[PDF] Alternative Cars In The 21st Century eBook

Author : Robert Q Riley
Publisher : SAE International
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 26,7 MB
Release : 2003-10-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0768047765

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The rapidly changing landscape of alternative car technologies created the need for the second edition of Alternative Cars in the 21st Century: A New Personal Transportation Paradigm. This essential publication provides an abundance of critical knowledge for engineering professionals and consumers alike, offering a brighter alternative future through better alternative cars.

Author : Jill C. Wheeler
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 41,64 MB
Release : 2007-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1617848077

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With easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics, this book examines the background, pros and cons, and future of alternative cars. Readers will learn about electric cars, gasoline-electric hybrids, hydraulic hybrids, diesel cars, and hydrogen fuel-cell cars. Powering cars with natural gas and ethanol blends is also discussed, as well as the demand for oil, fuel economy, and fuel emissions. Exciting, close-up photos let readers look inside the engines of electric, gasoline-electric hybrid, and hydraulic hybrid cars. Environmental topics such as the burning of fossil fuels, pollution, greenhouse gases, and global warming are also addressed. Informative sidebars, bold glossary terms, and an index accompany engaging text and interactive graphic elements.

Author : James John MacKenzie
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 32,46 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN :

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After reviewing the problems of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles, this report explains why many alternative fuels will not solve them, calling instead for the introduction of electric- and hydrogen-powered vehicles. The author estimates their impacts on air pollution, global warming and oil imports.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 37,42 MB
Release : 2013-04-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309268524

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For a century, almost all light-duty vehicles (LDVs) have been powered by internal combustion engines operating on petroleum fuels. Energy security concerns about petroleum imports and the effect of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on global climate are driving interest in alternatives. Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels assesses the potential for reducing petroleum consumption and GHG emissions by 80 percent across the U.S. LDV fleet by 2050, relative to 2005. This report examines the current capability and estimated future performance and costs for each vehicle type and non-petroleum-based fuel technology as options that could significantly contribute to these goals. By analyzing scenarios that combine various fuel and vehicle pathways, the report also identifies barriers to implementation of these technologies and suggests policies to achieve the desired reductions. Several scenarios are promising, but strong, and effective policies such as research and development, subsidies, energy taxes, or regulations will be necessary to overcome barriers, such as cost and consumer choice.

Author : Ronald K Jurgen
Publisher : SAE International
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 28,42 MB
Release : 2002-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0768008336

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This book chronicles recent advances in electric and hybrid-electric vehicles and looks ahead to the future potential of these vehicles. Featuring SAE technical papers -- plus articles from Automotive Engineering International magazine -- from 1997-2001, Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles provides coverage of topics such as: Lithium-Ion Batteries Regenerative Braking Fuel Economy Transmissions Fuel Cell Technology Hydrogen-Fueled Engines And many more Electric and hybrid-electric activities at companies such as Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Dodge, and Toyota are also covered.