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Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels
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Paperback. Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels Num Pages: 394 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
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 ... Read more
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Overview
- Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Alternative Vehicle Technologies: Status, Potential, and Barriers
- 3 Alternative Fuels
- 4 Consumer Attitudes and Barriers
- 5 Modeling the Transition to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels
- 6 Policies for Reducing GHG Emissions from and Petroleum Use by Light-Duty Vehicles
- 7 Policy Options
- Appendixes
- Appendix A: Statement of Task
- Appendix B: Committee Biographies
- Appendix C: Meetings and Presentations
- Appendix D: Reports on Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections to 2050
- Appendix E: Glossary, Conversion Factors, and Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Appendix F: Vehicles
- Appendix G: Fuels
- Appendix H: Modeling
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
National Academies Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
394
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780309268523
SKU
V9780309268523
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