Alternative fuel vehicle

Alternative fuel vehicles are vehicles that use energy that comes from something other than petroleum (oil). (Gasoline and diesel fuel come from petroleum^[1]^[2]). Most of the alternative energy does not need to be imported from other countries, so money stays in the country. Some (but not all) come from renewable sources. Many produce less pollution than gasoline or diesel.^[3]

Alternative fuel vehicles cover a wide range of engines and motors.

Electric vehicle - no pollution from the car, but there can be some pollution where the electricity is made
Natural gas vehicle - a fossil fuel, but burns much cleaner than gasoline, and there is more natural gas available than petroleum
Biodiesel vehicle - diesel fuel that comes from plant (or sometimes animal) oils
Ethanol vehicle - quite often ethanol is mixed with gasoline, from 10% to 85% ethanol (called E10 or E85)
Methanol vehicle - Methanol and ethanol are used in many of the fastest race cars
Butanol vehicle - similar to ethanol and methanol, this can be made from many biofuels, but is not commonly used
Hydrogen car - also called a fuel cell vehicle, or FCV
Compressed air vehicle - this technology works, but vehicles are still in the demonstration stage, and range can be a problem
Propane (or liquefied petroleum gas, LPG)

Also, there are bicycles, rickshaws, and two and three-wheeled human powered vehicles.

Alternative Fuel Vehicle Media

Six typical Brazilian full flex-fuel models from several carmakers, popularly known as "flex" cars, that run on any blend of ethanol and gasoline(actually between E20-E25 to E100).
US E85FlexFuel Chevrolet Impala LT 2009
General Motors EV1 electric car
The Nissan Leaf was the world's top selling highway-capable all-electric car until December 2019.
The Mitsubishi Outlander P-HEV is the world's all-time best selling plug-in hybrid with 270,000 units sold through December 2020.
The Ford Model T was the first commercial flex-fuel vehicle. The engine was capable of running on gasoline or ethanol, or a mix of both.
The 1996 Ford Taurus was the first flexible-fuel vehicle produced with versions capable of running with either ethanol (E85) or methanol (M85) blended with gasoline.
The 2003 VW Gol 1.6 Total Flex was the first commercial flexible-fuel vehicle in the Brazilian market, capable of running on any mixture of gasoline (E20 to E25 blend) and ethanol (E100).
E85 fuel sold at a regular gasoline station in Washington, D.C.
Bus running on soybean biodiesel