About Us

Meet AFVi

Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) is an internationally renowned small business helping fleets make informed fuel and vehicle choices. AFVi puts industry and fleet customers together to advance the sale and use of alternative fuels, vehicles and advanced vehicle technologies around the world. AFVi's industry partners include fuel associations and businesses, original equipment manufacturers, component manufacturers, service providers, utilities, researchers, government agencies and the media to advance this rapidly growing piece of the transportation market.

AFVi provides up-to-date information on:

• Fuels and vehicles available for use today
• Funding and incentives
• Companies working in the alternative fuels industry
• Technology development
• Safety and maintenance advances
• Policy developments related to alternative fuels
• Up-to-the minute information on breaking developments

AFVi is the best source for alternative fuels and vehicles information. Industry and fleets count on AFVi to provide up-to-date, accurate information about the domestic and international alternative fuel markets.

AFVi is a fuel and technology neutral industry clearinghouse, utilizing the following vehicles for communicating facts and statistics:

EDUCATION & COMMUNICATION EFFORTS: AFVi scans the daily news for stories of interest to a broad range of fleet and industry audiences. Our quarterly newsletter is designed to provide in-depth reports of interest to decision-makers as well as an opportunity to "Ask the Expert."

TRAINING PROGRAMS: With more than two decades of experience, AFVi understands what fleets need to implement an effective alternative fuel program. On-site training includes how to choose the right alternative fuels, safety education, fueling station design certification, cylinder inspection, driver and mechanic training and more.

NICHE MARKET FORUMS: AFVi hosts forums designed to equip fleet decision-makers with the tools they need.

NICHE MARKET WEBINARS: Fleets communicate their specific needs throughout the year, and AFVi webinars have become a convenient way to convene experts to make presentations and answer questions. On average, more than 500 fleets register to participate in the webinars, which cover a range of subjects from product availability by market segment to technology breakthroughs.

ANNUAL INDUSTRY CONFERENCE: Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo is the largest annual conference in the world that offers one-stop information and product shopping for all alternative fuels and vehicles. The annual event welcomes a who's who of alternative fuel industry businesses and technology leaders, as well as many of the largest private and public fleets in the world.

THIS WEBSITE: AFVi's website is now visited more than 40,000 times a month. New online information is posted regularly.


AFVi celebrated 15 conference years with the 2009 Planning Committee and FAST teams.