Green transportation basics
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- ISBN: 0865716196
- ISBN: 9780865716193
- Physical Description vi, 185 pages : illustrations.
- Publisher Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, [2010]
- Copyright ©2010
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General Note: | Includes index. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 12.95 |
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Green Transportation Basics
Our automobile culture is devastating for the environment, 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. Green Transportation Basicsis a guide to greening your personal driving habits by dramatically improving the efficiency of an existing vehicle using simple measures such as trip planning and regular maintenance to improve fuel economy. This handy guide also explores the most promising new green carsand trucks, including electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and natural-gas cars. And it critically examines sustainable fuels includingethanol, biodiesel, straight vegetable oil, hydrogen, and biomethane, evaluating each according to a set of established criteria. Each green fuel source must: be socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable have a high net energy yield be clean, abundant, renewable, affordable. Don't let your dream of greening your transportation idle - Green Transportation Basicswill guide you through the myths and misconceptions and provide clear options for the road to a more sustainable future.