Nonroad alternative fuel vehicle
- Nonroad alternative fuel vehicle
(nonroad AFV)
An alternative fuel vehicle designed for off-road operation and use for surface/air transportation, industrial, or commercial purposes. Nonroad AFVs include forklifts and other industrial vehicles, rail locomotives, self-propelled electric rail cars, aircraft, airport service vehicles, construction vehicles, agricultural vehicles, and marine vessels. Recreational AFVs (golf carts, snow mobiles, pleasure watercraft, etc.) are excluded from the definition.
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
Energy terms .
2014.
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