d natural gas) for cleaner emissions. The other large manufacturers such as General Motors, Toyota, and Honda are leaning more towards electric powered vehicles. These large global automakers are gradually moving from traditional to alternative power, as the technology is being developed and refined. The current battery technology that we have today allows a maximum range of about 125 miles per charge. If the alternative vehicles continue to rise in popularity, the market for rentals will deplete unless the rental agencies grow with the changes.
             An alternative fuel vehicle or AFV is any vehicle that runs on an alternative fuel, these types of vehicles are the future and our depleting oil should be the first sign. There are many types of alternative fuel vehicles, but the main types and the four that we will focus on are compressed gas, electric, hybrid, and bio-diesel. Alternative fuel vehicles are the wave of the future and a possible necessity as gas prices continue to soar. Alternative fuel vehicles have many appealing attributes, but whether the cost is in performance or practicality, alternative fuel vehicles come at a price. Just like the stock market, alternative fuel vehicles are on the rise, and will likely fall just as quickly when the fuel prices go back to affordable rates.
             The first type of AFV that we will discuss is the compressed gas vehicle. A compressed gas vehicle is a normal vehicle that has been modified to run on compressed gas. The modification includes installing a special fuel tank slot to be able to refuel the vehicle. The compressed gas can be anything from hydrogen, methane, propane, to nitrogen. Running a vehicle on compressed gas considerably lowers the vehicle's emissions at the cost of the vehicle's performance. Compressed gas vehicles would be a poor choice for Lotus Co. d
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