Two billion cars : driving toward sustainability

Daniel Sperling; Deborah Gordon

Foreword. Acknowledgments. 1. Surviving Two Billion Cars. Transportation Trends: Headed in the Wrong Direction. Roadmap to Survival. Hard Work Ahead. 2. Beyond the Gas-Guzzler Monoculture. Internal Combustion: From the Model T to Cars on Steroids. The Quest for a Better Engine: Electric Drive Technology. Beyond Cars: New Options for Personal Mobility. The Coming Transformations. 3. Breaking Detroit's Hold on Energy and Climate Policy. The Making of the Detroit Mindset. The Jolt of Japanese Competition. Moving Detroit Toward Green. 4. In Search of Low-Carbon Fuels. Petroleum Fuels in Transition

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Sperling, Daniel ; Gordon, Deborah
Publisher:	Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford University Press
Subject:	Nachhaltige Entwicklung \| Sustainable development \| Kraftfahrzeug \| Motor vehicle \| Welt \| World \| Kfz-Industrie \| Automotive industry \| Alternativkraftstoff \| Fahrzeugantrieb \| Nachhaltigkeit

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (XIII, 304 S.) Ill 24 cm
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-291) and index Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Surviving Two Billion Cars; Chapter 2: Beyond the Gas-Guzzler Monoculture; Chapter 3: Breaking Detroit's Hold on Energy and Climate Policy; Chapter 4: In Search of Low-Carbon Fuels; Chapter 5: Aligning Big Oil with the Public Interest; Chapter 6: The Motivated Consumer; Chapter 7: California's Pioneering Role; Chapter 8: Stimulating Chinese Innovation; Chapter 9: Driving toward Sustainability; Notes; Index Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	9786611925642 ; 978-1-281-92564-0 ; 978-0-19-970409-5 ; 978-0-19-537664-7 ; 978-0-19-537664-7
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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