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Alternative Fuel
A popular term for "non-conventional" transportation fuels made from natural gas (propane, compressed natural gas etc.) or biomass materials (ethanol, methanol).
Alternative-Fuel Vehicle (AFV)
A vehicle designed to operate on an alternative fuel (e.g., compressed natural gas, methane blend, electricity). The vehicle could be either a vehicle designed to operate exclusively on alternative fuel or a vehicle designed to operate on alternative fuel and/or a traditional fuel.
Ampere
A unit of measure for an electrical current; the amount of current that flows in a circuit at an electromotive force of one Volt and at a resistance of one Ohm. Abbreviated as amp.
Anthropogenic
Made or generated by a human or caused by human activity. The term is used in the context of global climate change to refer to gaseous emissions that are the result of human activities, as well as other potentially climate-altering activities, such as deforestation.
Appliance
A piece of equipment, commonly powered by electricity, used to perform a particular energy-driven function. Examples of common appliances are refrigerators, clothes washers and dishwashers, conventional ranges/ovens and microwave ovens, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, toasters, radios, and televisions.
Atom
Primary basis of all matter. It has a nucleus consisting of protons and neutrons surrounded by orbiting electrons.
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