Macomb Community College’s Center for Alternative Fuels provides students, workers and citizens, both within the private and public sector, the opportunity to obtain the latest applied knowledge, skill development, research, and training available in alternative fuels. It is a public center for education, exhibits, awareness of emerging issues, and provides a forum for debate by industry, scientific, and public leaders.

With more than 500,000 hybrid electric vehicles currently on American roads, there is clearly an unprecedented intersection of key factors - technology, economic pressures, public policy, and consumer preference - that is accelerating acceptance and advancement of alternative fuel vehicles.

Macomb Community College's longstanding, recognized expertise in providing automotive technology education, training public safety professionals, and offering relevant continuing education for individuals uniquely positions the Center for Alternative Fuels to help nurture a regional expertise in alternative fuels technology, which promises to continue to burgeon in importance while driving meaningful employment opportunities.

For more information please contact Bill Stark at 586.445.7905.

Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Courses:

Macomb Community College, in partnership with Wayne State University, was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation - Advanced Technical Education (NSF-ATE) for the "Development of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Learning Environment."

Visit the Hybrid Electric Vehicle section of the website for information about the HEV program.

Useful Links:

·         NextEnergy
http://www.nextenergy.org

·         U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Transportation and Air Quality
http://www.epa.gov/OMSWWW

·         U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.fueleconomy.gov

·         U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities
http://www.ccities.doe.gov/

·         U.S. Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center
http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc

·         How Stuff Works - Alternative Fuel
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/alternative-fuel-roundup.htm