Fuel Choices Initiative

The Fuel Choices Initiative, the Israeli government's program for advancing alternatives fuels and means of transportation, was launched in 2011 as a joint effort by ten government ministries, headed by the Prime Minister's Office. The program is multidisciplinary in nature and international in scope. It derives from Israel and the world's strategic need to dramatically decrease reliance on oil in transportation - with all accompanying geopolitical, economic, and environmental implications. The Initiative aims to create a business-supportive environment for the market through simplification of bureaucratic processes, funding of top-notch research, support of international cooperation projects, scientific conferences and exchanges, promotion of relevant industry to investors, services and consultation to municipalities, and backing experimentation and field trials.