"Running on Fumes?" is an alternative fuels documentary which seeks to explore the industrial world's prospects for energy as the planet approaches a critical era. What happens when the global demand for fossil fuels becomes greater than the supply, and what are real alternatives? Can homegrown products such as ethanol and biodiesel reduce our dependency off other countries? Are these fuels alternatives of fossil fuels, or just derivatives of fossil fuels?
The film began extensive research into the nature of oil, ethanol and biodiesel, which lead us to be critical of the conventional wisdom regarding America's energy crisis. We decided to get behind the slogans and posturing so prevalent, and uncover the real facts.
To find real answers we traveled across America and spoke with biofuel experts, hydrogen researchers, EV (electric Vehicle) users, auto engineers, energy experts and policy makers.
"Running on Fumes?" looks past the hype, and tests all the alternative technologies out in the real world. Can getting America off oil be easy? You'll be surprised at the answer.