet customers should refer to the information listed in the details section for that station to contact the station directly biodiesel stations the alternative fueling station locator only includes stations offering biodiesel blends of 20 b20 and above electric vehicle supply equipment evse an electric charging station or evse appears as one point on the map regardless of the number of charging outlets at that location the number and type of charging outlets available are displayed as additional details when the station location is selected each point on the map is counted as one station in the station count to see a total count of evse for all outlets available go to the alternative fueling station counts by state table residential evse locations are not included in the alternative fueling station locator liquefied petroleum gas propane stations because many propane stations serve customers other than drivers and fleets nrel collaborated with the industry to effectively represent the differences each propane station is designated as a primary or secondary service type both types are able to fuel vehicles however locations with a primary designation offer vehicle services and fuel priced specifically for use in vehicles the details page for each station lists its service designation
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