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9780865716193

Green Transportation Basics

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  • ISBN13:

    9780865716193

  • ISBN10:

    0865716196

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-08-31
  • Publisher: New Society Pub
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Summary

No Invention in history has had a greater ecological impact than the automobile, but private passenger vehicles are unlikely to disappear from our roads anytime soon. Greener cars and fuels will be a necessity for many years to come.

Author Biography

Dan Chiras is a respected educator and author who has published more than 25 books on residential renewable energy and green building, including Power from the Sun and Power from the Wind. He is the director of the Evergreen Institute, where he teaches workshops on green transportation, including green fuels and vehicles and electric car conversion.

Table of Contents

Greening Transportationp. 1
Easy Green: Changing Driving Habits, and Other Simple Measures to Green Your Machinep. 9
The Hybrid Revolutionp. 27
Plug-In Hybrid Electricsp. 51
The Electric Carp. 67
The Promise and Perils of Ethanolp. 89
Straight Vegetable Oilp. 111
Biodieselp. 131
Hydrogen and Hydrogen Fuel Cellsp. 147
Biomethanep. 157
Afterwordp. 165
Resource Guidep. 169
Indexp. 175
About the Authorp. 185
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